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Monday, May 18, 2015

EVIDENCE FOR DEMOCRACY



The Executive Director of this new organization is Dr. Katie Gibbs of the University of Ottawa. She also helped organize the "Death of Evidence" protest in Ottawa in July 2012. Thousands of scientists and their supporters chanted "No science, no evidence, no truth, no democracy"as they carried a symbolic coffin to the steps of Parliament Hill. Evidence for Democracy advocates for the transparent use of evidence in government decision making and public policy development. The Harper Conservative government has ben cutting funding to various research facilities as well as muzzling of scientists to prevent them from speaking to the media.

It is informed decision making that is a fundamental part of democracy. Psuedo science and self interest science should have no part of government decision making. Dr. Gibbs also sees Evidence for democracy as an important bridge between scientista and the public.
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2015 at 5:59 PM

    Re: Evidence for Democracy; Invitation to "Talk Science" event at the University of Waterloo: room EV2 2069, from 10:00 am until noon on Friday, September 25th. Following a screening of Silence of the Labs, there will be addresses by University of Waterloo faculty and then a panel discussion. Students, faculty, and other members of the community will then have an opportunity to ask questions of the federal candidates for the Waterloo riding about their positions and goals regarding the role of scientific research in the formation of public policy.

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