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Looking back at science in Canada's federal election

Submitted by Alana Westwood on Wed, 10/19/2016 - 19:24

One year ago today, Canadians went to polls. There are many claims that science was an important election issue, and indeed, engaged the public as never before. Are these claims true?

This infographic shows us how Canadian science issues played out on Twitter in the lead-up to the 2015 federal election.

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Mixed results for Liberals on science: A rundown of election promises

Submitted by Alana Westwood on Mon, 10/17/2016 - 16:45

In the lead-up to the 2015 federal election, the federal Liberals made 219 promises to Canadians. Fifteen of these related to science and evidence-based decision-making. As we approach the one-year anniversary of the election, we ask, what progress has been made? 

We discussed in depth the performance of the Liberals on a few key promises in the Toronto Star.

What about the rest? Here, we give you a run down of every pre-election promise relating to science and evidence... and where things stand today.

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Revitalizing research: E4D's contribution to Canada's fundamental science review

Submitted by Alana Westwood on Mon, 09/26/2016 - 13:33

This month, the federal government has been inviting Canadians to weigh in on Canada's Fundamental Science Review. Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan has assembled an Independent Review Panel, who are considering the feedback of thousands of Canadians for our nations' scientific future. 

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Perspectives on funding science: Science communication must be included

Submitted by Alana Westwood on Fri, 08/05/2016 - 15:52

Upcoming changes to academic science funding have the potential to make or break Canada's capacity as an international leader in science. In this blog post series, we've asked researchers to weigh in on the potential impacts of the Fundamental Science Review why a funding review matters not just for scientists, but for Canadians.

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Perspectives on funding science: Making the most of opportunities

Submitted by Kathleen Walsh on Thu, 07/28/2016 - 14:11

Right now, the federal government is engaged in the Fundamental Science Review, where they are evaluating the government’s funding and support of fundamental research. You can find out more about the review process, and how to help shape Evidence for Democracy’s input to the Science Review’s advisory panel. 

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