Talk:Evidence For Democracy

Updates To Evidence For Democracy Page
Hello! I originally created the Evidence For Democracy Wikipedia page, but can no longer edit the page as I now have a conflict of interest. I am creating this Discussion post to flag potential suggestions to consider, seeing as the page is slightly out-of-date and could benefit from edits. Please feel free to consider these edits, and adapt or discard as appropriate.

Suggestions:

1- Edits addressing this paragraph: "On 8 August 2019, a call to vote for science was published by The Narwhal. This campaign was also promoted by the E4D just because they stand for funding structures, integration of science into policy and transparency and openness." The first sentence is technically incorrect (The Narwhal media outlet covered the launch of an E4D campaign, it's not that The Narwhal made a call to vote for science). The second sentence may be in violation of Wikipedia's neutrality principle.

This paragraph can be further expanded as there are several reliable news sources, e.g., "On 8 August 2019, E4D led a group of science organizatons to launch the Vote Science campaign amid the 2019 federal elections, with the goal of empowering Canadians to advocate for science.1-4 During the 2021 federal elections, E4D re-launched the Vote Science campaign, and spoke about how Canada is falling behind when it comes to investing in science and research.5-6"

Sources: 1) https://thenarwhal.ca/in-age-misinformation-advocates-call-canadians-vote-science/ 2) https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/08/08/news/coalition-launches-vote-science-election-campaign 3) https://thevarsity.ca/2019/09/15/votescience-a-campaign-that-wants-science-to-inform-your-vote-next-month/ 4) https://rosslandtelegraph.com/news/national-non-partisan-campaign-vote-science 5) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/federal-election-2021-science-funding-top-election-issue-1.6178832 6) https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/sep-18-the-election-and-post-covid-science-toilet-training-cattle-and-more-1.6178772/canadian-science-suffered-from-covid-after-the-election-how-do-we-bring-it-back-better-1.6178784

2- Add a new paragraph about newer research which has been covered by the media

Suggested text: "In 2021, E4D reviewed the progress made by the Government of Canada in addressing the 35 recommendations outlined by the Advisory Panel on Federal Support for Fundamental Science in the 2017 Fundamental Science Review report, and testified about this research in front of the parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research on 22 March 2022.1,2 In 2022, E4D led research to assess the transparency of evidence use in a total of 100 policies issued by the Government of Canada, and 133 policies issued by the provincial governments of Ontario, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, finding that both federal and provncial policies scored low, meaning that it’s difficult for members of the public to find the evidence behind government policy.3,4"

Sources: 1) https://www.universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/taking-stock-of-the-naylor-report-5-years-on/ 2) https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/SRSR/meeting-8/minutes 3) https://researchmoneyinc.com/article/eyes-on-evidence-iii-still-almost-nothing-to-see-here/ 2) https://omny.fm/shows/640-toronto/canada-has-a-transparency-problem-when-it-comes-to

3- Add a new paragraph about recent advocacy

Suggested text: "In the summer of 2022, the Support Our Science rally took place at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, where E4D joined students, scientists and science organizations to carry a 70-metre-long open letter signed by thousands of scientists, calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister François-Philippe Champagne to provide trainees and post-doctoral fellows with a living wage so they can conduct their research."

Sources: 1) https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-student-scientists-demand-action-on-federal-scholarships/ 2) https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2022/08/10/ten-years-after-the-death-of-evidence-scientists-again-march-on-parliament-hill/271112/

Soulsinsync (talk) 16:43, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

Soulsinsync (talk) 17:02, 30 June 2023 (UTC)