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Friday, November 18 • 1:15pm - 2:35pm
908: Can we save democracy? Addressing the global crisis of science misinformation / 908: Peut-on sauver la démocratie? Répondre à la crise mondiale de la désinformation scientifique

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Can we save democracy? Addressing the global crisis of science misinformation
Peut-on sauver la démocratie? Répondre à la crise mondiale de la désinformation scientifique

Panel Organized by: Marianne Mader, CEO, Canadian Association of Science Centres; Justin Mathews, Senior Communications Analyst, Digital Communications, Privy Council Office, Government of Canada; ISED, Government of Canada

Effective science communication tackling misinformation is essential to a thriving democracy. Misinformation and disinformation destroy trust and can be linked to the global growth in distrust across all institutions. The reality is that anti-science and anti-government perspectives are well established in our society, are not going to go away, and represent an imminent and existential threat to personal and public health, and democracy. This panel will explore how both trust in science and science misinformation impact democracy.
Moderators
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Dr. Senator Stan Kutcher

Psychiatrist in adolescent mental health | Senator, Hon. Dr. Stan Kutcher, O.N.S., F.R.C.P.C., MD
Senator Stan Kutcher is an internationally renowned psychiatrist in adolescent mental health. He is a leader in mental health research, education, advocacy, policy and services innovation. He previously worked at the University of Toronto and Dalhousie University where he was the... Read More →

Speakers
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Carly Weeks

Reporter, Globe and Mail
Carly Weeks has been an award-winning national health reporter with the Globe and Mail for 15 years. Carly has been at the forefront of the Globe and Mail’s coverage of COVID-19 since January 2020 and continues to write about the impacts of the pandemic on our health system and... Read More →
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Timothy Caulfield

Professor, BSc (Alberta), LL.B. (Alberta), LL.M. (Dalhousie), FRSC, FCAHS, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy; Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health; and Research Director, Health Law Institute, LL.B, LL.M, FRSC, FCAHS
Timothy Caulfield is a Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy, a Professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Health, and Research Director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta. His interdisciplinary research on topics like stem cells, genetics... Read More →
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Cary Funk

Director of Science and Society Research, Pew Research Center
Cary Funk is director of science and society research at Pew Research Center, where she leads the Center’s efforts to understand the implications of science for society. Center studies look at the social, ethical and policy implications of scientific developments in areas such as climate... Read More →
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Rodney Ghali

Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, and leads PCO’s Impact and Innovation Unit
Rodney Ghali is the Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet of the Impact and Innovation Unit at the Privy Council Office, Government of Canada. He is responsible for implementing Impact Canada, a whole of government approach to develop, refine and scale up novel public policy methods, such as behavioural science and outcomes-based funding, focused on improving impact, accountability and value for Canadians. Prior to his current role, Rodney was Director General of the Centre... Read More →

Friday November 18, 2022 1:15pm - 2:35pm EST
Confederation Ballroom I - Westin Ottawa Hotel
  Science and Society

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