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Science Disinformation in a Time of Pandemic
From the Executive Summary: "The advent of social media has conferred on the public a freedom of expression and virtual assembly that has transformed contemporary society. In doing so, the 21st century media environment has also given licence to information extremism and disinformation of all stripes, from the comical to the venomous. Here, Christopher Dornan examines a specific species of information disorder: content that adopts the mannerisms of science in order to advocate anti-science. Science disinformation, he argues, is an especially worrying genre of falsity because it amounts to an attack on rationality, and therefore on the underpinnings of informed public policy and good governance. The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic provides a case study to examine specific instances of science disinformation, how these spread, and the dangers they pose to the public good."
Public Policy Forum (Ottawa, Ont.)
Dornan, Chris
2020-06
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Science and Health Misinformation in the Digital Age: How Does it Spread? Who is Vulnerable? How Do We Fight it?
From the Introduction: "Society has long struggled with the spread of inaccurate or misleading information. However, rapid advancements in communications technology and the development of online networks have rapidly magnified this problem. As enabling as these developments have been for the sharing and dissemination of credible information, the same is true of misinformation. [...] This report synthesizes existing academic research and perspectives shared by academics and practitioners to answer three questions: 1. How is misinformation spread? 2. Who is most likely to fall prey to misinformation? 3. How do we combat misinformation and its effects? In answering these questions, the report highlights three case studies of science communication and misinformation -- climate change, vaccines and COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. It concludes with recommendations for practitioners and government agencies to combat misinformation and its effects in science and health policy."
Public Policy Forum (Ottawa, Ont.)
Merkley, Eric; Loewen, Peter John, 1979-
2021-07
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Report 6: Three Areas in Which Pandemic Management Could Have Been Better
From the Document: "The purpose of this retrospection is not to be unduly critical. Certainly, members of Canada's political class should on balance receive at least a passing grade for their management of the pandemic. [...] [M]y goal is to understand whether different courses of action were possible at three key policy junctures. From the perspective of what citizens would consent to or agree to, at least, it does seem possible that other policy paths could have been taken. I look at three different sets of policy choices in particular. First, I examine the application of lockdowns, in particular the trade off of locking-down various essential and non-essential services in exchange for keeping schools open. Second, I look at the use of technology-based tracking and tracing to enable smarter lockdowns. Third, I consider the prioritization of vaccine roll outs."
Public Policy Forum (Ottawa, Ont.)
Loewen, Peter John, 1979-
2021-07-27
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Report 1: The Waiting is the Hardest
From the Introduction: "This report examines Canadian attitudes toward social distancing, government response and COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccines. While retrospectives on the performance of federal and provincial governments will follow at the end of the pandemic, we find that governments have enjoyed broad agreement from Canadians that the pandemic is the most important issue, above all others, and that extraordinary efforts should be taken to combat it."
Public Policy Forum (Ottawa, Ont.)
Loewen, Peter John, 1979-
2021-01-18
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Report 3: Do Vaccine Brand Preferences Exist?
From the Document: "Canada has approved four COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccines for use and secured access to more vaccine doses per person than any other country. With such a wide array of vaccines likely to be made available to them, Canadians' preferences on which vaccine they receive could have a big impact on the vaccination campaign. With data from the Media Ecosystem Observatory, Dr. Peter Loewen breaks down what Canadians consider most important in a vaccine, and which vaccines they prefer."
Public Policy Forum (Ottawa, Ont.)
Loewen, Peter John, 1979-
2021-03-16
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Report 5: Reaching the Vaccine Hesitant
From the Introduction: "The purpose of this report is to provide a real-time view of the vaccine hesitant. There is no shortage of research on who is and is not willing to be vaccinated but this research has limited applicability to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccine roll-out for two reasons. First, much of it concerns childhood vaccinations, and the choices parents make on behalf of their children, which is not applicable to the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines at present. Second, like pandemics, en masse vaccine rollouts are rare. Accordingly, taking an in-the-moment view of who is vaccine hesitant and what factors structure their hesitancy can help us better understand how to confront the challenge of the last stages of mass vaccination. In what follows, I present data demonstrating that vaccine willingness has increased in Canada in the last four months--impressively so. Still, some 20% of Canadians remain reluctant. Tackling vaccine hesitancy requires that we understand their views. Who are these people? Where do they live? How informed are they about COVID-19? The answers to these questions lead to recommendations about how Canada can speed up vaccine uptake."
Public Policy Forum (Ottawa, Ont.)
Loewen, Peter John, 1979-
2021-05-18
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Report 2: Support for a Canadian 'Vaccine Passport'
From the Introduction: "In this report, I explore levels of support for a vaccine passport and a verification database, show how this support varies by sector and region, and explore the differences between individuals in the reasons they support or oppose vaccine passports. I conclude with three observations about a path forward for vaccine passports."
Public Policy Forum (Ottawa, Ont.)
Loewen, Peter John, 1979-
2021-02-16
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Report 4: Do We Still Have a Consensus Around COVID-19
From the Document: "News headlines emphasize non-compliance and dissatisfaction with the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] response. Yet a COVID-19 consensus has emerged, and Canadians are as supportive of governments' response to the virus as they were 10 months ago. Examining data from the Media Ecosystem Observatory, Dr. Peter Loewen finds that Canadians broadly agree on the risks of the disease, what measures should be taken to fight it and how much income support individuals and businesses should receive."
Public Policy Forum (Ottawa, Ont.)
Loewen, Peter John, 1979-
2021-04-20
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Digital Infrastructure for the Post-Pandemic World
From the Foreword: "This paper, part of the 'Skills for the Post-Pandemic World' series of research reports, explores the importance of digital infrastructure for the skills ecosystem - a basic fact that has been profoundly illustrated by the impact of the pandemic on work and education. It highlights how access to this basic and essential infrastructure is unevenly distributed across Canada in terms of geography but also in terms of the diverse populations that make up our country. The analysis also investigates how the pandemic has compounded this inequality, thereby further underlining the critical importance of addressing it. More positively, the author offers recommendations on how to do just that, whether by exploring how to get the most out of the cheapest and most ubiquitous technologies or by identifying where to target government funds, attention and effort. Please join us in considering what these findings mean for skills training and opportunities in Canada."
Public Policy Forum (Ottawa, Ont.); Ryerson University. Ted Rogers School of Management. Diversity Institute; Future Skills Centre
Middleton, Catherine
2021-05
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