Why wait for disasters to strike to draw on research evidence?

We need to strengthen the evidence-support system by taking stock of what we already have and building on these strengths. Political staffers from all parties and public servants have key roles to play in these efforts.

Wildfires won’t be the last disaster Canada faces. If the Global Evidence Commission’s work these past few years has taught us anything, it is that we are more effective at using evidence to inform advisory and decision-making processes than in the previous 30 years.Photograph courtesy Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc, 2023 DND-MDN Canada

Opinion

BY JOHN N. LAVIS AND KERRY WADDELL

April 15, 2024

As Canada experienced unprecedented wildfires last year and the country became engulfed in smoke, governments scrambled for ways to protect the health of communities across the country. Behind the scenes, senior officials in the Public Health Agency of Canada called upon sta...

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