Politics, the pandemic, and the professional class
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Here's a piece I wrote as part of the Policy for Pandemics series: COVID-19 is highlighting the importance of evidence and expertise in policymaking and democratic government. The pandemic has brought experts to the centre of decision-making and government communications in Canada. Public trust in these experts is high and has helped flatten the curve. Canadian governments of all stripes have embraced public health officials, and few have questioned the wisdom of following their prescriptions. Those few politicians who have
Politics, the pandemic, and the professional class
Politics, the pandemic, and the professional…
Politics, the pandemic, and the professional class
Here's a piece I wrote as part of the Policy for Pandemics series: COVID-19 is highlighting the importance of evidence and expertise in policymaking and democratic government. The pandemic has brought experts to the centre of decision-making and government communications in Canada. Public trust in these experts is high and has helped flatten the curve. Canadian governments of all stripes have embraced public health officials, and few have questioned the wisdom of following their prescriptions. Those few politicians who have