Caitlin Fowler
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SO honoured and excited to announce that I will be joining the new cohort of the Chief Science Advisor’s Youth Council ❤️
Beyond excited to work together with this amazing team!
Dr. Mona Nemer@ChiefSciCan
I am so pleased to welcome 16 bright young scientists to my 2nd Youth Council! Looking forward to working with them and listening to their input on the issues around science in 🇨🇦 that are important to them. Read up on the members: science.gc.ca/site/science/e…
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A great discussion was had with these awesome people! Let's do it again sometime!
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Our piece came out on the long weekend so I forgot to share it but better late than never!
Evidence for Democracy@E4Dca
"Trust is hard-earned, easy to lose, and quite essential for a healthy democracy." In a new @TheHillTimes oped, @sung_vanessa and @caitfowler43 discussed new findings that show Canadians strongly value evidence as a policy input, and what this means for democracy.🔒
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Check out E4D's first annual #EvidenceMatters (#LePoidsDeLaPreuve) campaign! 🥳 For more info, take a look at my blog post and sign up for our webinar next week, hosted by myself and @sung_vanessa ! 🤓evidencefordemocracy.ca/en/content/emp…
Evidence for Democracy@E4Dca
Ever wondered why a government decision was made? Or doubted a product claim you saw in a commercial? Whether you want to better understand policy decisions, or verify a far-fetched claim in an ad, good #EvidenceMatters! 1/4
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It's always a great day when you start it off with inspiring conversations about how we can do better! Can't wait to see where this goes!
Evidence for Democracy@E4Dca
One of the best things about working @HubOttawa is being surrounded by amazing neighbours! We had a great time meeting @cmckenney @NSaravanamuttoo @City_SHAPES this morning to chat about our shared goals around transparency in policy-making. Looking forward to more conversations!
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@E4Dca just released a new report written by myself, @this_is_farah, and @sung_vanessa! Check out a short summary in this thread and click the link to read the (slightly longer) report 🤓🤓evidencefordemocracy.ca/en/research/re…
Evidence for Democracy@E4Dca
📢 We’re back with a new #EyesOnEvidence report! We went directly to policy-makers to learn why the evidence behind policy decisions is so hard to find. Our What We Heard report shares insights from federal & provincial discussions on transparency: bit.ly/WhatWeHeardE4D 🧵1/8
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With the PM set to testify today at the Emergencies Act hearings, everyone's minds are on government transparency. Check out the @NatObserver OpEd I wrote with @this_is_farah and @sung_vanessa about our new report on govt transparency in policymaking! tinyurl.com/yfhuk8jn
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Come check out our webinar today at 1230 where I'll be discussing our latest report! Full disclosure: coming up with the phrasing for this was almost as fun as the research itself ;)
Evidence for Democracy@E4Dca
Policy-making should be just as transparent as the ghosts haunting your basement👻 Spend your Halloween with E4D to hear about the spooky state of transparency in Canada. Join us tomorrow (Oct. 31) at 12:30pm ET! Register here: bit.ly/3yLNSKh 🎃 #CdnPoli #EyesOnEvidence
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I was lucky enough to participate in an awesome science policy training program hosted by @E4Dca back in March. Check out my blog post to see what I learned!!
Evidence for Democracy@E4Dca
As we wrap up E4D’s inaugural Science to Policy Accelerator program, Policy Researcher Caitlin Fowler shares the highlights & key learnings we took from our #S2PA speakers & #SciPol leaders. Check it out! evidencefordemocracy.ca/en/content/les…
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So does anyone in #cdnpoli or #onpoli in #covid19 Health know how Paxlovid got approved as an outpatient drug? It needs constant medical monitoring, with a high risk of bleeding out and tripling of dosage of pain meds like fentanyl.
Aurelia Cotta@AureliaCotta
After seeing someone comment, I read the Paxlovid drug interaction details. Oh god You can’t just give this to someone to take home. And how on earth is a pharmacist going to check INRs? Or watch 24/7 for possible fentanyl ODs? #cdnpoli #onpoli covid-vaccine.canada.ca/info/paxlovid-…
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Why we can't stop saying gay, a story
On the first day of my senior year of high school, a new boy showed up in my AP English class.
He had transferred from a prestigious private school to my public school, and I was confused.
I asked him why he moved and he shrugged
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6 yo me would have loved it, and 30 yo me will love it!
@this_is_farah and @HajerNakua are such fierce scientists and inspiring humans. I can't wait to see their book come up 🤩
And it's about CHE-MIS-TRYYYYYYY.
But not only: it's also about inspiring Muslim wannabe scientists.
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"Government policy that puts clinically vulnerable people at risk of grave harm every time they have to access essentials that can’t be got online is on a slippery slope to genocide - or social cleansing, or social Darwinism, or eugenics. Call it what you will, it’s criminal."
Gabrielle Babbington@glbabbington
By the will of Big Business, and in a bid to win elections, several governments have dropped mask mandates, thereby putting clinically vulnerable people on a conveyer belt to death or debilitation. 1/
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Caitlin Fowler รีทวีตแล้ว
So let me get this straight: Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table wasn't consulted before the Ontario government announced they were going to remove mask mandates?
What's the point of having a science advisory table if they aren't going to be allowed to…advise?
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This is what leadership looks like!
Niagara's top doctor says that they do not agree with @fordnation's decision to drop mask mandates and will be looking into issuing a Section 22 Order to maintain them locally. It is possible.
@VeraEtches take notes.
iheartradio.ca/610cktb/1.1732…
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Depressing to see Covid denial follow exactly the same trajectory as climate denial:
> It’s not real
> It’s real but not bad
> It’s real & bad but there’s nothing we can do
> We could do something but it would inconvenience us (& mostly help the more vulnerable) so not worth it
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Five years ago, I spoke at a rally in because transgender students were being attacked. Me with this "I'm the scary transgender person the media warned you about" sign went viral. I wasn't scary at all. I was just a 10 year old being herself.
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.@ZelenskyyUa's tv address to the Russian (!) people might be the most moving speech that I've ever seen in my entire life. The whole world needs to see, understand and share this crucial Ukrainian message.
#StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Україна #Russia #Россия
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We have a very cool cohort of people joining us for the #S2PA. Looking forward to learning about all things #SciencePolicy with them!!
Evidence for Democracy@E4Dca
The Science to Policy Accelerator kicks off today! We’re excited to meet our first #S2PA cohort and take them through 4 weeks of exploring how to move science and research into public policy. Meet our pilot cohort and future leaders in #scipol here ⬇️ bit.ly/S2PAcohort
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