SS#13 - Mismanagement at Canada’s research funders wasting billions & fueling bad science
Channel: Saving Democracy dot ca
Date: 2020-11-20

We disclose evidence of various kinds of (alleged) gross mismanagement at Canada’s research funders: (1) mismanagement of the funded research (starts at 00:02:03) & (2) mismanagement of the grant selection process (starts at 00:05:05). This (alleged) mismanagement represents a lot more than just billions of dollars of wasted public money. We’ve potentially missed out on LIFE-CHANGING scientific discoveries and breakthroughs, which could have prevented the deaths and suffering of millions of Canadians. Recommendations are put forward on concrete actions that Canada’s funding agencies can & should take to address the problems identified, and ensure the integrity and value of Canadian-funded research.

Document with disclosed evidence and other supporting evidence: https://etiennelebel.com/documents/ss/ss13/documents-publicly-posted/disclosed-Evidence-of-Mismanagement-at-Canadas-Funding-Agencies-published-(nov-20-2020).pdf

Links:
►Open-access non-compliance: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.190806
►Most peer-reviewed published papers don’t independently replicate, a minimum scientific standard: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QT74Ok8whWCKcyxIyherYfyoRnhtAuV_nYJBFOZHlns/edit# (also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis).
►Tricouncil postponing data sharing policy & ignoring our pushback (Twitter thread): https://twitter.com/curatescience/status/1297925992418365440
►Names of convicted fraudsters kept private article: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/07/12/canadian-researchers-who-commit-scientific-fraud-are-protected-by-privacy-laws.html
►Dr. Gad Saad, “Indigenization” of Canadian research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV_AR-16Tb4&feature=youtu.be&t=520 (at 8m40s mark)
►Dr. Gad Saad, Grotesque nature of awarding grants based on tribal identity:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV_AR-16Tb4&feature=youtu.be&t=478 (at 7m58s mark)
►US Executive Order on Combating Race/Sex Stereotyping in government: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-combating-race-sex-stereotyping/
►“gross mismanagement” criteria under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/values-ethics/disclosure-protection/serious-breach-gross-mismanagement.html
►Executive Order key points adapted from Casey Petersen/Data Driven Conclusions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSrrolFbvlY&feature=youtu.be&t=918  (at 15m18s mark)

Credits:
►Thank you to all individuals (academic & non-academic) who provided valuable feedback on earlier versions of the video/video script.
►"Powerful" music soundtrack by David Fesliyan, Fesliyan Studios available at https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/powerful/539 under a royalty free open non-commercial license (see https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/policy)
►Misconduct cartoon: https://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/socialsideofscience_06

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