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And these aren’t “potential” conflicts of interest. The study authors: •donated > $7,000 to UCP •make money from private AB government contracts •all work for the AB govt, except one •have taken ‘speaking fees’ from govt-sponsored conferences •failed to report even one of these ☝️in the disclosures

Euan Thomson@drugdatadecoded.ca

Main issue with that RD News Now story and most other reporting on this study is they ignore the conflicts of interest. Yesterday's CBC piece mentioned them but didn't explain. Why focus narrowly on methodology when it's clear the authors had no business publishing on this? Media need to step up.

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Euan Thomson

@drugdatadecoded.ca

21 Mar

For comparison, here is the study’s declaration of interests. It’s fraud, and it’s changing the course of history with the help of uncritical media.

Euan Thomson

@drugdatadecoded.ca

21 Mar

Why would @winnipegfreepress.com publish an op-ed by a former Conservative government operative without the slightest fact-check? bsky.app/profile/buck...

Buck Doyle@buck.aboli.sh

The Winnipeg Free Press published an op-ed opposing safe consumption and failed to note this

winnipegfreepress.comOpinion: Consumption site research shows surprising result

MondoAB

@mondoab.bsky.social

21 Mar

I would expect better from the Winnipeg Free Press. Very disappointing.

ALCDNIndige (He/Him)

@alcdnindige.bsky.social

21 Mar

Because it's not about the facts...it's about optics and owning the Libs...same shit is going on in Ontario...seems like a coordinated ideological attack.

Euan Thomson

@drugdatadecoded.ca

21 Mar

Here’s the Free Press columnist Niigan Sinclair the other night on APTN, casting doubt on the premier’s decision to stall the consumption site opening, before this discussion of Alberta’s fraudulent study reached the conversation there: bsky.app/profile/aptn...

APTN News@aptnnews.bsky.social

The Manitoba government promised Canada's first Indigenous-led supervised consumption site during its first term and now Premier Wab Kinew is backing away and offering no timeline. On this week's Truth & Politics we discuss this lack of timeline and more.

youtu.beWhy Manitoba might be offering no timeline for new consumption site | Truth & PoliticsYouTube video by APTN News