by Tamara Ugolini
Originally Published: September 28, 2024
Under Chief Medical Officer Theresa Tam, the Public Health Agency of Canada has launched a behavioural science office and released a report on persuasion tactics for compliance, raising ethical concerns about transparency in how taxpayer money is used to influence public behaviour.
Canada’s public health agency has established a behavioural science office (BeSciO) and has recently released its first report detailing its persuasion of public compliance under the guidance of Chief Medical Officer of Canada, Theresa Tam.
Tam, who also serves on various World Health Organization committees, has been heavily scrutinized for this conflict of interest in recent years.
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