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
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.
