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Elected leaders need hard data

A new organization in Victoria dedicated to urging politicians to base decisions on sound science is a welcome addition to B.C.

A new organization in Victoria dedicated to urging politicians to base decisions on sound science is a welcome addition to B.C.

That’s not to say we would be better served by a more technocratic approach to governing, in which scientists and engineers make decisions now made by elected officials.

However, we live in an age marked by an overwhelming availability of information.

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