Privy Council Conducting ‘Behavioural Science’ Research on Canadians Without Disclosing Findings: Report

Privy Council Conducting ‘Behavioural Science’ Research on Canadians Without Disclosing Findings: Report
The main door to the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council office in Ottawa on Feb.18, 2019. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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The Privy Council Office (PCO) has been conducting “behavioural science” research involving thousands of Canadians over the past several years but has not been disclosing its findings from the studies in an alleged breach of the Federal Accountability Act, according to a news report.

Documents obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter through an access to information request reportedly show that the PCO began conducting the research with Canadians in groups of 2,000 people within just weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic starting in early 2020.