Wildfires among reasons CBC needs a public safety mandate, McGill research centre says

W ith each passing day, our information environment is becoming more chaotic. It is filled with lies and spin and rage. I’ve spent decades studying how health and science are represented in the public sphere. And it has never been as bad as it is right now. Here are my current top ten concerns keeping me up at night. 1. Health misinformation increasingly linked to political identity This is, by far, the biggest challenge. People’s positions on everything from raw milk and miracle supplements to reproductive care, gender, and diet are often shaped by how they vote. In fact, when it comes...