{"id":360,"date":"2023-11-28T15:35:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T20:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ghostmanagement\/?p=360"},"modified":"2023-12-12T15:45:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:45:01","slug":"new-commentary-time-to-improve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ghostmanagement\/2023\/new-commentary-time-to-improve\/","title":{"rendered":"New Commentary: Time to Improve Transparency at Health Canada\u2019s Pest Management Regulatory Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-361 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ghostmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/cmaj-240x120.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ghostmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/cmaj-240x120.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ghostmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/cmaj-160x80.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ghostmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/cmaj.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">New Commentary: Time to Improve Transparency at Health Canada\u2019s Pest Management Regulatory Agency<\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">by<\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Marc-Andr\u00e9 Gagnon and Marie-H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Bacon<\/h3>\n<p>Members of our research team have published a new commentary piece in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmaj.ca\/\">CMAJ (the Canadian Medical Association Journal)<\/a>, <\/em>a\u00a0peer-reviewed general medical journal\u00a0that publishes original research, commentaries, analyses and reviews, clinical practice updates and thought-provoking editorials<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Key Points:<\/h4>\n<ul id=\"list-1\" class=\"list-unord \">\n<li id=\"list-item-1\">\n<p id=\"p-2\"><span id=\"named-content-1\" class=\"named-content teaching-point\">In the last year, Health Canada\u2019s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has been criticized for not releasing information about the safety of pesticides because data are considered confidential business information.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"list-item-2\">\n<p id=\"p-3\"><span id=\"named-content-2\" class=\"named-content teaching-point\">This level of secrecy contrasts with Health Canada\u2019s efforts to improve transparency related to therapeutic products.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"list-item-3\">\n<p id=\"p-4\"><span id=\"named-content-3\" class=\"named-content teaching-point\"><em>Vanessa\u2019s Law<\/em>\u00a0gives the federal Minister of Health discretionary powers to share confidential business information on therapeutic products when it perceives there is a serious risk to human health or the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"list-item-4\">\n<p id=\"p-5\"><span id=\"named-content-4\" class=\"named-content teaching-point\">The Minister of Health should be granted similar discretionary powers to make safety data for pesticides publicly available.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Read the Whole Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmaj.ca\/content\/195\/46\/E1583\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Here<\/span><\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Commentary: Time to Improve Transparency at Health Canada\u2019s Pest Management Regulatory Agency by Marc-Andr\u00e9 Gagnon and Marie-H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Bacon Members of our research team have published a new commentary piece in CMAJ (the Canadian Medical Association Journal), a\u00a0peer-reviewed general medical journal\u00a0that publishes original research, commentaries, analyses and reviews, clinical practice updates and thought-provoking editorials. 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