The Privy Council Office (PCO) has been conducting “behavioural science” research with 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 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.
The PCO’s monthly polling was reportedly ordered by the department’s “Impact and Innovation Unit,” which the PCO says was “established to accelerate the adoption of novel outcomes-based policy and program approaches that deliver tangible and measurable results for Canadians.”…