No consequences’ for violating human rights in privately funded research in Canada, says ethics expert – CBC

Dec 02, 2024

Roughly 85 per cent of clinical trials in Canada are privately funded

When Janice Parente read a CBC story this past spring about a dubious brainwave study targeting primarily Indigenous kids in Saskatchewan, it immediately piqued her interest.

That’s because the Quebec-based scientist and research ethics expert was putting the finishing touches on a book critiquing Canada’s system of research oversight.

The Prince Albert School Study (PASS), which ran from 2014 to 2016, was conducted to test the benefits of brainwave training on 12- to 15-year-old children and their parents or guardians.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/ethics-research-canada-privately-funded-1.7393063