Drawing on her own records and those of federal agencies, Parente reveals how Canada’s human research protection regime remains disjointed, fractious, and prone to territorialism—often at the expense of those who offer their time and bodies to research intended to benefit us all. In a time of growing public distrust in science, the need for a rigorous and robust accreditation system is critical. Ethics on Trial is just such a plea.
Michael Owen, PhD, Professor, Educational Studies, Brock University; Editor- in-Chief, Brock Education Journal
Ethics on Trial is a story that needed to be told. For more than a quarter-century, efforts to strengthen the protection of human research participants in Canada have been repeatedly stymied—leaving a flawed system in place. It’s a regretful and shameful reality. Thank you, Janice, for bringing it to light.
Pierre Deschamps, B.CL., Ad.E., C.M. (Order of Canada - research ethics); author of the Deschamps Report
Drawing on her own records and those of federal agencies, Parente reveals how Canada’s human research protection regime remains disjointed, fractious, and prone to territorialism—often at the expense of those who offer their time and bodies to research intended to benefit us all. In a time of growing public distrust in science, the need for a rigorous and robust accreditation system is critical. Ethics on Trial is just such a plea.
Michael Owen, PhD, Professor, Educational Studies, Brock University; Editor- in-Chief, Brock Education Journal
Ethics on Trial is a story that needed to be told. For more than a quarter-century, efforts to strengthen the protection of human research participants in Canada have been repeatedly stymied — leaving a flawed system in place. It’s a regretful and shameful reality.
Pierre Deschamps, B.CL., Ad.E., C.M. (Order of Canada - research ethics); author of the Deschamps Report
In the current unethical culture of the Trumpian times we are living in, Parente's book is timely, as it champions the importance of ethics to ensure safety, transparency and accountability in our Canadian human and health research practices.
Tony Lo Presti, The Hamilton Spectator
Ethics on Trial is not an academic treatise; it is an unapologetic j’accuse targeting a regulatory state that seems disinterested in fully regulating the protection of research participants. What makes this book compelling is that the author was herself the head of a Canadian CRO. This gave her tremendous insight into the limitations of the governance protocol for research ethics ... This is a useful and accessible work for those interested in establishing a formal protocol for the governance of research subjects.
Indian Journal of Medical Ethics