The Prince Albert School Study

The shocking revelations in CBC's investigation of the Prince Albert School Study (PASS) remind us that Canada needs to adopt HRA Canada's independent, objective accreditation program for human research. Without accreditation, human research ethics violations will continue unchecked.

This entire tragedy would have been prevented had the university developed a functional Human Research Protection Program. In an HRPP, the role of its leadership is clearly defined and monitored. The HRPP could have even been accredited which would have provided assurance by an independent third party that the HRPP was working properly.

A simple, cost-effective solution to prevent horribly harmful outcomes.

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