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Context and consequences -- what a great mantra for political journalism!

Thank you for consistently contributing to this mission in Canada. You are rare, indeed.

Public policy is truly complex and always full of tradeoffs and guesswork. The vast majority of citizens have no idea of the intricate challenges that politicians, public servants, and academics are working through.

Keep up your excellent work, Aaron! You are reaching some of us 😉

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Thank you for making your writing and analysis accessible on Substack! There is much in this article that I will come back to re-read. I am interested in the idea of "systemic bias", often asserted about public policy/agencies, scholarship, and journalism. I am curious to understand whether there are actual 'systems' of practices that lead to bias. These practices and their goals might not always be obvious or deliberate. So, I am looking forward to your observations about context, facts, consequences, and stakes.

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