Okay.
Earlier this week, Canada's chief science adviser stated that, if the government fails to engage with citizens when developing policies that impact them, “there is a loss of trust, and the loss of trust in institutions and in government can be quite costly and can erase a lot of the benefits that otherwise can accrue from all the efforts that both the government and many parts of the public actually work towards.”
Do you agree with this statement, and can you expand on the negative impact of governments failing to engage with citizens?