An epidemiology professor from the University of Saskatchewan is reporting a serious erosion in public trust of health authorities among Canadians.

Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine from the  of S College of Medicine helped lead the Trust Dynamics and Equity in Public Health Project, which surveyed more than 5,600 Canadians from across the country on their perceptions of various health bodies since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Muhajarine said most people still trust scientists and physicians, but only about half o…