PoliticsFrank talk: The politics and policy of pricing carbonIs pricing carbon the future or the past?
OttawaOff messageA year and a half after the chief statistician resigned , Statistics Canada’s chief economic analyst resigns . Former chief...
OttawaThe Liberals’ not-so-catchy catch phrase: evidence-based policyDidn’t somebody once say something about reason over passion?
OttawaThe question of the weekendLiberals are spending much of the day discussing the concept of "evidence-based policy"—this curious and revolutionary and...
OttawaThe end of the long-form censusMunir Sheikh reviews the demise of the long-form census, his resignation and the ramifications for Statistics Canada.
OttawaThe scientific case for questionable accuracyStephen Gordon responds to the new Chief Statistician’s claim there’s "no scientific basis" for claiming the National Household...
Ottawa’Once again, sir, is your government TOTALLY crazy?’The Canadian Press obtains census-related e-mails sent to the Prime Minister’s Office during the last week of July.
OttawaTwelve of a kind?The Conservatives’ critics inside the government have a remarkably short shelf life
OttawaThe paper trailThe Canadian Press has an early dispatch on the census documentation released to the industry committee today. Kady O’Malley posts...