OttawaThe Commons: Verifiable data are no match for riddles and notionsA committee hearing on the long-form census spells out the epitaph for this whole sorry affair
OttawaLet us now speak seriously about data collectionMore later on this morning, but early reviews are in from the Canadian Press , Globe , Star , Postmedia , CBC and CTV .
OttawaCensus dayThe industry committee commences a full day of hearings at 9am this morning. Tony Clement will testify first, but the witness list...
Ottawa’An impossible position’Alex Himelfarb, formerly the highest ranking civil servant in Ottawa, reflects on the resignation of Munir Sheikh.
OttawaStephen Harper engages in a little cowardly vandalismIf you click the link where Munir Sheikh’s resignation letter was posted only last night (for instance, the link in Aaron’s post...
OttawaAnd best wishes for the futureAs a small parting gift on the occasion of his leaving the civil service after 34 years, Munir Sheikh was given his very own...
OttawaThe chief statistician steps asideMunir Sheikh has posted a statement on the Statistics Canada website. Munir Sheikh had been a member of the public service since...
OttawaPause for reflectionThe chief statistician is apparently in need of mulling . By the authority of wire service headline writers, this census situation...