OttawaThe census coalitionTo those who oppose the government’s changes to the census you can now add the Statistical Society of Canada , the Federation of...
UncategorizedCensus squabble: weak arguments shouldn’t have even worse foundationsLorne Gunter has become almost (though not quite ) the lone defender of the government’s otherwise cryptic attack on the random...
Ottawa’You try to limit the amount of state coercion that you have’While Tony Clement continues to try to defend his department’s census changes, Stephen Gordon tallies the potential damage done.
OttawaThe serious trouble of sample selection biasStephen Gordon expands on his concerns about government changes to the census. Genealogists , economists , academics and Canada’s...
OttawaLet us now argue passionately about data collectionThe government has announced, on the grounds of " personal privacy ," a rather important change to the census. Stephen Gordon, in...
OttawaForeign-owned or home-grown plants: as the C$ flies high, which are more apt to flee?The pattern is familiar: a U.S. parent company closes a Canadian factory and we are once again thrust into the ancient debate over...
OttawaThe insight of Shelly GloverCBC’s Power & Politics reported this evening—available at the 24:30 mark here —on a study of current and projected prison...
On CampusLong live social scienceGender imbalance persists and social science continues to dominate, says Stats Can.