Finance committee  I agree. I think that is where the focus should be. Of course, education, kindergarten to grade 12, is a provincial responsibility, but there are interactions with the federal government. But that is essentially the problem. In a country where people can move across the country,

Finance committee  Thank you for this opportunity. The motion proposes an examination of best practices that reduce income inequality and improve GDP per capita. Turning to GDP per capita, Canada's recent productivity growth has been slow. In terms of output per hour, growth averaged about 4% per

Industry committee  With a voluntary survey, the statistical problem is not the answers of those who do answer, it is the answers of those who do not respond. Mr. Rutherford made the good point that you might think people who are disadvantaged would see it to their advantage to answer questions li

Industry committee  I would just like to point out that the labour force survey also remains mandatory. That, of course, yields the unemployment rate variables that lots of people have referred to today that I think most people regard as one of the most important economic indicators.

Industry committee  If it would have been possible to run a pilot test, we would have been able to give an absolute definitive answer to your question, but with all the information we have, yes, the voluntary survey will be less accurate.

Industry committee  Thank you for the question. I'll confine myself to one example. You'll recall that I was talking about the estimate, which I thought was on the high side, of an 80% response rate. Even at an 80% response rate, it's going to be hard to get the level of geographic detail, census t

Industry committee  Thank you for this opportunity. On July 6, on behalf of the executive of the Canadian Economics Association, I wrote a letter to Minister Clement asking for consultation on the census change and offering to do anything we could to assist. The letter makes the argument that the v