“If, as #PrimeMinisterCarney recently stated, we are to “stop pretending, name reality, to build our strength at home,” support for #researchanddevelopment, including high-quality #statistics, is essential to #Canada’sfuture - and is all the more important in the current geopolitical context.”
Open letter from leading economists over job cuts at Statistics Canada:
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Open letter to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, minister responsible for Statistics Canada - CCPA
Statistics Canada is a world leader and its work is at the heart of an informed democracy. Cuts to the agency must be reversed.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
“If, as #PrimeMinisterCarney recently stated, we are to “stop pretending, name reality, to build our strength at home,” support for #researchanddevelopment, including high-quality #statistics, is essential to #Canada’sfuture - and is all the more important in the current geopolitical context.”
“OK, if you think #Trump really feels deep concern about #Canada’sfuture, I have some Melania meme coins you might want to buy. As Phillips O’Brien points out, whenever Trump claims to care about other people, it’s a “tell” that he doesn’t care about the issue at all”
“For the record, #trade between the #U.S. and #Canada is roughly balanced, and cutting off this trade would be severely damaging to both #economies:” #cdnecon #usecon #tariffs open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
January 27, 2026 at 2:16 PM
“OK, if you think #Trump really feels deep concern about #Canada’sfuture, I have some Melania meme coins you might want to buy. As Phillips O’Brien points out, whenever Trump claims to care about other people, it’s a “tell” that he doesn’t care about the issue at all”
#Canadians get on this for #Canada'sFuture
Pre-budget consultations are an opportunity for #Canadians from across the country to share their ideas and priorities on how to better shape #Canada's future. Join the conversation by responding to our questionnaire below/sending a formal submission until Aug. 28, 2025
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August 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
#Canadians get on this for #Canada'sFuture