Information blackout
Sunday, July 11th, 2010
July 9, 2010
The long form of the census is the source of the most accurate information about the rate and depth of poverty in Canada… Is the government trying to hide information about poverty? (SF) –
Cuts to national sources of information are a form of social policy by stealth. They are made quietly under the radar screen but their impact can be irreparable… So much for evidence-based policy. (KB) – [In the U.S.] the change from mandatory to voluntary survey resulted in a huge 20.7 per cent decline in response rate. (MH)
Tags: ideology, participation, poverty, standard of living
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