Statement made on 01 December 2010 by Senator Claudette Tardif
Hon. Claudette Tardif (Deputy Leader of the Opposition):
Honourable senators, my question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. The second annual report on the implementation of the European Statistics Code of Practice, prepared by the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board, was released last week. One of the recommendations indicates that statistics laws must guarantee that statistical services can develop, produce and disseminate statistics independently and transparently. The report gives the example of Canada and its rejection of the mandatory long-form census to highlight the importance of the professional independence of statistical authorities.
Through this report, the international community is publicly deploring our management of statistics. How do you plan to restore Canada's reputation in this area, and what is your response to this report?
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