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   17 Oct 2022 · 34 min

   Why Haven't We Ended Poverty Yet?

   It used to be that Statistics Canada didn’t measure poverty. Not exactly. Poverty is complex, and there wasn't a single definition that everyone agreed on. So while StatCan did measure low income and other income inequality indicators, it didn't measure poverty per se. That is, until 2018, when the government chose to use the Market Basket Measure, or MBM, as Canada's Official Poverty Line. That means that the government now uses the MBM to track its poverty reduction targets. But something strange happened during the pandemic: in 2020 the poverty rate fell. And it fell quite a bit. In fact,…

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   7 Oct 2022 · 32 min

   Sylvia Ostry: Lessons from a Legend

   Sylvia Ostry was appointed Canada’s first and only female Chief Statistician in 1972, but she didn’t get there by playing by the rules. She was ambitious but grew up in a world where many thought that it was shameful to be female and have a career. We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sylvia Ostry’s appointment as chief statistician. In this episode of Eh Sayers, featuring interviews with her sons, Adam Ostry and Jonathan Ostry, we are pleased to introduce you to this remarkable woman and to share with you eight pieces of advice inspired by her life.

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   28 Apr 2022 · 23 min

   Dude, Where's my Semiconductor?

   Over the last few years we have seen plenty of service disruptions, closures of services and delays. But what is the real cause of these disruptions and what is the supply chain that everyone is talking about?

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   7 Apr 2022 · 36 min

   Doctor's Appointment? There's an App for That!

   Virtual healthcare was a rarity before COVID-19 but immediately after the pandemic hit in March 2020, Canadians were forced to rethink how they access healthcare. Dr. Gigi Osler joins us to explore the barriers to virtual healthcare, the changes we saw during the pandemic, and what’s being done to make virtual care permanent, rather than just a temporary COVID-19 measure.

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   16 Mar 2022 · 27 min

   Created Equal

   In this episode, we turn a critical eye to the ways that cognitive bias risks perpetuating systemic racism. Statistics are supposed to accurately reflect the world around us, but are all data created equal?

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   27 Jan 2022 · 23 min

   Why Should You Care About Inflation?

   Our guest, Taylor Mitchell, an economist at Statistics Canada, speaks with us about why you should care about inflation, its impact on different population groups and the cost of living.

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   7 Jan 2022 · 31 min

   Who Wins and Who Loses in the Gig Economy?

   The last episode of Season 1 of Eh Sayers focusses on the growing market of gigs and their place in an ever-changing landscape of job flexibility and/or instability.

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   22 Dec 2021 · 23 min

   The Craft of Crafting in Canada

   In this episode we talk with Maegen Black, director of the Canadian Crafts Federation, about the arts and crafts movement across Canada, its renaissance and its necessity.

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   7 Dec 2021 · 50 min

   Unravelling: Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian Families

   The pandemic presented a long list of threats to the mental and physical well-being of children, parents and educators across the nation. With our guest Dr. Kelley Zwicker, a pediatric doctor at CHEO, we discuss the potential short- and long-term effects of the school closures on children and their parents.

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    17 Nov 2021 · 45 min

    Talk about the barriers, not the disability: Activity limitations and COVID-19

    A podcast from Statistics Canada where we meet the people behind the data and explore the stories behind the numbers. This first episode of Eh Sayers is a heart-felt discussion on disability in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.