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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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Listen to the Eh Sayers podcast to meet the people behind the data and explore the stories behind the numbers. Join us as we meet with experts from Statistics Canada and from across the nation to ask and answer the questions that matter to Canadians.
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22 Nov 2022 · 25 min
Green Houses, Not Gases
Canada is facing both a climate crisis and a housing crisis, and they are interconnected. Choices we make about our homes impact the environment: their location and how much we need to use a car to get around, the heat source that they use, the materials used in their construction. At the same time, the climate impacts our homes: when severe weather strikes and causes damage to our homes, we have no choice but to rebuild, and even if we escape unscathed, we still have to decide how much to change our lifestyles to adapt to a changing climate. Andrew DeFazio, CMHC Climate Change Advisor,…
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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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9 Mar 2022 · 3 min
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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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