Wayne Smith

Interview: Wayne Smith on the return of the long-form census

Statistics Canada chief Wayne Smith: ‘I was incredibly surprised at the passion the [long-form census] issue has given rise to’

The Clement caveat

A new release from the National Household Survey

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Off message

A year and a half after the chief statistician resigned, Statistics Canada’s chief economic analyst resigns.

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The scientific case for questionable accuracy

Stephen Gordon responds to the new Chief Statistician’s claim there’s “no scientific basis” for claiming the National Household Survey will be flawed.

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The StatCan Tribune

Postmedia has the text of an interview Wayne Smith, the interim chief statistician, gave to the internal newsletter at Statistics Canada.