Morale at StatsCan cautious, Fellegi pushes for Statistics Act amendments

Methodological decisions should be based on science alone, not politics: Fellegi.

The mood at Statistics Canada is cautious, seven weeks after its chief statistician Munir Sheikh quit because he didn't agree with the government's move to scrap the mandatory long-form census, say sources inside and close to Statistics Canada.

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