Falling Productivity in Canada

Canada’s Falling Productivity (and what’s behind it) THE PRODUCTIVITY-EDUCATION LINK The conventional wisdom is that the more highly-educated the workforce, the greater the productivity should be. Most policy analysts and think tanks seem to reach the same conclusion. In September of 2019, Gwilym Croucher[1] wrote in OXFORD BIBLIOGRAPHIES: “Universities and colleges now demand a greater … Read more

Lies, damned lies, and statistics

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According to Wikipedia “Lies, damned lies, and statistics” is a phrase describing the persuasive power of statistics to bolster weak arguments, “one of the best, and best-known” critiques of applied statistics. It is also sometimes colloquially used to doubt statistics used to prove an opponent’s point. The phrase was popularized in the United States by … Read more

How Big is Small – It Depends

So, How Big is Small?Everybody seems to have a different definition the Globe’s Report on Small Business gets delivered to my inbox While the reports are often interesting, the businesses covered aren’t usually small. One of the latest reports featured MINDBRIDGE ANALYTICS INC. They’re an AI[1] ‘startup’ with between 130 and 201 employees, depending on … Read more