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  "path": "/opinion/colby-cosh-statistics-canada-is-getting-dumber",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-27T10:00:03.000Z",
  "site": "https://nationalpost.com",
  "tags": [
    "the forecasting failure that preceded it",
    "StatCan’s monthly economic estimates are growing wobbly",
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  "textContent": "Last month, when Statistics Canada delivered unexpected bad news about a second consecutive quarter of negative real-GDP growth, there was a frenzy of pooh-poohing and counter-pooh-poohing about whether Canada was _really_ in recession. On Thursday CP’s Craig Lord called attention to a different angle on the whole fuss, which isn’t the notional recession (yet), but the forecasting failure that preceded it. Economists at the Desjardins credit-union consortium are warning that StatCan’s monthly economic estimates are growing wobbly, leading to larger retrospective revisions — i.e., bigger surprises — when quarterly and yearly data are released later. Read More",
  "title": "Colby Cosh: How long before Statistics Canada loses complete touch with the economy?",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-26T22:10:18.000Z"
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