February 7, 2021
BY THE NUMBERS: HOW ARE COMMUNITIES COUNTED?
Statistics are used to paint a picture – to tell a story. What statistics are presented, and how they are utilized and to what ends, is another matter. They are instruments used at the discretion of the storyteller.
Canadians have a special interest in statistics that tell our linguistic story. We pay special attention to statistics related to our two official languages, and to the languages of Indigenous people.