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P ourquoi avons‐nous encore besoin du recensement ? Regards sur l'époque de la « fausse vérité » et la « fin des données probantes »
Author(s) -
WaltonRoberts Margaret,
Beaujot Roderic,
Hiebert Daniel,
McDaniel Susan,
Rose Damaris,
Wright Richard
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/cag.12065
Subject(s) - census , multidisciplinary approach , american community survey , geography , political science , demography , regional science , sociology , law , population
This viewpoint reports on a multidisciplinary panel held at the 2012 CAG/Congress meeting that brought together a number of researchers with important expertise on census‐related issues. They were asked to tackle the question: “Why do we still need a census?” Their presentations generated dialogue based on both Canadian and international experiences with recent changes in census data collection approaches. The article presents some cautionary observations regarding “the death of evidence” in an age of politicized “truthiness.”