"Born on Friday the Thirteenth: The Curious World of Probabilities"
by Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, Professor of Statistics, University of Toronto

The SSC signed onto the letter in support of PRIS to Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló along with 46 other organizations.  

There is a writing workshop for junior researchers at the 2018 Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver.  Postdocs and junior faculty are encouraged to apply.   The SSC is sponsoring the event for the first time this year. 
 

Application Deadline: June 1 (early applicants may receive early notification of acceptance).

On April 11th, 2017 past president of the SSC Brian Allen spoke in the House of Commons before the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology regarding Bill C-36. 
 

The amendment to the Statistics Act received royal assent on December 13th, 2017: https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/20...