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...

Statistics Canada recognizes the next generation of storytellers and statisticians with a contest, sponsored in part by the SSC, in honour of Canada's 150th birthday.

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Learn about the past and future of data analysis and statistics in Canada. Topics include the Victorian Statistics Movement and its effect in Canada, statistics and the computer revolution, and the emergence of data science.