Designing a counterfactual for a multi-year programme
A step-by-step on how we model what would have happened without the intervention — and how we communicate uncertainty without burying the decision-maker.
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Methodology notes, public briefs, and short articles on evidence-based decision-making, inclusive research, and applied AI.
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14 languages, one survey
What field teams learn about translation, back-translation, and cultural adaptation in multi-lingual Canadian survey work.
Read articleWhen AI moves the decision
Where AI actually changes a decision — and where it just produces longer reports. A short typology for executives scoping their first project.
Read brief"Further research required"
A short polemic on the CYA failure-mode of government evaluation — and what to demand from your evaluation partner instead.
Read opinionThe audit-grade evidence ladder
Six rungs from question to recommendation. How to structure a brief so it stands up to FOIP disclosure, Cabinet read, and peer review.
Read guideGIS for service-desert detection
How catchment modelling and StatsCan ADA overlays surface the inequities that conventional reporting misses entirely.
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