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"We can't allow things that are inaccurate to stand." — The Word of Our Dan, February 19, 2008.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Innumeracy

From the (Federal) Ministry of Truth comes this mathematical turdlet:

Quebec seniors swell in numbers, pressure services: census
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 6:25 PM ET
CBC News

Quebecers are aging at a faster rate than ever and that means health care and community services will be squeezed as demands increase, demographers say.

Wrong.

Quebecers are aging at the same rate as everyone else in the universe: one day at a time. This is true, even if Quebec, as an aggregate population, is "aging at a faster rate than ever".

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