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Canada's GDP slipped lower in February, suggesting growth is slowing quickly. Read more

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[–] ag_roberston_author@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True, but at least the headline is completely factual and it's statistics. The numbers comes from Statistics Canada, which is impartial.

Here's a CBC article reporting the same: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadan-gdp-february-1.7189053

[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

CBC's headline ("Canadian economy grew 0.2% in February") is factual - though I'd prefer if they just said GDP instead of "economy"

"Canada's economy is losing momentum" is an unqualified statement so it can't be factual - it doesn't mention the measurement, aggregation bucket or the comparison baseline. It's falsifiable but still quite subjective, because if you measure at a quarter-level analysts called it "decent". Their opening paragraph is more objective than the headline:

The Canadian economy lost momentum in February as it grew at a slower pace than both analyst expectations and Statistics Canada’s previous prediction

And if you yank out the unnecessary subjective addition:

The Canadian economy grew in February at a slower pace than both analyst expectations and Statistics Canada’s previous prediction

You can see how that would have made a more factual but less dramatic headline

Canada's economy grew in February less than predictions