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The institutional architecture includes CRIC, NEPMCC/Liaison, PCH grant nexus, PSPC POR contracting structure, and Treasury Board oversight gaps.1. The cross-border consultant tie network has been mapped.2.

3 SOURCES · 9 DOCUMENTED FACTS · 5 DISPUTED · OPENED 2026-07-22 · UPDATED 2026-07-23
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The institutional architecture includes CRIC, NEPMCC/Liaison, PCH grant nexus, PSPC POR contracting structure, and Treasury Board oversight gaps.

PASS 4 — The Researchers, The Natural Experiments, and the T
“The institutional architecture (CRIC, NEPMCC/Liaison, PCH grant nexus, PSPC POR contracting structure, Treasury Board oversight gaps).”
SOURCEPASS 4 — The Researchers, The Natural Experiments, and the T·stored copy on file
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

The cross-border consultant tie network has been mapped.

PASS 4 — The Researchers, The Natural Experiments, and the T
“The cross-border consultant tie network (already mapped in Pass 2/3).”
SOURCEPASS 4 — The Researchers, The Natural Experiments, and the T·stored copy on file
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

CRIC has a standards committee

Pass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad
“The CRIC standards committee record”
SOURCEPass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad·stored copy on file
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

CRIC has a self-audit model

CRIC's standards require disclosure of MoE

Pass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad
“CRIC's standards require disclosure of MoE but do not require firms to *flag movements that are within MoE*.”
SOURCEPass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad·stored copy on file
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

CRIC's standards require disclosure of MoE but do not require firms to flag movements that are within MoE.

Pass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad
“CRIC's standards require disclosure of MoE but do not require firms to *flag movements that are within MoE*.”
SOURCEPass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad·stored copy on file
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

CRIC Public Opinion Research Standards require disclosure of question wording

Pass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad
“The CRIC Public Opinion Research Standards explicitly require disclosure of question wording”
SOURCEPass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad·stored copy on file
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

Most firms disclose mode, sample size, weighting variables, and equivalent margin of error.

Pass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad
“In practice, most firms disclose mode (online/IVR), sample size, weighting *variables*, and equivalent margin of error — but not the actual *weight matrix* or the choice of demographic targets.”
SOURCEPass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad·stored copy on file
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

The CRIC Public Opinion Research Standards and Disclosure Requirements were updated in 2024.

Pass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad
“The CRIC Public Opinion Research Standards and Disclosure Requirements (Sept 2019, latest update 2024) require firms to disclose "the methods and procedures used to obtain… publicly disseminated research results."”
SOURCEPass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad·stored copy on file
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source
Disputed — who says what, against what see standalone →

These are things people say about CRIC that aren't settled fact — each one attributed to who's actually claiming it, so a claim never quietly passes as established just because it showed up in a document. Weigh it yourself.

Disputed
"CRIC's response (or non-response) is a tell."
Unattributed assertion · stance: neutral
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
PASS 4 — The Researchers, The Natural Experiments, and the T ↗
Disputed
"mandatory disclosure of weighting matrices is needed"
Unattributed assertion · stance: pro
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
Pass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad ↗
Disputed
"CRIC's self-audit model is not credible"
Unattributed assertion · stance: critical
The evidence on file mostly supports this, but it's still someone's claim, not a settled fact.
Pass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad ↗
Disputed
"CRIC's self-audit model is not credible"
Unattributed assertion · stance: critical
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
Pass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad ↗
Disputed
"Valentin denied general financing"
Asserted by David Valentin · stance: critical
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
Pass 2: The Forensics, the Math, and the Philosophy of Canad ↗
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