Winnipeg's Homelessness Numbers Were Inflated by Data Errors, an Internal Memo Says

An internal organizational memo obtained by CBC News says data errors connected to a federal system used by End Homelessness Winnipeg have led to a significant overestimation of the number of people experiencing homelessness in the city. The useful detail is where the error sat: upstream, in a federal system the local organization relies on. A number used to describe a city's crisis was inflated by the machinery that produced it.