In 2011 the Conservative government announced that due to privacy concerns the long form census would no longer be mandatory. It would be replaced by a short form census that would only collect basic demographic data.Opponents of the census include civil liberty advocates who argue that the long form census is too invasive and violates people’s privacy. Proponents of reinstating the census voluntary survey argue that without the mandatory long form census it’s harder to track trends in income inequality, immigrant outcomes in the jobs market, labour shortages and demographic shifts.
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@9MKYHZ711mos11MO
No, but the short form census should be mandatory and only have basic questions that cover most areas the government should know about to make important policy decisions such as population, basic demographics, and citizenship status
@9F5KMPV2yrs2Y
The census shouldn't be mandatory. The census should be optional for all canadians. A person shouldn't have to share any information they don't want with government. The census is helpful in understanding the country and its citizens. A long form census would be more helpful but short form would do. Privacy matters.
@9RS542R9mos9MO
Yes, but it should include questions that are beneficial for progressing our society and what direction we are headed
@8VW3BPW4yrs4Y
implement a voluntary national social media/search engine platform that collects such data for such a purpose as do the large tech companies do. sell data but give profits to citizens who participate
@8VRD2784yrs4Y
Yes, but make sure that all information will be used by the government in a legal, safe, confidential, private, medical, etc., and for the goodwill of the Canadians.
@8VP8TR44yrs4Y
Niether, I don't need to complete it at my age.
@8PC2QBM4yrs4Y
Yes but only to be completed with an added incentive and to know have consent of where data goes to,
It depends whether or not they are selling the data. Will I be discriminated against for my disability status? Will I be targeted for being gay? I need to know the information is private before I give it, or at least knowing the sources it is going to.
@8CV2T7G5yrs5Y
It should be optional, but still easily available.
@8T9RCTV4yrs4Y
Yes, but modernize the census given the technology available for better data collection in 2021
@999FLJJ2yrs2Y
middle not against and not all for it
@9CD6GVV2yrs2Y
I have never done one so I am neutral on this position
@9C5PX63Conservative2yrs2Y
Yes, once every 5 years but better training for census takers( they don't need to be rude, or let our livestock out)
@8TYN53SLibertarian4yrs4Y
Eliminate government census period.
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