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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@4QXVML34yrs4Y
YES, but make it an online census and emailed to those email addresses given on their income tax submissions. If needed, offer paper format to those isolated areas.
@B293PLF3mos3MO
I am for the census but the government shouldnt gather information that isn't needed and should be transparent.
@9K6M4541yr1Y
if the next government ran in today and was less corrupted and vindicative about people, i'd say yes for every set of years and online.
Yes, if it was easier to complete online, required every 5 years, the information is vital for economists, scientists, statisticians, and the government to accurately make important policy decisions
@8VHY7NC4yrs4Y
Yes, but to a percentage of citizens, not 100%.
@8V88N2G4yrs4Y
I don't have all the information needed to have an opinion on this matter
@8TZ48GP4yrs4Y
I don’t even know what it is.
Yes, Only if it’s cost effective and provides insight how to better help Canadians and financial puts us ahead as a country. If not, no
@8R854XR4yrs4Y
yes i dont like alot of paper work
@8PB7P2X4yrs4Y
Yes, if that's what the citizen in question desires.
@8M2NFWC4yrs4Y
Bring it back, make it optional with incentives for completing. As always you need to have an education component so ppl have buy-in as to why participating is helpful.
Ask more questions like what is on this website
@9BS7QNF2yrs2Y
It should exist but not be mandatory
@97T4JZCConservative2yrs2Y
Yes, but it should only be required every 5 years, easier to complete online, the information is vital for economists, scientists, statisticians, and the government to accurately make important policy decisions, but also ensure privacy
@96VYRLC2yrs2Y
A census does not warrent effort and should be less commen
@96QWKXF2yrs2Y
No, abolish the census, privacy is more important than statistics
@8Q2SVY74yrs4Y
Maybe I’m weird but I like filling out the long one.
@39RFNBC4yrs4Y
Have meaningful questions to non-invasively track immigrant job outcome, income inequality and etc.
@39L4KPG4yrs4Y
Now that bill c-51 passed, the government gets all the information they could want through spying on us via internet and telephone as well as satellite surveillance and video monitoring. The government has way more information about Canadians now than ever before so reinstating the long form in the census is a non issue I feel is used by the candidates to distract from other more difficult to talk about issues like getting rid of bill c-51!
@39PSKCQ4yrs4Y
Yes. Citing "privacy concerns" as the reason for its removal served as a distraction to allow other forms of privacy invasion to be instated.
@8DC736T5yrs5Y
No, it was flawed and got people in trouble too many times.
@EdmundSnow984yrs4Y
Yes, the information is vital for economists, scientists, statisticians and the government to accurately make important policy decisions, but it should only be required every 5 years and easier to complete online.
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