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• Census Media Roundup

  September 3, 2010 in Census, federal government, openmovement, policy, politics

  EKOS Politics: RACE DEADLOCKED AS CONSERVATIVES FALTER ON CENSUS DECISION Momentum Magazine: Census Counts Bicycles Too The Hill Times: How justified are privacy, coercion concerns related to long-form census? Since both the penalties and the content of the questionnaires are the government’s prerogative, why did they not simply address both issues within the context of [...]

• Health-care professionals protest cuts to long form census

  September 2, 2010 in Census, federal government, government, openmovement, policy, politics

  MEDIA ADVISORY: Health-care professionals protest cuts to long form census TORONTO – Sept. 1, 2010 – Medical and population health researchers and health-care professionals are convinced that the cancellation of the mandatory long form census will create a significant health risk for Canadians. That’s why they are participating in a series of media events in [...]

• Special Cmtee Meeting on the Census available on CPAC

  August 31, 2010 in Census, canada, federal government, policy, politics

  All of the session of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (August 27, 2010) are now available as Video on Demand on CPAC.  The Sessions include: MPs are continuing to study a plan to change Canada’s long-form census. Several witnesses are appearing to discuss the controversial proposal, which would make [...]

• Comparison of Census Questions 1871-2011

  August 30, 2010 in Census, federal government, policy, politics

  Worthwhile Canadian Initiative – aka Prof. Gordon found data in the 2001 Census Handbook pp. 29-34 that did a great comparison of census questions between 1871 and 2001 and then added 2006.  His analysis and the table are very enlightening! This blog post Census Questionnaires – They’ve been long for a long time!  has links to [...]

• Weekend Census Media Roundup

  August 30, 2010 in Census, federal government, government, openmovement, policy, politics

  Le Devoir: Recensement: Nature sermonne Ottawa Harper a pris une décision à «courte vue», dit le prestigieux magazine américain Le Devoir: Ignorance mensongère CBC News: Liberals to table census bill Orangeville Citizen: Harper, McGuinty: contrasting leadership styles Macleans: The census: power, knowledge, and role-reversal Macleans: Conservatives slammed by science journal over census scrapping CBC News: [...]