Talking point piece from David Akin

Jail Time and the Census – Worthwhile Canadian Initiative
The new talking point on the census: Tony Clement: Data is valuable to many. But personal questions you would like to force Cdns to answer on pain of jail is just plain wrong. Maxime Bernier: Why…

The new talking point on the census:

Tony Clement:

Data is valuable to many. But personal questions you would like to force Cdns to answer on pain of jail is just plain wrong.

Maxime Bernier:

Why in the world should peaceful and honest citizens be threatened with jail if they refuse to answer these questions?!

This argument omits three facts:

1. The short-form census is still mandatory.
2. The short-form census asks personal questions such as marital status.
3. The maximum penalty for non-compliance with the short-form is… jail time.

If the problem is the threat of jail time, then remove the threat!

• Ottawa Citizen: How the federal government can really defend privacy
• Globe and Mail: Provinces rally against Ottawa as anger over census mounts
• Imagine Canada: Proposed Changes to Census Data Collection will Create Challenges for Canada’s Charities and Nonprofits
• I am a Canadian grandmama:
• The Record: Local groups fear reduced census data will make their jobs tougher
• The Calgary Herald: Census controversy not the feds’ finest hour
• CTV news: Manitoba, Ontario among provinces backing long census
• CBC: CBC Virtual Town Hall: Ending the mandatory long census form
  
• Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: Toronto Sun Flip-Flops on Census and a Voice of Reason at the Post
• Canoe.ca: I stand corrected. Something else for Clement to fix.
• Globe and Mail: Premiers want say in census feud
  
• Globe and Mail: Clement accused of misrepresenting census impact
• Globe and Mail: One Liberal, one Tory, two perspectives on the latest in Canadian politics
• The Village Voice Hudson: Long Form Census: What is it for? The ‘Silent Majority’ probably don’t know, M. Bernier, but that doesn’t constitute ‘agreement’.
• BigCityLib Strikes Back: Tips on Beating Down the Conservative Menace When Ministers Tweet Falsely
• Canadian Press: Big business silence on census is conspicuous
• Toronto Sun: Tory MP asks for clarification on census
• The Toronto Star: Ontario blasts plan to scrap long-form census
• Runesmith’s Canadian: Fun Facts About the Census
• CTV: Manitoba, Ontario among provinces backing long census
• Winnipeg Free Press: U.S. tested, then abandoned the idea of a voluntary census
• Letter: Canadian Association of University Teachers
• david Akin: The New talking point on the Census
• The Toronto Sun: Census data is important
• CBC: UPDATED – CensusWatch: Suddenly, everyone wants to talk statistics with Tony Clement …
• Toronto Sun: It makes census to keep it short
• Alberta Prime Time: Statistics Shuffle
• The Canadian Association of Public Data Users (CAPDU): CAPDU Census Position Statement
• Canadian Press: Premiers expected to raise census issue at meeting
• Edmonton Journal: Edmonton vows to fight elimination of long census Cancellation of federal questionnaire would hurt municipalities:
• CBC: Statistics aficionados, start your engines: Liveblogging the census debate at Industry … or not.
• Catholic Register: Lack of census data will hurt Catholic entities
• Edmonton Sun: City opposes 2011 census
• Maggie Gordon’s Blog:
• Macleans: Better know a talking point
• Eye on the Hill: Censusmania – Who cares outside of Ottawa?
• Western Standard: Maxime Bernier: Scrapping the compulsory long-form census questionnaire
• Toronto Sun: Censusmania Who cares outside of Ottawa?

Lists:

• Census Supporters Numerous
• gordbot Mathematicians don’t buy lottery tickets

Funny Stuff:

• I see Census complaints…
• The following picture is from a twitter post

Fantastic poster at Cartier and Somerset #census #cdnpoli