<![CDATA[MP responds to #Canada census privacy concerns]]>MP responds to census privacy concerns

“A census helps govts plan transit, housing, and spot aging popns, labour shortages & demographic shifts.”

“It’s literally the opposite of none of your business. It is your business,”

“When people refuse the census, they’re not sticking it to Ottawa. They’re sticking it to their own community.”

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MP calls on Canadians to fill out census as some express privacy concerns

OTTAWA - As some Canadians claim that the federal government's national census violates their privacy, a Liberal member of Parliament is calling on them to fill out their 2026 census forms for the good of their communities.

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Winnipeg Free Press (www.winnipegfreepress.com)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/052cebb4-f6b6-43e0-a197-dcc40eb63d1e/mp-responds-to-canada-census-privacy-concernsRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 00:27:34 GMTTue, 12 May 2026 11:28:44 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to MP responds to #Canada census privacy concerns on Tue, 12 May 2026 11:41:59 GMT]]>@cow99 I am pretty sure most of the data categories are created with & for provincial & municipal usage. Canada’s Constitution requires feds do the census but it is local governments that use the data. Health care and schools are provincial jurisdiction.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/AnnaAnthro/statuses/116561419920870015https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/AnnaAnthro/statuses/116561419920870015Tue, 12 May 2026 11:41:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MP responds to #Canada census privacy concerns on Tue, 12 May 2026 11:41:15 GMT]]>@cow99 @AnnaAnthro a) Statistics Canada is responsible for getting the data, they don't make policy. b) Wow, that's ridiculous.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/ZenHeathen/statuses/116561417018376160https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/ZenHeathen/statuses/116561417018376160Tue, 12 May 2026 11:41:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MP responds to #Canada census privacy concerns on Tue, 12 May 2026 11:34:25 GMT]]>@AnnaAnthro to which a good journalist should ask “so what has the federal government done since the last census about those subjects?”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/cow99/statuses/116561390173873137https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/cow99/statuses/116561390173873137Tue, 12 May 2026 11:34:25 GMT