Canada Census

Do you respond to Census mail

Yes
29
76%
No
9
24%
 
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Even Steven
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Why or why not?
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mexi cali
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Why would you not?
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mexi cali wrote:Why would you not?
Well, I'm kinda lazy, so I didn't even open it.

Just thought I'd check with the others.
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mexi cali wrote: Why would you not?
Even Steven wrote: Well, I'm kinda lazy, so I didn't even open it.

Just thought I'd check with the others.
Don’t even need to pick up a pen, it’s all done online.
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GordonH wrote:it’s all done online.
Yeah, but sounds like a waste of time. They should give our like $5 gift certificates to Starbucks. I'd do it then.
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Even Steven wrote:Yeah, but sounds like a waste of time. They should give our like $5 gift certificates to Starbucks. I'd do it then.

"In accordance with the Statistics Act, all residents of Canada are legally required to complete the census questionnaire. Statistics Canada is bound by law to protect the confidentiality of the information respondents provide in the census."

I couldn't believe the stupidity of the online census.

After answering that my one and only language was English it continued to ask questions about what else I spoke. Pretty dumb!
My Wife asked me if I knew what her favorite flower was?
Apparently "Robin Hood All Purpose" was the wrong answer!
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Haven't got one yet but when I do I'm gonna use it as fire starter in my fire pit! :biggrin:

That's kinda the same as filling it out, right?
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I completed the online census and can’t imagine who is going to find the answers to the questions helpful in anyway.

Biggest waste of my time and our tax dollars.
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I was lucky and got the short form. The long form is over 70 questions long and IMO, there' are some questionable questions. I helped a couple of friends with their long form and it was embarassing to ask them certain questions.
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TimmyE wrote:I was lucky and got the short form. The long form is over 70 questions long and IMO, there' are some questionable questions. I helped a couple of friends with their long form and it was embarassing to ask them certain questions.
Thank Justin Trudeau for that. The long form was turfed for good reason by intelligent people, but Justin brought it back so he could peek into your bedrooms.
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Even Steven wrote:
GordonH wrote:it’s all done online.
Yeah, but sounds like a waste of time. They should give our like $5 gift certificates to Starbucks. I'd do it then.
Do it and I'll send you five bucks.
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I think some of the questions they ask are debatable but they do base things like Health Care spending on them.

It's to everyone's benefit to take 5-15 mins and fill out the Census.
My Wife asked me if I knew what her favorite flower was?
Apparently "Robin Hood All Purpose" was the wrong answer!
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I like how people are super paranoid about govt spying on them through cell phones/vaccines/cameras but when the govt is asking what's your name/where do you live/how much money you make/what do you spend on adult toys everybody rushes in to fill it out.
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Be thankful if your roomy didn’t get the long form OT. :130:
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Stats and I never got along. I never understood the reasoning of some of the odd questions they ask, but I always fill mine in. Getting an accurate snapshot of Canada is never a bad thing IMO.
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