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Saturday, 16 May 2026

Why do governments do a census?

My youngest kid works for StatCan.

There are some ignorant people who don't know why we do a census. 

This is the perfect summary:

This isn’t the self-own you think it is.

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— Mark Gerretsen (@markgerretsen.bsky.social) May 10, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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7 comments:

  1. Anvilcloud16 May 2026 at 22:22

    Sometimes the ignorance overwhelms me. I recall using raw census data in a university research essay.

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  2. Yamini MacLean16 May 2026 at 22:46

    Hari OM
    Well said that man! YAM xx

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  3. Nancy J16 May 2026 at 23:14

    Many years ago, maybe way back in the 1950's or late 1940's, my Dad delivered the census papers, maybe after milking the cows, as he would be the person responsible for a rural area. Many miles to drive. Then to go back again to collect. The video is so correct.

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  4. Tom17 May 2026 at 06:35

    ...and here they want to count some and not others!

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  5. Blondi Blathers17 May 2026 at 13:03

    It's so disappointing to me to learn how actually stupid so many people are. I still can hardly believe it. Is it something in the water? -Kate

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  6. Jeanie17 May 2026 at 16:55

    If it wasn't for the census, my genealogy work would have hit a wall.

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  7. MARY G17 May 2026 at 22:56

    Is this the orange miasma creeping up here? I do not recall protests at previous censi. (Yeah, I took Latin.)

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