Greg at Sinister Thoughts points out that Canada's upcoming census may become a lot more interesting than usual, as a movement has formed to challenge the outsourcing of Canada's census data to a U.S. firm.
While the site is worth a look, there may not be quite as much risk to Canadians' privacy as suggested by the site. The Statistics Act clearly prevents the disclosure of information. That, along with the terms which would presumably be included in the contract with StatsCan, should give the contractor involved a defence against any refusal to share the information...assuming of course that a Lockheed Martin subsidiary is willing to challenge the absolute power of Bushco.
That said, the outsourcing of the census still poses at least some privacy risk, along with a question as to whether Canada's main means of tracking its citizens should be in private hands of any nationality. And hopefully the site will call attention to those issues before the census takes place.
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