The Harper government, in its great wisdom, has decided to do away with the obligatory long form of the census normally filled by 1 of 5 Canadian household since 1951. Instead, a voluntary National Household Survey will be sent to approximately 4.5 million households. This, without consultation with any of the groups that have a stake in the use of the results or the general population.
In the past, results of the long form census have been released after 92 years. Results of the National Household Survey will never be released.
As you all know, accurate Census information is one of the main resources used by genealogists of the world to establish ethnic origins, family makeup, religious affiliation and nationality of ancestors.
Historians are also avid consumers of Census information. Census information is an essential part of the documentation of the history of a country.
Quote from Gordon Watts, The Global Gazette, (http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazgw/gazgw-0122.htm )
“The Census is the single most important documented information available to the historical and genealogical communities. It is the only source in which you find information regarding families instead of individuals. Through successive censuses, you can track the formation of the family, you can track when children are born, when children grow up and move away, and you can track patterns of migration. By removing the information contained in the Long Form questionnaire, the government is taking from us the greatest source of information for the history of the country. It is a huge change, one that will have disastrous consequences for future genealogists and historians, and one that genealogists and historians will have to protest.”
Accurate Census information is also invaluable to the Health Care community for understanding demographics in order to adapt health services to regions and populations; to municipal, provincial and federal planners, to make major public policy decisions; to economist and others to make informed policy recommendations; and on and on , …
This has, so far, generated an outcry from many of the groups aforementioned but is under the radar for many. The implications are disastrous and the repercussions everlasting.
Rise up genealogists of Canada, join the ranks, write to your Member of Parliament and write to Industry Minister Tony Clement, use twitter, use Facebook, blog and email. The Harper government has responded in the past to public outcry on controversial matters and your voice counts.
I have included a list of internet links to articles related to this subject for your edification.
Thank you for your support!
Réal Charlebois, amateur genealogist and keen Census consumer
Former Chief Statistician, and Statistical Society of Canada
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/municipal-social-planners-caught-off-guard-by-census-slash-97514599.html
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/dont-mess-with-census-statisticians-tell-tories/article1635031/
General reaction and editorials
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/the-federal-government-is-senseless-on-the-census/article1635140/ July 11 editorial
http://www.canada.com/technology/Ottawa+revamp+restrictive+census+rules/3222273/story.html
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/why-you-should-care-about-the-long-census-forms-demise/article1630413/ “Why you should care about the sudden demise of the long census form”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-scrap-mandatory-long-form-census/article1623458/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/ottawa-should-come-to-its-census-stop-dogging-statscan/article1632193/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-refuse-to-reverse-census-decision/article1641394/?service=email
http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazgw/gazgw-0122.htm
Political
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/07/07/liberals-census.html LIBERAL
http://www.liberal.ca/en/newsroom/media-releases/18447_harper-conservatives-cuts-to-census-leave-canada-in-the-dark ENG LIBERAL
http://www.liberal.ca/fr/newsroom/media-releases/18447_harper-conservatives-cuts-to-census-leave-canada-in-the-dark FR LIBERAL
http://www.ndp.ca/press/ndp-demands-immediate-restoration-census-long-form NDP ENG
http://www.npd.ca/article/npd-demande-r-tablissement-imm-diat-questionnaire-complet-recensement NDP FR
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100708/national/tories_census_scrubbed City of Calgary
Business
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/breakingnews/alarm-on-cuts-to-detailed-census-questionnaire-spreads-to-business-groups-97687304.html
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/census-revamp-prompts-debate-over-the-right-to-reliable-data/article1632390/
http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=n3835988
Policy – Research organizations
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/commentary/statistics-canadas-senseless-census-decision (letter to the Minister from Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives)
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1653/canada-scraps-census-long-form-genealogist-statisticians-worry (International)
http://census.pewsocialtrends.org/2010/should-the-american-community-survey-be-voluntary#more-129 (U.S. study shows that similar US move would result in lower response rates, poorer quality data and higher costs).
Genealogists/Historians
http://www.canada.com/technology/Genealogists+slam+restrictions+census+information/3217316/story.html
http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazgw/gazgw-0122.htm “Federal Government Destroys Value of Future Census”
Francophone issues
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100707/national/tories_census_scrubbed
http://news.therecord.com/Wire/News_Wire/Science/article/741796
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/francophone-federation-says-axing-census-will-hurt-communities-97961859.html
Blogs
http://worthwhile.typepad.com/worthwhile_canadian_initi/2010/07/why-making-2011-census-long-form-voluntary-is-a-bad-idea.html
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