I just filled out the short form Canadian Census. The neocon government of Stephen Harper cancelled

the long form census. It would have asked all sorts of question about career and ethnicity. My question is why? Why would the neocons do this? Is it because they don't want canadians to have access to detailed information without paying direct marketing firms for it (meaning that corporations could afford it but the average person not so much)? Is it to stop policy? Why. What is it with these ***holes? Any ideas?

"KILL THE CENSUS, KILL SOCIAL PROGRAMS
Stephen Harper is dead-set on killing the census for the same reason he is dead-set on undermining the tax base and spending us into oblivion on his own special interests.

Without accurate and reliable census data, certain communities and groups who lack other information-collecting resources will have a difficult time mounting evidence to support their requests for federal funding.

Pointing to this lack of evidence, Stephen Harper will have the political wiggle-room to deem the social program redundant or unnecessary, while prattling on about getting tough on the “special interest groups” raiding the treasury, and bingo: He’s a fiscal conservative again.

And not only has he managed to cut social spending, but the people will love him for it…because let’s face it: cutting the fat of greedy special interest groups is a far better storyline than a confusing bunch of B.S. about census data."

http://torytattler.blogspot.com/2010/07/kill-census-kill-social-programs.html

http://rabble.ca/news/2010/08/economist-harper-knows-exactly-why-hes-decimating-census

The economist in Harper knows exactly why he's decimating the census
BY FRANCES RUSSELL | AUGUST 18, 2010

"If you are determined to halt, if not roll back, Canada's advances in social and economic equality, turning the long-form census into an unreliable statistical mishmash takes you a giant step towards your goal."

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came up. Harper is doing everything in his power and in every sneaky way possible to undermine funding for social programs. I fucking hate that he won a majority.

My wife has been complaining about it for three days.

Sid

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