misLeading with voluntary surveys

There has been a flap in Canada in the last few weeks over the government’s decision to remove the long form of the census, which is sent to every fifth household. It asks many questions which the government says invade Canadians’ privacy.  The long-form census is mandatory, and is backed up with the threat of a jail [...]

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