Smoke Posted May 26, 2016 Report Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) Did you fill out yours? Didn't get one. Nice deflection tho'. Edited May 26, 2016 by Smoke
Scott Mayers Posted May 26, 2016 Report Posted May 26, 2016 Didn't get one. Nice deflection tho'. Yes, this is way off topic. But note you should check up with revenue Canada to get this. While it may seem trivial, it CAN be useful should someone have YOUR census to use for many troublesome things to both you and others. [stealing ID, for one!!] You should have gotten two at least by now in the mail.
eyeball Posted May 26, 2016 Report Posted May 26, 2016 It matters little what you believe, you were tasked with filling out a census form, and after arguing how important, in fact necessary, the census is for gaining correct information, I've hardly put any effort into arguing for this at all, I'm way more amused at the amount of panic people have for the census - I would have thought they might appreciate a little harmless playful irreverence but I guess not. In any case I'm quite certain my name which was on the census is as clear an indication they'll need that I'm not Martian a Somalian. Get a grip. I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
Smoke Posted May 27, 2016 Report Posted May 27, 2016 I've hardly put any effort into arguing for this at all, I'm way more amused at the amount of panic people have for the census - I would have thought they might appreciate a little harmless playful irreverence but I guess not. In any case I'm quite certain my name which was on the census is as clear an indication they'll need that I'm not Martian a Somalian. Get a grip. Got it. So it's OK if someone has "fun" making cutesy political statements, but "fill them out you damn conservatives" or we'll fine you and throw you in jail. Typical leftwing crap as always ho-hum.
cybercoma Posted May 27, 2016 Report Posted May 27, 2016 Since when is the census a partisan issue? You conservatives have lost your damn minds.
cannuck Posted May 27, 2016 Report Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) Since this thread has been totally derailed, I will tell you how my skiing buddy dealt with the last census. This guy hates government of any kind, having been USAF occupational forces after WWII and seeing the results of collapse followed by anarchy. So, filling out a census form was to him an incredible invasion of his privacy. Predictably, the phone rang, and some nice you woman informed him that he may be subject to severe penalties if he did not fill out his census. His reply was: "could you please send someone down here to fill it out?". Her reply was to the effect of why would they do that. He told her: "I hate to admit this to anyone, but I'm IGNORANT, I can't read nor write, so how can I fill out your form?". (Yes, he knows the correct term is "illiterate"). He was excused from filling out his census form. BTW: he celebrated his 94th birthday this spring, but we had no snow left to do our usual end-of-season ski trip. Edited May 27, 2016 by cannuck
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