Monday, 23 February 2015

Census Jail Time

Q54: Will a law be passed eliminating jail time as a punishment for not filling out the Statistics Canada Census, by the end of 2015?
Yes: 20%
No: 80%

Conservative MP Joe Preston has introduced a private member's bill to end jail time for not filling out Statistics Canada surveys (the penalty of jail time is largely theoretical, when applied to the Census).  The bill seems to have support from some Conservative MPs.  It might also get support from one or both of the opposition parties.

The main problem with the bill is probably timing; it might not have enough time to be passed before the current Parliament ends.  Most private member's bills do not succeed.

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