(Quotes are included in their original language) / (Les extraits sont transmis dans leur langue originale de diffusion)
“I don’t accept the fact that every time you make a change on every matter of government business, you have to shout it from every rooftop.” (Industry Minister Tony Clement, CanWest News, July 8, 2010)
“We are deeply concerned about the disastrous consequences this will have for the scientific understanding of Canadian society, and for the ability to make informed decisions about social and economic policies.” (James Turk, Executive Director, Canadian Association of University Teachers, Press Release, July 2, 2010)
« On ne peut plus arriver à des conclusions à savoir si l’écart a grandi entre jeunes et vieux, entre certaines régions. Ces genres d’analyses ne seront plus possibles. » (Pierre Marcel Desjardins, économist, SRC Atlantique, 7 juillet, 2010)
“‘You’re not going to have the same level of reliability’ with a voluntary survey.” (Elizabeth Beale, President, Atlantic Provinces Economic Council, Globe and Mail, July 8, 2010)
« Ça nous rend beaucoup plus vulnérables à un gouvernement ou un groupe d’intérêts qui veut prétendre quelque chose, et on n’aura pas les données pour contredire. » (Rosella Melanson, Directrice générale du Conseil consultatif sur la condition de la femme du Nouveau-Brunswick, Radio Canada, 7 juillet, 2010)
“Canada’s professional planners depend on accurate, timely and consistent data to help build Canadian communities…Making the collection of this data voluntary undermines good public policy.” (Marni Cappe, President, Canadian Institute of Planners, Press Release, July 5, 2010)
“It is ludicrous to cite privacy concerns when you’re talking about the Census. Personal census information remains private for 92 years. Future generations of Canadians who want to research their ancestors will not be able to do so with this new Census form. We are effectively erasing ourselves from history.” (Karen Peterson, Managing Director, Ancestry.ca, Press Release, June 30, 2010)
« Ça nous permet de spécialiser les services, de mieux répondre aux besoins. » (Lise Ouellett, directrice, L’Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick, SRC Atlantique, 7 juillet, 2010)
“The census is the single most important piece of information we get.” (Craig Alexander, President of Canadian Association for Business Economics and Chief Economist for TD Bank, New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, July 3, 2010)
« On ne peut plus arriver à des conclusions à savoir si l’écart a grandi entre jeunes et vieux, entre certaines régions. Ces genres d’analyses ne seront plus possibles. » (Pierre Marcel Desjardins, économiste, Radio Canada, 7 juillet, 2010)
“The census long form is the only national source of information on aboriginal educational achievement…without the census long form there will be no information about whether aboriginal education results are improving.” (Social scientist Michael Mendelson, New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, July 3, 2010)
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