tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post3638663371288050303..comments2024-03-27T11:18:34.222-03:00Comments on Viable Opposition: Statistics and Your PrivacyA Political Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-69368233139890718732016-02-01T22:49:13.910-04:002016-02-01T22:49:13.910-04:00I would be curious to know if Section 8 of the Can...I would be curious to know if Section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is relevant with respect to privacy and if the Charter Supersedes the Statscan Act. Also Section 264 of the Criminal Code for the overpaid employees that continue to harass citizens with prosecution if they do not participate in the LFSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-8716313260840183472015-09-18T00:06:29.272-03:002015-09-18T00:06:29.272-03:00I know this is an old article (5+ years), but the ...I know this is an old article (5+ years), but the issue hasn't gone away. I do not see under the Statistics Act that surveys are mandatory. In fact, Section 8, which deals with surveys, explicitly states "... where such information is requested section 31 does not apply in respect of a refusal or neglect to furnish the information."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-29874205845353227302010-07-22T23:48:01.822-03:002010-07-22T23:48:01.822-03:00I can't believe you want to open the vault tha...I can't believe you want to open the vault that is the Canada Revenue Agency to mine for information! Do you know the kind of intimate, personal details they have? Sure, it will all come without your name on it, but seriously, wouldn't it make you squirm to know that 34,000 men in Peterborough use Viagra--if you lived in Peterborough, and, uh, claimed some prescriptions last year? <br /><br />Once they have access--they have access!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-87514514162502658652010-07-22T13:31:42.573-03:002010-07-22T13:31:42.573-03:00JB, if he was principled, he would have resigned w...JB, if he was principled, he would have resigned when he felt it would have the most impact. Which is precisely what he did. In what world does taking a principled stand mean disappearing quietly into the night?<br /><br />Privacy is pretty much the only real concern here, and it's quite a red herring. StatsCan's reputation wrt privacy is unimpeachable.<br /><br />Basically, we're spending more tax dollars to have an inferior dataset. And the shortcomings are going to have to be made up for by hiring private polling firms at even greater expense. This is not a defensible position for a fiscal conservative. Do you really trust a private company with your information more than you trust the agency that wrote the book on confidentiality?Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394992578080778989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-44455526223036201892010-07-22T11:16:19.697-03:002010-07-22T11:16:19.697-03:00I would not consider this political hack principle...I would not consider this political hack principled unless he is returning some of his pension and openly respecting the peoples choice of government (which he is not). If he was principled he would have resigned before the media storm, or after not during and he would have done so for personal reasons and quietly. <br /><br />Our civil service is full of liberal supporter like Sheikh. If citizens are to ever have a say in government we need them gone and replaced with people who will respect our choice of government and not work against that choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com