Comments on The Burd Report: A week of hot air

one anonymous says of another anonymous "Anon...

2010-07-26T17:35:28.741-04:00

one anonymous says of another anonymous "Anonymous seems determined to miss the point here. Obviously the crime rate info doesn't come from the census, it is being used as an example of the kind of info collected by government that can and should be used to make decisions on allocation of resources. Just like the census!"

a third anonymous says to the second anonymous, 'Why then use an example that has no connection to the point when there should be so many examples available that make the point succinctly, other than for the purpose of making a cheap and silly political point rather than illustrating the point of the post?' No matter how you spin it, it's just plain government bashing at its silliest.

to understand the reasons behind this decision one...

2010-07-26T15:40:30.848-04:00

to understand the reasons behind this decision one would have to have a magic 8 ball but I believe this is all in an effort to get "new" Canadians to their fold. It seems to me that people who come from places in the world where their governments cannot be trusted fret the most about the "intrusion" into their private lives.
Our long form census is needed to ensure that all programs supported of funded by all levels of government receive the proper consideration. We as Canadians need this information to determine tax structure and financing for everything from police services to garbage pick up. In order to determine if populations have increased or declined. Yes some of the information is personal but we need it to understand the true makeup of our communities and country as a whole.
Every country in the developed world requires this from their citizens to keep this information current and accurate. Without this information how do we determine the make up of our communities and the services they require. We have no other way, should we all rely on the conservative parties "magic 8 ball"
I believe this is another attempt on the part of our current government to limit their accountability. If one doesn't have all the information then one cannot be held to account for lapses in services or people being left behind.
Less government intrusion means less regulation and we all know where that leads us "recession 2008" anyone.
Mr. Harpers conservatives promised openness and transparency yet they continue to come up with new ways to shut the public out of the process. We need to let these elected "representatives" know that this is yet another unacceptable decision.

Anonymous seems determined to miss the point here....

2010-07-26T12:16:25.048-04:00

Anonymous seems determined to miss the point here. Obviously the crime rate info doesn't come from the census, it is being used as an example of the kind of info collected by government that can and should be used to make decisions on allocation of resources. Just like the census!

Of course if you are just trying to discredit the writer you'd claim there was no connection.

Talking about playing politics, anonymous, you are a prime candidate in this debate. Now, go polish your gun or something.

taking party loyalties out of this, please explain...

2010-07-25T12:24:01.078-04:00

taking party loyalties out of this, please explain your statement "The classic example is the Harpercrits move to spend billions of our tax money on crime bills when crime is declining. Without the StatsCan figures nobody can contradict the mantra that crime is rising, when it is obviously not."

How does the census in its long form tell us about crime RATES?

It's certainly not surprising that Clement, as...

2010-07-25T06:20:23.752-04:00

It's certainly not surprising that Clement, as one of the three Poncho Harris villains (Mucho Baird and Tiny Flaherty being the others) who slid into federal front bench seats with an ease befitting the amount of grease they surely must enjoy, just digs in his heels and denies that any statistician ... Canadian or otherwise ... could possibly know as much about what our citizens want and need as his esteemed leader, a trained economist! Ben is bang on here when he sees this typical, arrogant, ignorant Harper maneuver for exactly what it is ... a heavy handed attempted to avoid having to accept responsibility for governing Canada based on facts, rather than dogma. Mind you, when the Libs have a leader who, basically, says to the PM, "What do you think about that?" before making any public Party statements of his own making, the NDPrs haven't a policy in place to get in touch with more voters at the community level, and the Greens have absolutely no credibility after "Maybe" May decided to take on the McKay dynasty in Nova Scotia, why shouldn't "Stick-it-to-em" Harper feel he is a God? And if that's the case, then Harper help us all.

Miss the point did we?

2010-07-24T16:55:14.444-04:00

Miss the point did we?

How does the census determine the crime rate or ch...

2010-07-24T15:31:55.297-04:00

How does the census determine the crime rate or changes in it?

A brilliant post, Ben. Bravo!

2010-07-24T11:41:15.805-04:00

A brilliant post, Ben. Bravo!