The next census should better reflect who we are

Although the census is not the 'wedge issue' it was under the Harper government, there is so much more we need to know about our country and ourselves.

The 2021 census is around the corner and there will be a number of innovations, but we can ask better questions to get a greater sense of where we are going and what we need to do to get there, writes Andrew Caddell. Screenshot courtesy of Statistics Canada

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

August 12, 2020

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—When we lived in Geneva, Switzerland, in the mid-90s, our family welcomed a young woman from the nearby town of Saint-Pascal de Kamouraska, a friend of the family, to come and work as our fille au paire, or nanny. Patricia was smart, industrious and thoughtful, and as a f...

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