title: The mandatory census: tension between individual rights and the public good.
abstract: The discontinuation of the Canadian long-form mandatory census presents a crisis for data users. Examined as a tension between the need to preserve individual civil liberties and the need to curtail those liberties for the public good, the census crisis presents an opportunity for a public discussion on the specifics of our national values, beliefs and expectations.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, 43 Templeton St., Ottawa, ON K1 N 6X1. raywat.deonandan@uottawa.ca
authors.forename: Raywat S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Deonandan
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics; D002170:Canada; D019352:Censuses; D002961:Civil Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D003625:Data Collection / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D037141:Mandatory Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011057:Politics; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D011640:Public Policy; D035141:Voluntary Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends