Trudeau Reinstates Mandatory Canadian Census Cut by Harper
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Canada’s new Liberal government is bringing back the mandatory, long-form census that had been abolished by its predecessor.
Navdeep Bains, the minister of innovation, science and economic development, announced Thursday the Liberals would reinstate the mandatory questionnaire to yield more accurate and reliable data for bureaucrats and researchers -- one of the first acts of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.