Midst the clamouring din of non-con-census

John Robson, in his weekly Citizen column, brings a touch of humour to bear on the issue du jour…the non-con-census flap. If you are tired of, or simply worn down by, the earnestly important debate surrounding Canada’s next body count you’ll enjoy John’s well-timed lampoon…as he whips up the Robson Long Form Intrusive Questionnaire:

Question one: How excited are you about lengthy debates on the government’s decision to scrap the long form census?

(A) I don’t give a hoot

(B) I only give one hoot and I got it from a passing owl

(C) The government’s decision to do what?

(D) Get off my porch before I call the cops

Now that we’ve wet your whistle… read more here.

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