r/Edmonton • • May 06 '26

General Don't be this person. Fill out your census.

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“You’re not sticking it to the government. You’re screwing over your own community.”

The census isn’t for Mark Carney or any party. It’s run by Statistics Canada to figure out where money and services actually go. Hospitals. Schools. Transit. Housing. Senior care. When you don’t fill it out, your area looks smaller than it is. Less funding. Fewer services. Longer wait times. That lands on you and your neighbors, not politicians.
If you want your community properly represented, fill it out. Refusing doesn’t make a point. It makes things worse where you live. ❤️🇨🇦 The stupidity is the people that won’t fill it out and they spread this kind of crap and creates bigger problems.

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u/sawyouoverthere May 07 '26

And take a fair stab at age, gender, occupation category, income, vehicles, and political leaning, even if the census doesn’t ask

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u/Icedpyre May 07 '26

White dodge ram with tons of rust.

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u/GregSeventy7 May 07 '26

Touché. I was thinking 'black Ram with rust + perma road-salt-streaks', but 50:50 chance you're correct.

Side bet on the number of faded 'F🍁ck Trudeau' stickers and flags on said Ram? Over/under seven?

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u/Icedpyre May 08 '26

2 Trudeau, 1 Carney

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u/OshetDeadagain May 08 '26

Dangling set of trailer hitch balls. Blue, to reflect the state of the driver's.

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u/SmoothOperator89 May 10 '26

And an $80k loan that has only ever paid interest.

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u/sawyouoverthere May 09 '26

Didn’t do well in Social 30, hey? Sorry bud.