What is Lockheed Martin doing with the CANADIAN Census??

[Elspeth]

Protest against Lockheed Martin's Involvement with the Canadian Census.
"Count Me Out" Campaign in response to Statistics Canada's Census campaign "Count Me In"


Global Research, April 11, 2008
Vive Le Canada

Census Boycotter Willingly Faces $500 Fine, Jail Time

At least one Canadian who refused to fill out the 2006 census forms in protest against U.S. military giant Lockheed Martin's involvement is being called to court, and may face a $500 fine and up to six months in jail.

The popular pro-Canadian website Vive le Canada (www.vivelecanada.ca) ran a campaign from 2004 to 2006 to protest Lockheed's involvement with the Canadian census. The campaign, called "Count Me Out" as a response to Statistic Canada's census campaign "Count Me In", offered information on Lockheed's involvement with the census, an email form letter visitors could edit and send to Chief Statistician Ivan Fellegi opposing Lockheed's involvement, and information on other actions, including the option of refusing to fill out the census forms.

Vive le Canada founder Susan Thompson says that her site started the campaign after receiving requests from members. She was recently contacted by Sandra Finley, a Vive le Canada member and Saskatchewan resident who will be going to court and entering a plea on April 15 over her refusal to complete the census. Vive le Canada is spreading the word and helping organize support.

Thompson says she is certain that there are other census boycotters across Canada because of the tremendous response the website received while running its campaign. According to Thompson, most boycotters felt that a U.S.-owned company, and in particular a military contractor such as Lockheed Martin, should not be involved with the Canadian census, especially during the unpopular Iraq war. Another concern was privacy. It remains unclear whether information gathered by the Canadian census falls under the American PATRIOT Act if gathered in part by a U.S.-owned company. Through the PATRIOT Act, the U.S. military potentially has access to any information held by a U.S. corporation...

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8647

[Elspeth]

1. So we don't care about Canada?

Hmmm