Dear Jeff, I'm disappointed to hear that there is still a debate about "opt-in" or "opt-out" questions on the Census. It should be obvious by how that such questions will lead to less than 100% agreement, making the value of the Census for genealogists severely flawed. Instead of giving options to Census respondents, why doesn't Statistics Canada simply add a statement to the effect that the Census data will be transferred to the Archives and released in 70 years from the date of the Census? I cannot imagine why anyone would object to having their address, age, marital status etc. released for genealogical or historical perusal after such a period. In my own case, I will be 140 years old if the 2011 Census gets released after 70 years, and I sure won't care. I have deliberately suggested 70 years rather than the 92 currently legislated (we think), because it is much more reasonable, and if there is going to be a compromise, let's have a reasonable position to start from. David Rowat