No, I don't agree with you. It seems, from what the experts were saying, that the mandatory nature of the census is what drives higher rates of compliance and better confidence in the resulting data. If you go with a voluntary basis, and I think the internal StatsCan survey bears this out, you're going to see less participation from some groups who are most vulnerable in our society, and that's a great concern.
On November 18th, 2010. See this statement in context.