That said, that is one aspect. I have to admit that the task of Statistics Canada or any agency that collects this kind of information is to create a sort of societal map and put people into categories. When this kind of categorization takes place, people clearly do not accept being put into one category rather than another one. It is really up to people to decide whether they belong in one category or another.
On April 10th, 2008. See this statement in context.