At first glance you might think that all this talk about the long form census is much ado about nothing. After all, few amongst us sit around thinking- “boy oh boy do I ever look forward to having to fill out the census form every five years, and I really hope I get randomly picked to fill out the long form version- it is better than winning the lottery!” However, you would be wrong about the census not being worth the bother- especially if you live in rural or small town Canada- or heaven forbid trying to eke out a living farming.