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Alberta couple launches legal challenge over invasive census questions

The census doesn’t automatically “authorize the state to compel disclosure of intimate details about health, personal identity, daily routines, and private life,” said Kheir.

Quinn Patrick
Aug 20, 2026
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An Alberta couple says that the government allegedly violated their privacy rights after they were forced to complete a long-form census, which required them to answer questions about their sexual orientation, physical and mental disability, and history of homelessness, among other things.

Bradley and Linda Osborne of Foothills County launched a Charter challenge in June after being mandated to complete the long-form census, and were forced to divulge the information or face a potential $500 fine.

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