Objection to census could land alumnus in jail
A Queen’s alumnus and Kingston resident is facing a $300 fine and up to three months in prison for refusing to fill out his 2006 census form. Todd Stelmach, Rehab ’00, will appear in court Mar. 5 to plead not guilty. (back to story...)
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Kingston
March 5, 2009 at 5:45 p.m.
They're obviously trying to make an example of this guy. But it's just ridiculous that a person can go to jail for not filling out a form.
Canadian law sucks. This guy has balls, and I fully support him.