I worked as an enumerator for Elections Alberta a few years ago. I've always been really into the electoral process and had a lot of fun working other positions for them on Election day.
After a day of doing it, I started to get really tired of the way I was being treated at people's doors. Some people accused me of lying about what I was doing, even though there had been signs up in the neighbourhood for a week letting people know we were coming around, and I had identification around my neck.
I've never been a census taker but I imagine the treatment would be similar.
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