July 2010. UK Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude proposed scrapping of the 2021 Census as a cost-cutting exercise. The information would be replaced by use of administrative records. Status seems to be that of a decision to review alternatives (as usual) but with expectation of change to significantly reduce costs.
Blog with link to news pieces http://bit.ly/bhkMFM

July 2010. Chief Statistician resigns after Canada’s Census long-form is to be abandoned in favour of an enlarged voluntary national survey. Government states privacy as reason.

News stories http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/StatsCan+boss+quits+over+census+mess/3305387/story.html

http://www.thespec.com/article/801140

Petition http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/keep-the-canadian-census-long-form.html

Public letter of protest http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2010/07/19/strange-bedfellows-invite-clement-to-work-with-them-towards-census-solution/

American Statistical Association protest http://www.amstat.org/about/pressreleases/ASACallsforLongFormReinstatement.pdf