TORONTO – A senior Statistics Canada manager says it’s impossible for giant American arms maker Lockheed Martin to pilfer information on Canadians.
Yves Beland says the agency did a thorough security audit on software the U.S. company provided.
Beland’s testimony comes at the trial of 89-year-old Audrey Tobias in Toronto.
The peace activist refused to fill out the 2011 census in light of Lockheed Martin’s involvement.
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The defence is arguing Tobias’s constitutional rights are being trampled.
Statistics Canada purchased Lockheed’s software back in 2003 and has used it for both the 2006 and 2011 census.
Watch: Audrey Tobias and her attorney speak outside the courthouse about why she refused to fill out the 2011 census
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