Hello Jay I totally disagree with you. This is a very important bit of genealogical business, what better place to make sure that everyone doing genealogy is up to speed in what is going on with this subject. Regards Jay ----- Original Message ----- From: "jm" <jmeeuwig@attcanada.net> To: <ALBERTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 4:50 PM Subject: Re: [ALBERTA] Post 1901 Census -- Changes in Cabinet > When will we be relieved of this scourge that keeps rearing its ugly head? > No, I am not talking about the members of parliament who were elected by > the Canadian people. I'm talking about this bunch of mad campaigners > that call themselves the "Canada Census Committee". > WHO elected them??? [And what makes them political pundits?] > > Frankly, as i have mentioned before, i don't think that all this campaigning > about the release of the Census records has a place on these forums. > Get yer own mailing list Gordo, and pollute the etherwaves from there!!! > > > Now this latest piece by the self-appointed Don Quixote of the Canada Census > Committee really takes the cake. > > I don't care to read a brownnose message abt Alan Rock any more then I > appreciate a low blow comment about Brian Tobin ON THIS FORUM!!! > > I am sick of opening my Alberta Digest and finding that half the messages > are from this "Canada Nonsense Committee". Sometimes even in duplicate. Why > are we still getting all this political commentary on a GENEALOGY RESEARCH > FORUM??? > > NO there is NO need for more selfrighteous and pompous posturing by Watts > and Co. It was a retorical question! > > ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!! P l e a s e g o a w a y !!! > Run for office or something, but leave US alone!!! > > > Jay W. Meeuwig > > And yes, I actually like Brian Tobin. Anyone remember Capt. Canada? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net> > To: <ALBERTA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:10 PM > Subject: [ALBERTA] Post 1901 Census -- Changes in Cabinet > > > Greetings All. > > Last night, and this morning, have shown some interesting changes made > to our Federal Liberal Cabinet. I thank all who have sent me messages > advising of some of these changes, particularly those which might have > had an effect on our efforts to regain public access to Historic Census > Records. > > The resignation of Brian Tobin, not just from the Federal Liberal > Cabinet but presumably from politics altogether, does not really > surprise me as I wondered how long it would be before he quit something > again. He served many years as a Liberal MP and member of Cabinet > before quitting Federal politics to run for and successfully be elected > as Premier of Newfoundland. He quit that to return to Ottawa and was > appointed as Minister of Industry without having been elected by the > people of Canada. > > .... and ON and ON and ON............ > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.320 / Virus Database: 179 - Release Date: 30/01/2002 > > > ==== ALBERTA Mailing List ==== > To post messages to everyone on the list: > ALBERTA-L@rootsweb.com > >