--- MEMO MAY BE FORWARDED OR TRANSLATED --- To all - whether students, church members, genealogy and hiostorical groups, or just interested researchers:- THE BIG PUSH is one and we hope all who wish the 1911 Canadian census released will assist -- your help is needed for petitions, letters to both Senators and Members of Parliament. Newspaper publicity is needed -- ask your hometown editor to post a column -- and my e-mail address may be given muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Bill S-12 by Senator Lorna Milne is in third Reading stage, some debate and then hopefully a positive VOTE. Following Parliamentary procedure the Bill S-12 would then go to House of Commons for approval. At present, BOTH House of Commons and Senate petitions are needed. When the Bill passes in the Senate, very possibly we will only need House of Commons after that -- I promise to let all know. During the past few weeks, NO petitions were received from Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Nunavut/Yukon/N.W. Territories - could we change this fact???? To send letters, Gordon Watts has sample letters at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/ Click on HOMEPAGE Addresses and wording is there -- save to disk or Copy and Paste. Postage is FREE and many respond better to something in an envelope! However, you might prefer to write your own letter -- your wishes, searches, lost ones, genetic diseases, but SIGN THE LETTER with complete address. Believe it or not, the same letter will do for all -- just change the name! Murray Calder will have his glorious ONE hour of debate due to the committee handling -- 13 other Bills dumped in 15 minutes!!! If anyone has watched CPAC they will note that Murray Calder does NOT look like a farmer -- but he is -- complete with a huge wheelbarrow which we wish to have filled --- by YOU -- the ONES WHO DESIRE CENSUS! Download census petitions -- a colourful sign is also there for your usage http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Petition.htm Adobe Acrobat is FREE -- acts as a reader -- must be downloaded. Petitions are in English and French Senate and House of Commons, plus English Non-Resident. Mail to either Gordon or myself -- we share petitions! If we all give this ONE HUGE PUSH before Easter, It will help -- there is a committee which ascertains the petitions in Ottawa -- approves them!! Students may use this as a different social science subject -- just add the name of the school so credit may be given. Let's SPRING INTO ACTION before Spring!!! Your help is Needed NOW!!! Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee 25 Crestview Avenue, Brampton, Ontario L6W 2R8 http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index6.htm and http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Senscore1.htm --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.330 / Virus Database: 184 - Release Date: 2/28/02