To Mr. Raymond Chan, MP -- Richmond Riding The following could be happening very soon: Bill S-18, An Act To Amend the Statistics Act, has passed Second Reading and a committee hearing with no amendments by the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology. The Third Reading and Vote will possibly be held next week when the Senate of Canada resumes work. After that, Bill S-18 will move to the House of Commons, where we request your assistance in obtaining our 1911 Canadian census records. Check http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Score1.htm#BC This is the British Columbia scoreboard and hopefully, as much progress has been made on S-18, you will reply that you will support the bill. With safe passage of Bill S-18, census records will be automatically released from 1911 to 2001 at 10-year periods, 92 years after enumeration. As 2005 is The Year of the Veteran, and the 1911 census was the last census prior to World War One, from which many did not return, it is hopeful release will coincide with the May 8th 60th anniversary of VE-Day as a tribute to all veterans. Your secretary may answer on your behalf, is you direct him or her. Let's make British Columbia GOLD -- like Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Yukon. Sincerely, Muriel M. Davidson [email protected] Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee 25 Crestview Avenue, Brampton, ON L6W 2R8 Information at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm ====================