Count me in---June ----- Original Message ----- From: "Muriel M. Davidson" <muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca> To: <CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 10:08 AM Subject: [ANNAPOLIS] Post 1901 Census -- Parliament in recess -- time for petitions!! > Read the following, please -- a great time for GENEALOGICAL > SOCIETIES to put together petitions and give these PERSONALLY > to the Member of Parliament in the riding. There must be 25 names > on the petition, according to Parliamentary rule. If not given to the > Member of Parliament, send to me at > 25 Crestview Avenue, Brampton, ON L6W 2R8 > Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca > > note:- The SENATORS are also in his/her home area!! > ============ > Greetings All. > > Parliament has recessed until Monday 22 March 2004. It is reasonable to > assume that many of our Members of Parliament will be spending some time > in their constituency offices. > > This could be a great opportunity to make an appointment to visit your > MP and tell him/her of our concerns regarding access to Historic Census > records. Let them know that what we seek is the SAME, UNRESTRICTED > access to Historic Census records, 92 years after collection, that we > currently have for 240 years of Census records up to and including those > for 1906. > > Before visiting your MP check their current position on the Scoreboard > on the Post 1901 Census Project website at the URL following my > signature. Give your thanks to those who have Gold Ticks of support, > and try to get a commitment of support for access from those sitting on > the fence, or those who have not yet responded to our questions of > support. If you get a response that is different than that shown on the > Scoreboard please let me know so that the Scoreboard can be updated. > > Happy Hunting > > Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net > Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee > Port Coquitlam, BC > > http://globalgenealogy.com/Census > en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm > > > > ==== CAN-NS-ANNAPOLIS Mailing List ==== > > A new cousin a day keeps the boredom away! > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >