To all:- Very recently I made a promise to Senator Lorna Milne that WE "were in for the long haul" -- meaning until census records are released for all to use -- not a statistical view -- but the real and original records. However, there are several requests:- http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Petiition.htm Dowloadable are Senate and House of Commons petitions in both French and English, plus Non-Resident for those with roots in Canada. You will note there are THREE (3) pages -- keep the first page for your reference, does not need to be returned. PAGE 2 starts off with the "prayer" which has been approved, plus EIGHT (8) lines for signatures. There is a place to fill in where signatures are obtained, and address -- telephone/e-mail. PAGE 3 has three lines which MUST be printed or written at top of the page -- three-ring loose-leaf could even be used, as long as the three lines are written at the top. Above all, DO NOT PHOTOCOPY AFTER SIGNATURES [Some time ago, I received one petition from a genealogical society in Quebec -- 30 signatures -- so cannot be used as the pages were photocopied and Pages 2 and 3 not included] Pages 2 and 3 may be printed on the same sheet of paper -- looks great!! Alberta has possibly exhausted all sources of signatures -- we are hoping for many from Quebec and Ontario and all will be stock-piled until September. Pack a petition for both House of Commons and Senate when YOU pack your summer picnic baskets -- or suitcases for trips! One request -- Please do not mix Canadian and American addresses. American and other signers must use the Non-Resident petitions! To prove there is a need for more signatures, read the following: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/1906census.html [We hope to have the interview translated very shortly] Happy signing -- and people with many friends are invited to use the URLs given above. Muriel M. Davidson [email protected] Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee 25 Crestview Avenue, Brampton, ON L6W 2R8 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release Date: 6/20/02