----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net> To: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 2:45 PM Subject: Re - [CCC] Letter from the Office of the Information Commissioner Greetings All. While the letter announcing the cessation of the legal action by the Information Commissioner on our behalf is disappointing, it was not unexpected. As with the legal action initiated for the 1906 Census, the release of the records removed the reason for the action. It would have been interesting to see what the courts would have said regarding that action. We are reasonably confident that had Bill S-18 not been passed before the court hearing was to take place that the clauses of the Access to Information and Privacy Acts, and Privacy Regulations, that clearly state that records of Census would be made available after 92 years, would have been upheld. However, as the saying goes nothing is certain except death and taxes. We are pleased that our efforts of the past seven years were 95% successful, and we thank the Information Commissioner for being willing to 'go to bat' on our behalf. Enjoy the Census! Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leland Harvie" <lharvie@ca.inter.net> To: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 3:45 AM Subject: Spam Alert: [CCC] Letter from the Office of the Information Commissioner Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada Legal Affairs 112 Kent Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1H3 August 18, 2005 Dear Madam / Sir: Subject: The Information Commissioner of Canada v. The Minister of Industry, Court file T-1996-04 ______________ As a result of the promulgation of Bill S-18 on June 29, 2005, the 1911 census records have been transferred by Statistics Canada to the care and control of Library and Archives Canada. The records have been available on-line since late July, at the following Internet address: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html . As all the information you requested has been made publicly available, the Information Commissioner of Canada will be discontinuing the above Federal Court litigation. Should you wish to consult the paper(sic) records directly, please contact Library and Archives Canada at 1-866-578-7777. The records are expected to be available for viewing in September 2005 and the precise date will be announced on the above Library and Archives Canada website. Yours very truly, (signed) Daniel Brunet General Counsel