To all:- The Milne Report, Fall 2005 arrived today and one item is of special interest. As you read the following, you might like to make YOUR comments to your own Member of Parliament, prior to Third Reading. For your Member of Parliament check http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index6.html Also let's not forget the Senators!! Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Brampton, ON ==================== HILL HAPPENINGS After a quiet summer, we are back to business on the Hill, and I've been asked to sponsor two government bills that are now before the Senate. C-64 amends the Criminal Code to make it an offence to alter or remove the Vehicle Identification Number from a car or any of its parts. Each vehicle made in North America has a unique VIN. One of the first things that car thieves do after stealing a car is to remove or alter the VIN, making it much more difficult to prove that it was stolen. Anyone convicted of this offence could be sent to jail for up to five years. C-65 also amends the Criminal Code to stiffen penalties for street racers. There are many crimes that arise from street racing that range from criminal negligence causing death to careless driving. This provision will guide judges to increase the penalties when anyone involved in street racing is convicted of an offence. Both of these bills are awaiting Third Reading in the House of Commons. Bill C-65 in particular was championed by the late Chuck Cadman, the Conservative member from Surrey, BC. who wanted to increase safety and security on our streets. As sponsor of these bills, I will be presenting the government's position to the Senate, both during debate on the Senate floor, and when the bills are studied by the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. Hopefully they will both pass quickly.