----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net> To: "Canada Census Campaign" <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 1:58 PM Subject: Post 1901 Census - URGENT EMAIL REQUEST!!!! Greetings All. The message below was forwarded from the Office of Senator Lorna Milne. As requested for my message yesterday, please DO **NOT** COPY AND FORWARD THIS MESSAGE to the Members indicated below. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. Your message need not be lengthy. Keep to the key points that time is of the essence in seeing Bill S-18 processed through the House as expeditiously as possible. With other business possibly considered more pressing it appears unlikely that S-18 will soon be debated in the House of Commons. With this in mind we seek consent of the House to have Bill S-18 deemed to have passed Second Reading (without debate) and Referral to Committee so that those MPs wishing to speak to the Bill might do so in Committee. Happy Hunting. 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: "Paul, Jeff: SEN" <PAULJ@SEN.PARL.GC.CA> To: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 9:34 AM Subject: [CCC] URGENT EMAIL REQUEST!!!! Hi there gang: It seems that Parliament might be running out of time to get S-18 passed. All parties have indicated their support for the bill, but there are some MPs who want to speak at second reading. With so much going on in such a short time, it will now be difficult to secure floor time for debate on S-18 in the House. So we need your help to encourage MPs who want to speak on the bill to air their concerns in committee. I would ask that you write to a few key MPs and encourage them to send the bill to committee without debate. Please signal to them that this is the best and most fair way to proceed. In particular I would suggest that you should write to the following MPs: Brian Masse (NDP) Masse.B@parl.gc.ca Paul Créte (Bloc Vice Chair of Industry Committee) Crete.P@parl.gc.ca James Rajotte (Conservative) Rajotte.J@parl.gc.ca Jay Hill (Conservative House Leader) Hill.J@parl.gc.ca Stephen Harper (Conservative Leader) Harper.S@parl.gc.ca Werner Schmidt (Conservative Vice Chair of Industry Committee) Schmidt.S@parl.gc.ca Michael Chong (Conservative Industry Committee member) Chong.M@parl.gc.ca Bradley Trost (Conservative Industry Committee member) Trost.B@parl.gc.ca John Duncan (Conservative Industry Committee member) Duncan.J@parl.gc.ca Our key message is that S-18 needs to be sent to Committee - specifically, this requires consent from all Parties to deem S-18 Reported to Committee (without debate). Senator Milne is fully supportive of this request and hopes that as many of you as humanly possible send out an email ASAP. Thanks everyone! Jeff Paul Policy Advisor Office of the Hon. Lorna Milne Ph: 613-947-9744 Cel: 613-715-2965 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.6 - Release Date: 6/8/05