To all -- It seems one person gives a number, then another makes an error with one of the digits and we end up with a comedy of errors. This has happened with the recent April 20 letter from Jeff Paul, policy advisor for Senator Lorna Milne, a portion is printed below:- ------- I am very pleased to inform all of you that by a vote of 51-16, the Senate has passed Bill S-18 at third reading. It is now headed to the House of Commons where it must pass 3 readings before it becomes law. --------- First either Gordon or I made an error, making the number 59-16, which is incorrect. Gordon's column will be sent to Rick Roberts tomorrow, so we did some checking by telephone. Also a graph will be posted in the column and number remains 51 YEAS to 16 NAYS -- the graph will list Senators of each group and the Senatorial scoreboard will be updated accordingly. Check http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index6.htm There WERE 209 Members of Parliament before Paul DeVillers sent a very positive letter -- now we have 210. Many are sending emails to parliamentarians but do not expect a reply unless (1) the Member of Parliament knows you and (2) you give your complete address -- they like to know what part of the country we inhabit, whether Canada or United States. Some of the politicians prefer to write letters - I have received two this week, one GOLD and one GREEN. ----------- Katherine Fraser reminded us of the FAX numbers for ones suggested by Jeff Paul [FAXES are better than emails, when possible!!] Tony Valeri - 613-992-7764 Government House Leader - Valeri.T@parl.gc.ca David Emerson - 613-943-0219 Minister of Industry - Emerson.D@parl.gc.ca Jay Hill - 613-947-4527 Opposition House Leader (Conservative) - Hill.J@parl.gc.ca Stephen Harper - 613-947-0310 Leader of Opposition (Conservative) - Harper.S@parl.gc.ca Libby Davies - 613-995-7412 NDP House Leader - Davies.L@parl.gc.ca Jack Layton - 613-995-4565 NDP Leader - Layton.J@parl.gc.ca Michel Gauthier - 613-992-9954 Bloc Quebecios House Leader - Gauthier.M@parl.gc.ca Gilles Duceppe - 613-954-2121 Bloc Quebecios Leader - Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca ----------------------------- Also from Jeff Paul's letter -- PUT IN YOUR OWN WORDS ONE email/FAX may be sent collectively to all -- saves time. * 210 current MPs are on public record as supporting the release of historic census records * Why the release of the records is important to you * The Information Commissioner, Privacy Commissioner, Chief Statistician, National Archivist, Canada Census Campaign, and Canadian Historical Association all support the bill * Acknowledge that this is a tough time for the house but that this is a non partisan bill * State that you do not take any side on whether or not there should be an election, your only concern is getting this bill through * ALL 4 HOUSE LEADERS HAVE GOLD TICKS * Jack Layton, Stephen Harper and David Emerson ALL HAVE GOLD TICKS * Statistics Canada needs a decision on this bill right away so final preparations can be made on the 2006 Census If you are concerned about writing to a Bloc Quebecois member in English, you may start your email by stating "Je suis désolé, mais je n'écrit pas en Français. J'espérais que vous preniez le temps de considerer cette lettre." -------------------- Should we make further errors, we will gladly report same and hope all understand our computers have been very busy!!! Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee 25 Crestview Avenue, Brampton, ON L6W 2R8 http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census Check: Progress of Bill S-18