Hi everyone: I just want to make you all aware, that the Order Paper in the House of Commons works very differently than in the Senate. In the Senate everything on the Order Paper can be debated every day. That is not the case in the House of Commons. Only those items on the Projected Order of Business can be debated on any given day in the House. To keep track of what is going on in the House, follow this link: http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/projected/projected-E.htm Jeff Paul Policy Advisor Office of the Hon. Lorna Milne Ph: 613-947-9744 Cel: 613-715-2965 ========== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net> Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 2:05 AM Greetings All. It would appear that even though I missed seeing it in the Order Paper for today (Thursday), Bill S-18 must already have received First Reading in the House of Commons. The Order Paper for tomorrow (Friday 22 April 2005), under 'Orders of the Day' and 'Government Bills (Senate)' reads as follows: "S-18 --- April 21, 2005 --- The Minister of Industry -- Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Techmology of Bill S-18, An Act to amend the Statistics Act." Unlike debates in the Senate, debates in the House of Commons are televised live on CPAC so we can see what happens, as it happens. Hopefully during Second Reading debate tomorrow, one of the MPs speaking to the Bill will make a motion to proceed directly to Third Reading without the necessity of referring it to Committee. CPAC on StarChoice Satellite is on Channel 396. It will be on different channels for Bell ExpressVue Satellite and the various cable outlets across the country. As usual, Hansard extracts of the debates will be placed on the Post 1901 Census Project website. [On ROGERS, CPAC is shown on Channel 68] Please keep your messages going to MPs encouraging them to fast-track Bill S-18 through the House of Commons. It has been my practice to respond individually to those sending copies of their letters to thank them for their support. The volume of messages received as a result of Jeff Paul's request to send emails to the Party Leaders, seeking passage of Bill S-18 in a single day, makes it impossible to send individual messages of thanks. For those who have sent us copies of their emails, please accept this as our thanks to you for your support. [My thanks are also included for the MANY messages-- Muriel M. Davidson] 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