To all readers:- The Third Reading of Bill S-13 has been completed and Senator Lorna Milne will present the petitions to-morrow which have been tabulated and given to her. http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index6.htm will be THE new place to visit -- check to see if YOUR elected Member of Parliament is supportive and if not, plan to visit or contact him/her personally. We need as many supportive Members of Parliament as possible. Members of the Canada Census Committee have been requested to direct attentions to the Members of Parliament of his/her province -- let's have every province look like Nova Scotia! Yukon is the only area of Canada with both Member of Parliament and Senator supportive. Readers will become interested to know any census discussions will be televised via CPAC -- feel a part of the debate as there will be unfinished parts of Bill S-13 which COULD be finalized to our liking by even YOUR Member of Parliament. Starting time is NOW -- do not just look at the symbols but read the messages to the MPs. Here is an example: Jim Abbott, MP in British Columbia wrote a very long message on 02/06/2001. Believe it or not, the message was three letters -- YES. However, that was another census bill -- find out if he or she supports S-13. Should anyone have House of Commons petitions -- these could be useful -- but replies are more important. Try the following:- 1. Visit your city or town council -- we have never had support from a city or town. 2. See if your LDS Centre will provide a letter of support. 3. Libraries have microfiche -- they should also provide support. Please copy all replies to me -- I will file these and the scoreboard will be updated by Gordon. Remember, postage is FREE. Let's get to work!!! Request support for Bill S-13 from ALL Members of Parliament and point out the troublesome spots to them: Clause 8 with the OPT-IN/OPT-OUT and an "undertaking" should be deleted. Also, 92 years is long enough -- we do not need 20 extra year. Above all, DO NOT COPY someone's great letter!! Change it a bit! Muriel M. Davidson [email protected] Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Brampton, ON http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/index.htm --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 4/24/03