To all who like easy access to GenWeb sites:- <http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census> Scroll down to OTHER SITES >>>>>>>>> Yukon GenWeb You will see the following lines. Click on "POST 1901 CENSUS PROJECT" !! IMPORTANT NEWS !! POST 1901 CENSUS PROJECT Protect Canadian Census Records From Destruction Add your voice to those concerned about the 'Sealed Census Issue' Also, you will be able to access the GenWeb sites of the various provinces by clicking on the letters denoting the province, for example, NS = Nova Scotia. Do you carry a PETITION for either House of Commons or Senate? Take a petition, visit all your friends, before mailing the petition to either Gordon Watts or myself as directed, make a copy of it. Reason: You will have updated addresses of your friends!! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Canada Census Committee

Dear Assistant 1:- We have had many, many assistants replying on behalf of the ELECTED Members of Parliament -- the assistants give their opinion, only. Very often, we have learned the Member of Parliament has never even been shown or told about any message. The Canada Census Committee is a volunteer group of dedicated men and women, working for ALL of Canada and release of the census. I am certain Mr. Watts will assign Ms. Carroll one huge RED X -- meaning NO -- because of your comment "this is how the system works". Should Ms. Carroll be allowed to read her own mail, and comment on same, we will be happy to hear from her. Also, your subject heading is misspelled!!! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> "Carroll, Aileen - Assistant 1" wrote: > Ms. Davidson, > > We realize this issue has a Canada-wide interest range, but we are > responsible only to Mrs. Carroll's constituents concerning responding to > individual questions and requests.This is the way the system works. Please > try your own M.P. > > Mary Ellen Torobin > Aide to Aileen Carroll, M.P., > Barrie-Simcoe-Bradford

The original date was Sept. 19, 2000 -- it is now October!!! No, I am not one of the MPs constituents -- but as a member of the Canada Census Committee, represent all constituents. Again, my address -- in case you lost it: Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> 25 Crestview Avenue Brampton, ON L6W 2R8 E-mails are acceptable!!! "Murray, Ian - M.P." wrote: > Dear Ms. Davidson: > Please provide your postal address as Mr. Murray replies to his constituents > by regular mail. > Thank you, > Dianne Lee > Special Assistant > > -----Original Message----- > From: Muriel M. Davidson [mailto:davidson3542@home.com] > Sent: September 19, 2000 12:45 AM > To: Murray.I@parl.gc.ca; davidson3542@home.com > Subject: Hope you will vote YES > > Q: Will YOU be supporting Jason Kenney and his Motion M-160? > > A: A simple YES or NO will do, please! > > Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> > http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm

Gordon, we may have to take you off this project if you can't be more careful. Three errors! Help just ain't what it used to be. And a happy thanksgiving to you and Muriel. More than a few of us amateur genealogists have included you in our "thanks" this weekend. Sheila Ward in Toronto >Greetings All. > >Just a quick note to let you know that the errors noted in the >message Muriel sent (i.e. re: MPs McClelland, Grose, and Plamondon) >were mine, and not the fault of Global Genealogy. I somehow >neglected to send the update files for these three to Julia at >Global Genealogy. They are being sent at the same time as I send >this message and should be loaded shortly. > >Should any of you find other discrepencies where the Scoreboard does >not jibe with the correspondence log please let me know directly by >email. Update files for the Scoreboard and Correspondence Logs are >normally sent at the same time but somehow I slipped up this time. >I have chastized myself severely and slapped my wrist <]:-) > >Happy Hunting > >Gordon gordon_watts@telus.net > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Muriel M. Davidson >Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 12:49 AM >To: CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [CCC] Counting the Various Symbols!! > > >To all:- >To check the following, you will have to go to >http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm > >I had have the totals as of October 4, 2000, but these are >totals per province as of Oct. 7, 2000. When I checked these >there seem to be a few discrepancies which likely are not >the fault of Gordon Watts. Gordon sends the list to Global >Genealogy, with another person to upload the data. > >I have put the names of those possibly in error in brackets, >sent letters of admiration for the Gold tick to them -- who >knows it may be a new method of getting YES answers!! > >It will be easily seen where a few letters may have to be >written with one main question as to his/her support for >post-1901 census records release. > >You may thank the ones with GOLD, do not bother the RED Xs >unless he/she is your Member of Parliament - their decision > >British Columbia has 34 MPs >GOLD = 19 / NO = 1 / Fence-Sitters = 7/ Have not answered = 7 >New: Leon Benoit/Art Hanger/Dale Johnson [Error: Ian McClelland] > >Alberta - 26 MPs >GOLD = 17/ NO = 1/ Fence-Sitters = 3/ Unanswered = 5 >New: Stockwell Day/Paul Forseth/Richard Harris/Val Meredith > >Saskatchewan - 14 MPs >GOLD = 10/NO = 0 / Fence-Sitters = 1/Unanswered = 3 > >Manitoba - 14 MPs >GOLD = 9/ NO = 1/Fence-Sitters = 2/Unanswered = 2 > >Ontario - 103 MPs >GOLD = 27/NO = 4/Fence-Sitters = 24/Unanswered = 48 >New: Hon. Charles Caccia/John Cannis [Error: Ivan Grose] > >Quebec - 75 MPs >GOLD = 8/NO = 0/ Fence-Sitters = 8/Unanswered = 59 >[Messages and questions sent in both languages] >New: Paul Crete/Bernard Patry [Error: Louis Plamondon] > >New Brunswick - 10 MPs >GOLD = 5/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 4/Unanswered = 1 > >Nova Scotia - 11 MPs >GOLD = 9/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 1/Unanswered = 1 > >Prince Edward Island - 4 MPs >GOLD = 1/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 2/Unanswered = 1 >New: Joe McGuire > >Newfoundland - 7 MPs >GOLD = 2/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 0/Unanswered = 5 > >NWT, Yukon, Nunavut - 3 MPs >GOLD = 0/NO = 1/Fence-Sitters = 0/Unanswered = 2 > >[Figures are changing quickly -- be prepared!!] >Should anyone have different figures, please let us know! > >Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> >Canada Census Committee

9 October 2000 Hon. John Manley Minister of Industry Sir: On behalf of the many thousands of Canadian Citizens who seek their ancestry though the use of Census records, I send you Thanksgiving Greetings. It would truly be a time of Thanksgiving if you would see fit to release to the Public the Report of the Expert Panel on Access to Historic Census Records. You have been sitting on this Report for more than three months. It is time now to stand up and be counted. I call on you now, as I have done several times previously, to immediately release to the Public, the Report of the Expert Panel on Access to Historic Census Records. I further call on you to accept MP Murray Calder's Bill C-484, "an Act to amend the Statistics Act and the National Archives of Canada Act (census records)", as a Government Bill, and to expedite passage of that Bill, thus assuring that the upcoming Census of 2001 is covered thereby. Bill C-484 is a replica of Senator Lorna Milne's Bill S-15 which has completed second reading in the Senate, and is currently in committee. Mr. Manley, this is an issue that has been under discussion for at least thirty years. It is time to put an end to the discussion and to act decisively, taking the necessary steps to allow public access to Historic Census Records, 92 years after collection, as currently permitted under Regulation 6.(d) of the Privacy Act. You have the opportunity, and it is your responsibility, to act now. I respectfully urge you to do so. Gordon A. WATTS gordon_watts@telus.net Canada Census Committee 1455 Delia Drive Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2V9 Tel (604) 942-6883 Fax (604) 942-6843 Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census information at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census and http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html Download and circulate Post 1901 Census Petitions now from http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm

Thank you Sheila, for your kind words and Thanksgiving wishes. They are much appreciated. As serious as we are in our quest to obtain access to Historic Census, it is truly a sad day that we cannot find a bit of humour here and there. To all of our Canadian listers I wish the best Thanksgiving ever. We could truly give thanks to John Manley if he would see fit to release the Report of the Expert Panel. To our listers from the US, we will send Thanksgiving greetings to you next month. Happy Hunting. Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheila Ward" <sheilaward@home.com> To: "Gordon A. WATTS" <gordon_watts@telus.net> Cc: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, 08 October, 2000 10:27 PM Subject: [CCC] Re: Counting the Various Symbols!! Gordon, we may have to take you off this project if you can't be more careful. Three errors! Help just ain't what it used to be. And a happy thanksgiving to you and Muriel. More than a few of us amateur genealogists have included you in our "thanks" this weekend. Sheila Ward in Toronto >Greetings All. > >Just a quick note to let you know that the errors noted in the >message Muriel sent (i.e. re: MPs McClelland, Grose, and Plamondon) >were mine, and not the fault of Global Genealogy. I somehow >neglected to send the update files for these three to Julia at >Global Genealogy. They are being sent at the same time as I send >this message and should be loaded shortly. > >Should any of you find other discrepencies where the Scoreboard does >not jibe with the correspondence log please let me know directly by >email. Update files for the Scoreboard and Correspondence Logs are >normally sent at the same time but somehow I slipped up this time. >I have chastized myself severely and slapped my wrist <]:-) > >Happy Hunting > >Gordon gordon_watts@telus.net > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Muriel M. Davidson >Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 12:49 AM >To: CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [CCC] Counting the Various Symbols!! > > >To all:- >To check the following, you will have to go to >http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm > >I had have the totals as of October 4, 2000, but these are >totals per province as of Oct. 7, 2000. When I checked these >there seem to be a few discrepancies which likely are not >the fault of Gordon Watts. Gordon sends the list to Global >Genealogy, with another person to upload the data. > >I have put the names of those possibly in error in brackets, >sent letters of admiration for the Gold tick to them -- who >knows it may be a new method of getting YES answers!! > >It will be easily seen where a few letters may have to be >written with one main question as to his/her support for >post-1901 census records release. > >You may thank the ones with GOLD, do not bother the RED Xs >unless he/she is your Member of Parliament - their decision > >British Columbia has 34 MPs >GOLD = 19 / NO = 1 / Fence-Sitters = 7/ Have not answered = 7 >New: Leon Benoit/Art Hanger/Dale Johnson [Error: Ian McClelland] > >Alberta - 26 MPs >GOLD = 17/ NO = 1/ Fence-Sitters = 3/ Unanswered = 5 >New: Stockwell Day/Paul Forseth/Richard Harris/Val Meredith > >Saskatchewan - 14 MPs >GOLD = 10/NO = 0 / Fence-Sitters = 1/Unanswered = 3 > >Manitoba - 14 MPs >GOLD = 9/ NO = 1/Fence-Sitters = 2/Unanswered = 2 > >Ontario - 103 MPs >GOLD = 27/NO = 4/Fence-Sitters = 24/Unanswered = 48 >New: Hon. Charles Caccia/John Cannis [Error: Ivan Grose] > >Quebec - 75 MPs >GOLD = 8/NO = 0/ Fence-Sitters = 8/Unanswered = 59 >[Messages and questions sent in both languages] >New: Paul Crete/Bernard Patry [Error: Louis Plamondon] > >New Brunswick - 10 MPs >GOLD = 5/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 4/Unanswered = 1 > >Nova Scotia - 11 MPs >GOLD = 9/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 1/Unanswered = 1 > >Prince Edward Island - 4 MPs >GOLD = 1/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 2/Unanswered = 1 >New: Joe McGuire > >Newfoundland - 7 MPs >GOLD = 2/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 0/Unanswered = 5 > >NWT, Yukon, Nunavut - 3 MPs >GOLD = 0/NO = 1/Fence-Sitters = 0/Unanswered = 2 > >[Figures are changing quickly -- be prepared!!] >Should anyone have different figures, please let us know! > >Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> >Canada Census Committee

Greetings All. Just a quick note to let you know that the errors noted in the message Muriel sent (i.e. re: MPs McClelland, Grose, and Plamondon) were mine, and not the fault of Global Genealogy. I somehow neglected to send the update files for these three to Julia at Global Genealogy. They are being sent at the same time as I send this message and should be loaded shortly. Should any of you find other discrepencies where the Scoreboard does not jibe with the correspondence log please let me know directly by email. Update files for the Scoreboard and Correspondence Logs are normally sent at the same time but somehow I slipped up this time. I have chastized myself severely and slapped my wrist <]:-) Happy Hunting Gordon gordon_watts@telus.net -----Original Message----- From: Muriel M. Davidson Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 12:49 AM To: CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CCC] Counting the Various Symbols!! To all:- To check the following, you will have to go to http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm I had have the totals as of October 4, 2000, but these are totals per province as of Oct. 7, 2000. When I checked these there seem to be a few discrepancies which likely are not the fault of Gordon Watts. Gordon sends the list to Global Genealogy, with another person to upload the data. I have put the names of those possibly in error in brackets, sent letters of admiration for the Gold tick to them -- who knows it may be a new method of getting YES answers!! It will be easily seen where a few letters may have to be written with one main question as to his/her support for post-1901 census records release. You may thank the ones with GOLD, do not bother the RED Xs unless he/she is your Member of Parliament - their decision British Columbia has 34 MPs GOLD = 19 / NO = 1 / Fence-Sitters = 7/ Have not answered = 7 New: Leon Benoit/Art Hanger/Dale Johnson [Error: Ian McClelland] Alberta - 26 MPs GOLD = 17/ NO = 1/ Fence-Sitters = 3/ Unanswered = 5 New: Stockwell Day/Paul Forseth/Richard Harris/Val Meredith Saskatchewan - 14 MPs GOLD = 10/NO = 0 / Fence-Sitters = 1/Unanswered = 3 Manitoba - 14 MPs GOLD = 9/ NO = 1/Fence-Sitters = 2/Unanswered = 2 Ontario - 103 MPs GOLD = 27/NO = 4/Fence-Sitters = 24/Unanswered = 48 New: Hon. Charles Caccia/John Cannis [Error: Ivan Grose] Quebec - 75 MPs GOLD = 8/NO = 0/ Fence-Sitters = 8/Unanswered = 59 [Messages and questions sent in both languages] New: Paul Crete/Bernard Patry [Error: Louis Plamondon] New Brunswick - 10 MPs GOLD = 5/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 4/Unanswered = 1 Nova Scotia - 11 MPs GOLD = 9/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 1/Unanswered = 1 Prince Edward Island - 4 MPs GOLD = 1/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 2/Unanswered = 1 New: Joe McGuire Newfoundland - 7 MPs GOLD = 2/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 0/Unanswered = 5 NWT, Yukon, Nunavut - 3 MPs GOLD = 0/NO = 1/Fence-Sitters = 0/Unanswered = 2 [Figures are changing quickly -- be prepared!!] Should anyone have different figures, please let us know! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Canada Census Committee

To Mr. Joe Clark, MP:- As a former Nova Scotian, I felt like I had lost a good friend when Scott Brison stepped aside to let you have the opportunity to run for office in Kings-Hants riding. However, to date all attempts to contact you have failed. We would like to know your view re release of post-1901 Canadian census records, with a great deal of information available at: http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm Mr. Stockwell Day has given his support to future bills, C-484 by Murray Calder and S-15 by Senator Lorna Milne. Our Prime Minister is still deciding YES or NO/OUI ou NON. Do you have the courage to ask, during Question Period, for the Report of the Expert Panel to be released for all to read? Many of us are CPAC watchers -- we like to know what our elected ones are doing or not doing. As Scott Brison was fully in SUPPORT of census release, as is your wife, Maureen McTier. Kings-Hants riding deserves this type of support for the many family researchers of the area. We fully expect you to be in the GOLD (YES) group with Stockwell Day and Alexa McDonough!! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Canada Census Committee A bit of Nova Scotia is here: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/

Hi Muriel, Here are the adresses and e-mail etc. for Joe Clark. I hope these help. Best of it, Lucy Traves <ltraves@fox.nstn.ca> Constituency Office 232 Main Street Wolfville, NS B0P 1X0 Ph (902) 542-4010 Toll Free (888) 585-0550 Fax (902) 542-4184 kings.hants@ns.sympatico.ca Hill Office 436-N Centre Block House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Ph (613) 995-8231 Fax ? ClarkJ@parl.gc.ca ------------------------------ To all:- I will not add the many other messages received re lack of "connecting" with all Canadians -- several expressed the fact Mr. Clark possibly did not want votes next time around. Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Canada Census Committee

To all:- To check the following, you will have to go to http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm I had have the totals as of October 4, 2000, but these are totals per province as of Oct. 7, 2000. When I checked these there seem to be a few discrepancies which likely are not the fault of Gordon Watts. Gordon sends the list to Global Genealogy, with another person to upload the data. I have put the names of those possibly in error in brackets, sent letters of admiration for the Gold tick to them -- who knows it may be a new method of getting YES answers!! It will be easily seen where a few letters may have to be written with one main question as to his/her support for post-1901 census records release. You may thank the ones with GOLD, do not bother the RED Xs unless he/she is your Member of Parliament - their decision British Columbia has 34 MPs GOLD = 19 / NO = 1 / Fence-Sitters = 7/ Have not answered = 7 New: Leon Benoit/Art Hanger/Dale Johnson [Error: Ian McClelland] Alberta - 26 MPs GOLD = 17/ NO = 1/ Fence-Sitters = 3/ Unanswered = 5 New: Stockwell Day/Paul Forseth/Richard Harris/Val Meredith Saskatchewan - 14 MPs GOLD = 10/NO = 0 / Fence-Sitters = 1/Unanswered = 3 Manitoba - 14 MPs GOLD = 9/ NO = 1/Fence-Sitters = 2/Unanswered = 2 Ontario - 103 MPs GOLD = 27/NO = 4/Fence-Sitters = 24/Unanswered = 48 New: Hon. Charles Caccia/John Cannis [Error: Ivan Grose] Quebec - 75 MPs GOLD = 8/NO = 0/ Fence-Sitters = 8/Unanswered = 59 [Messages and questions sent in both languages] New: Paul Crete/Bernard Patry [Error: Louis Plamondon] New Brunswick - 10 MPs GOLD = 5/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 4/Unanswered = 1 Nova Scotia - 11 MPs GOLD = 9/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 1/Unanswered = 1 Prince Edward Island - 4 MPs GOLD = 1/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 2/Unanswered = 1 New: Joe McGuire Newfoundland - 7 MPs GOLD = 2/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 0/Unanswered = 5 NWT, Yukon, Nunavut - 3 MPs GOLD = 0/NO = 1/Fence-Sitters = 0/Unanswered = 2 [Figures are changing quickly -- be prepared!!] Should anyone have different figures, please let us know! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Canada Census Committee

Greetings All. After a time without an update, the MPs Scoreboard on the Post 1901 Census Project website is now current as of today's date. The totals are slowly changing and currently stand at FOR 107 AGAINST 8 NON-COMMITTAL 52 NO RESPONSE 134 The largest portion of those who have not responded to our questions are those from Quebec. Check out the Scoreboard for your MP. Please let us know if you have received a recent response that differs from that shown on the Scoreboard. Thanks. Happy Hunting. Gordon

Another site for the PC Contact Us Office of the Leader and Research Office House of Commons 155 Queen Street, Suite 1050 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Tel: 613.947.4552 Fax: 613.947.8898 Email: pcinfo@pcparty.ca http://www.pcparty.ca/ http://www.pcparty.ca/contact-e/ Joe's e-mail: JoeClark@pcparty.ca Jacques Léger, president.... jaleger@robic.com and so on.. I did try any of them, just click in the name of any person you want to contact and there is an e-mail addess for that person...

Hi all I did a quick search this morning and found this and in the policy section there is no mention of Census......as I did not found the word Census in this section. Fromm the web page below: Contact Information Campaign Headquarters PO Box 340 203 Main Street Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B0P 1X0 (corner of Gaspereau Ave and Main Street) Main phone # (902) 542-2614 Toll Free: 1-866-202-0022 Fax : (902) 542-4696 http://www.electjoeclark.com/ http://www.electjoeclark.com/policy.htm Have a great Thankgiving weekend Vuctor Luce At 01:29 00-10-07 -0400, Muriel M. Davidson wrote: >To all:- > >Just checking on the symbols showing on Nova Scotia's Scoreboard, >and find the GOLDEN look for Nova Scotia is still being spoiled by two. > >Joe Clark, MP is a newly-elected Member of Parliament for Kings-Hants -- >so far he has NO telephone, NO fax and NO e-mail service. He really >is keeping himself away from people!!! > >Someone must know how to contact him, I am certain!!! > >Stockwell Day will be showing a GOLD tick when the scoreboard is >changed -- our Prime Minister is showing a piece of fence, while >Joe Clark has the well-known Blue ???? > >The other Member of Parliament spoiling the appearance of Nova >Scotia's section of the scoreboard is WENDY LILL of Dartmouth riding. >I know her address, lived about one block from where she resides, >and sincerely wish she would agree to support as Bill Casey has done. > >Let's all try to make Nova Scotia the first GOLD province!!! > >Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> >Canada Census Committee >Scoreboard is at: >http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm

To all:- Just checking on the symbols showing on Nova Scotia's Scoreboard, and find the GOLDEN look for Nova Scotia is still being spoiled by two. Joe Clark, MP is a newly-elected Member of Parliament for Kings-Hants -- so far he has NO telephone, NO fax and NO e-mail service. He really is keeping himself away from people!!! Someone must know how to contact him, I am certain!!! Stockwell Day will be showing a GOLD tick when the scoreboard is changed -- our Prime Minister is showing a piece of fence, while Joe Clark has the well-known Blue ???? The other Member of Parliament spoiling the appearance of Nova Scotia's section of the scoreboard is WENDY LILL of Dartmouth riding. I know her address, lived about one block from where she resides, and sincerely wish she would agree to support as Bill Casey has done. Let's all try to make Nova Scotia the first GOLD province!!! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Canada Census Committee Scoreboard is at: http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm

Greetings All. Thanks to Jacqui for pointing me at this. Interim Privacy Commissioner George Radwanski has been given a seven year term in that position. The extract from Hansard with the debate in the House of Commons regarding his appointment will be posted to the Post 1901 Census Project website shortly. Happy Hunting. Gordon

October 5, 2000 Muriel M. Davidson davidson3542@home.com Dear Ms. Davidson: Please accept my belated, but very sincere, thanks for your e-mail message. Your kind words were very encouraging to me, as I continue to work hard to bring about positive change and hope for Canadians. I certainly appreciate your comments about the importance of accessing post-1901 census records from the National Archives. Canadian Alliance MP Jason Kenney's motion M-160 deals with the most immediate priority- the 1911 census. It seeks to have the government release the results of the 1911 census, and by implication every census thereafter. I am aware that thousands of Canadians have an interest in this matter, and have expressed a very acute interest in the passage of the motion. Genealogists, archivists, librarians, researchers, historians and interested Canadians have asked for the government to release the 1911 archives for the census of that year. The motion was originally deferred in the House as a result of the proposed amendment put forth by Mac Harb. Unfortunately, we were unable to defeat the amendment, however, all available Canadian Alliance MPs voted in favour of the motion. Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to write. Respectfully yours, Stockwell Day, M.P. Leader of the Opposition <OLO@parl.gc.ca> /kjs

Dear Ms. Davidson, Thank you for your e-mail in which you requested my support for the release to the National Archives of the post-1901 Canadian Census Records. I have considered this issue very carefully and do support the release of these records. On September 26th I did vote in favour of Jason Kenney's Motion M-160 which states: "That, in the opinion of this House, the government should take all necessary steps to release the 1911 census records once they have been deposited in the National Archives in 2003." Once again, thank you for your e-mail. Sincerely, Leon Benoit, MP Lakeland Constituency

hi all..well gordon..looks like we both got a form letter. although, mine was a little more encouraging and up to date..hmm, anyone which CA mp's were in the house?..)) roz -----Original Message----- From: -Office of the Leader of the Opposition [SMTP:OLO@parl.gc.ca] Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 9:19 AM To: 'r_griston@dccnet.com' Subject: October 5, 2000 Roz Griston r_griston@dccnet.com Thank you for your e-mail message. I certainly appreciate your comments about the importance of accessing post-1901 census records from the National Archives. Canadian Alliance MP Jason Kenney's motion M-160 deals with the most immediate priority- the 1911 census. It seeks to have the government release the results of the 1911 census, and by implication every census thereafter. I am aware that thousands of Canadians have an interest in this matter, and have expressed a very acute interest in the passage of the motion. Genealogists, archivists, librarians, researchers, historians and interested Canadians have asked for the government to release the 1911 archives for the census of that year. The motion was originally deferred in the House as a result of the proposed amendment put forth by Mac Harb. Unfortunately, we were unable to defeat the amendment, however, all available Canadian Alliance MPs voted in favour of the motion. Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to write. Respectfully yours, Stockwell Day, M.P. Leader of the Opposition /kjs

Greetings All. Something other than an automatically generated response to email from Stockwell Day. While obviously a message prepared some time ago and only just now sent out it states clearly Mr. Day's supportive position on allowing access to Historic Census. To date, Mr. Day is the first, and only party leader to state clearly this intention on this. This response, sent to others besides myself, is not an answer to my latest email to Mr. Day. In that email, and on the inaugural broadcast of the Internet talk show of EssentialTalk I asked him if he would ask John Manley in Question Period why he refuses to release the Report of the Expert Panel to the public. I have yet to receive an answer on this. Happy Hunting. Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "-Office of the Leader of the Opposition" <OLO@parl.gc.ca> To: <gordon_watts@telus.net> Sent: Thursday, 05 October, 2000 8:34 AM October 4, 2000 Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Dear Mr. Watts: Please accept my belated, but very sincere, thanks for your e-mail message. Your kind words were very encouraging to me, as I continue to work hard to bring about positive change and hope for Canadians. I certainly appreciate your comments about the importance of accessing post-1901 census reports from National Archives. Canadian Alliance MP Jason Kenney's motion M-160 deals with the most immediate priority- the 1911 census. It seeks to have the government release the results of the 1911 census, and by implication every census thereafter. I am aware that thousands of Canadians have an interest in this matter, and have expressed a very acute interest in the passage of the motion. Genealogists, archivists, librarians, researchers, historians and interested Canadians have asked for the government to release the 1911 archives for the census of that year. Many Canadian Alliance MPs have expressed their support for the motion, and I assure you that I will be voting in favour of the motion. The motion has been deferred until September 26 as a result of the proposed amendment put forth by Mac Harb. We are urging all MPs to reject the amendment and vote for the motion. Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to write. Respectfully yours, Stockwell Day, M.P. Leader of the Opposition /kjs

To all:- To check the following, you will have to go to http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm I already have the numbers as of October 4, 2000, but these are totals per province as of Sept. 25, 2000. It will be easily seen where a few letters may have to be written with one main question as to his/her support for post-1901 census records release. You may thank the ones with GOLD, do not bother the RED Xs unless he/she is your Member of Parliament - their decision British Columbia has 34 MPs GOLD = 16 / NO = 1 / Fence-Sitters = 9/ Have not answered = 6 Alberta - 26 MPs GOLD = 14/ NO = 6/ Fence-Sitters = 5/ Unanswered = 1 Saskatchewan - 14 MPs GOLD = 10/NO = 0 / Fence-Sitters = 1/Unanswered = 3 Manitoba - 14 MPs GOLD = 9/ NO = 1/Fence-Sitters = 2/Unanswered = 2 Ontario - 103 MPs GOLD = 25/NO = 4/Fence-Sitters = 25/Unanswered = 49 Quebec - 75 MPs GOLD = 6/NO = 0/ Fence-Sitters = 8/Unanswered = 61 [Messages and questions sent in both languages] New Brunswick - 10 MPs GOLD = 5/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 4/Unanswered = 1 Nova Scotia - 11 MPs GOLD = 9/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 1/Unanswered = 1 Prince Edward Island - 4 MPs GOLD = 0/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 2/Unanswered = 2 Newfoundland - 7 MPs GOLD = 2/NO = 0/Fence-Sitters = 0/Unanswered = 5 NWT, Yukon, Nunavut - 3 MPs GOLD = 0/NO = 1/Fence-Sitters = 0/Unanswered = 2 [Figures are changing quickly -- be prepared!!] Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Canada Census Committee