To all readers:- Parliament will soon be opening -- on October 4th -- so we have been hoping to have as many as possible petitions for release of the 1911 (and later) census records. Go to http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/ You will find INSTRUCTIONS and downloadable PETITIONS. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, it is available at this site - free. The Instructions are very simple but important. The petitions for the House of Commons and Senate of Canada are for CANADIANS to sign. The NON-RESIDENT petition is for all other petition signers. All petitions may be signed again even if one has signed prior to June, 2004 -- these are NEW petitions so use any old ones for scrap paper. In Canada, a person may sign both petitions. End of lecture!!! To date, but not tabulated as yet, are the following numbrs:- House of Commons -- to Gordon Watts == 87 Senate of Canada == 852 Non-Resident == 265 A note from Stewart Green, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa:- "Attached please find my petition for public access to Canada's historic census records. I am signing this petition because my grandfather lived in British Columbia in the 1910's and 1920's and access to post-1901 census data will assist me greatly in researching my family history. I would like to thank the post 1901 census project for the work they have done and wish you all the best in your endeavour. Signed -- Stewart C. Green. These type of notes act as adrenalin to us -- they keep us "charged"! Just keep census petitions being signed in all available places, please. NOT NOTES on census petitions -- a sticky note will do!! Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/post1901census.htm

Hello Audrey:- As a former Nova Scotian, I like the Chester-area -- my home was near and in Liverpool, not too many miles away. You will note that I have found many Genetically Inherited Diseases in my personal family -- I am the one who keeps the card file stating WHO has WHAT at any certain time. We tried at that time, but failed to obtain release of the Post 1901 census records, so have kept on trying. Tancook Island was a perfect place for the research - unknown to many. Muriel M. Davidson ----- Original Message ----- From: Audrey Ogilvie To: muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 8:01 PM Subject: Re: [CCC] Fabry's Disease Dear Muriel, Common sense dictates that we must know everything possible about our individual genetic loads - both physiological and psychological. I believe the post 1901 census records will be of immense help to many people, and family health histories top the list of reasons why these records must be released and made available to everyone interested in having them. My family has a house in Chester, Nova Scotia and a late next door neighbour, Dr. E.K. Woodroofe, looked after many of the Tancookers suffering from Fabry's Disease. I can remember when some of the people were sent to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal for evaluation. Given that its occurence seems to be limited to very specific small pockets (for reasons that may not be known at this time), it's essential that everyone with roots on that island be aware of what may be lurking in their DNA. As you well know, we are predisposed to far more than blue eyes or long legs. Your committee is to be commended for the ! extraordinary amount of work that's been done over a long period of time and for having the tenacity it takes to move a bureaucratic mountain. If you think this should be posted to the list, please go ahead. Best wishes, Audrey Ogilvie -------Original Message------- From: Muriel M. Davidson Date: 09/20/04 11:27:03 To: CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CCC] Fabry's Disease To all and thanks, Lana! Several years ago, when the Expert Panel was formed by John Manley to hopefully obtain release of Post 1901 census records, I put together Genetically Inherited Diseases. Many contributed -- on Pages 16-17, you will find the data re Fabry's Disease and research on Tancook Island http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Murielsub.htm Lloyd A. Horrocks, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, contributed all the data plus internet research. My grandson is studying to be a research specialist at McMaster University and as a Teacher's Assistant, teaches Genetics -- he has used the contributions of many in this book. When all read my personal pages, all will realize why genetics are very important. Until several years ago, I did not know of the existence of the disease. Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lana Veinotte" <lanav@eastlink.ca> To: <LUNEN-LINKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 10:07 AM Subject: [LL] Fabry's Disease > I'm not sure whether or not I am being repetitious - tonight there is a > program on TV - channel 29 on Bridgewater cable - on Fabry's Disease and > Tancook Island. Since this is an inherited disease, there may be > genealogists who are interested. > Lana

To all and thanks, Lana! Several years ago, when the Expert Panel was formed by John Manley to hopefully obtain release of Post 1901 census records, I put together Genetically Inherited Diseases. Many contributed -- on Pages 16-17, you will find the data re Fabry's Disease and research on Tancook Island http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Murielsub.htm Lloyd A. Horrocks, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, contributed all the data plus internet research. My grandson is studying to be a research specialist at McMaster University and as a Teacher's Assistant, teaches Genetics -- he has used the contributions of many in this book. When all read my personal pages, all will realize why genetics are very important. Until several years ago, I did not know of the existence of the disease. Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lana Veinotte" <lanav@eastlink.ca> To: <LUNEN-LINKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 10:07 AM Subject: [LL] Fabry's Disease > I'm not sure whether or not I am being repetitious - tonight there is a > program on TV - channel 29 on Bridgewater cable - on Fabry's Disease and > Tancook Island. Since this is an inherited disease, there may be > genealogists who are interested. > Lana > > > ==== LUNEN-LINKS Mailing List ==== > Please send personal messages to the individual, everything else > genealogical, cultural and historical...share it with the list! Thanks. > >

From: muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca The person above has asked that we send you the following URL, as it contains information that you might find useful or interesting. http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/TorontoSun/Money/2004/09/19/634943.html To all:- I find this is totally out of line -- how many others have had to pay health insurance/taxes after death? To top it off, the person died prior to the date of the new way to grab our few $$$ -- if one is a senior. Muriel FORWARD IF DESIRED

To Ms. Joy Smith, MP Kildonan--St. Paul riding My last two evenings have been spent watching and listening to the Ontario Conservative Leader's Convention in Toronto -- my choice, John Tory, received the most votes. You may have been told you only respond to people from your own riding -- whenever you vote, and whatever reply you give, you are acting on behalf of the people of Canada. As a new Member of Parliament, possibly you are not aware we have been struggling to have the Canadian Post-1901 Census Records released to History and Archives Canada from the Chief Statistician -- this struggle has gone on since March 1999. To date, we received the 1906 census of three provinces five years late - 2003. Your personal scoreboard is posted at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Score2.htm#MB You will note we use coloured symbols to denote agreement to release, and we sincerely hope your reply is a positive -- unrestricted access to 1911 and later census records. The Conservative Party leaders are in full agreement that the records be released -- these hopefully might list names of many unidentified Home Children and also the 1911 census records before Canadians left for WWI, some of whom did not return. Further information is available at the following:- http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/index.htm http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/post1901census.htm Looking forward to receiving a positive reply from you, Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee 25 Crestview Avenue, Brampton, ON L6W 2R8

Mary Anne -- Gordon will likely also answer you, as you wrote to him. This has happened on petitions to the Senate and the Non-Resident ones -- Do not WHITE OUT anything -- I have simply drawn a line through a duplicate and attached a sticky note -- we are not allowed to write on a petition except in places designated. OR -- send the petition with the note to Gordon or to myself. Since March 1999 we have gained too much experience!!! Muriel ----- Original Message ----- From: <ariana@hfx.eastlink.ca> To: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 9:01 PM Subject: [CCC] Duplicate Signatures > Gordon, > > I am getting ready to send in my petion but I have just noticed that I > have gotten a signature from the same person twice. > > How can this be corrected so that the petition will not be invalid? > Am I permitted to black out the signature with a marker? > > Mary Anne

Gordon, I am getting ready to send in my petion but I have just noticed that I have gotten a signature from the same person twice. How can this be corrected so that the petition will not be invalid? Am I permitted to black out the signature with a marker? Mary Anne

Greetings All. A new Gold Tick of support has been added to the MPs Scoreboard. Newly elected MP Nina Grewal sent the following supportive letter in response to the letter I sent to all 308 Members of Parliament. 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 Permission to forward without notice is granted Ottawa September 14, 2004 Mr. Gordon A. Watts Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee 1455 Delia Drive Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2V9 Dear Mr. Watts Thank you for your letter expressing support for the release of post-1901 Census records. I appreciate knowing your views on this issue and am pleased to be given the opportunity of providing you with our position. The Conservative Party of Canada supports the preservation of Census records and the subsequent transfer of these records to the National Archives for public release. We believe the historical 92-year period is an adequate length of time, and that this is generally consistent with the practice in Britain and the Unites States, where records are kept confidential for 100 and 72 years respectively. However, the Conservative Party of Canada will not be supporting the Census legislation proposed in Bill S-13 should it be reintroduced in this Parliament. That legislation will allow limited access to "tombstone" Census information after 92 years. Full access to Census records will only be allowed after 112 years. We believe the proposed legislation further complicates matters by allowing access after 92 years to only designated individuals. The designation process will result in a complicated bureaucreacy, added costs and the question of who will police the Census. Thank you again for taking the time to write and express your views on this issue. Yours sincerely, Nina Grewal, M.P. Fleetwood-Port Kells

To the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin, Prime Minister and the Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh, Minister of Health Canadians from coast to coast watched televisions and read every news article available as the health care monetary facts were "ironed out" in long discussions. We are sincerely thankful for the work accomplished, but has one detail been overlooked: Ambulances arrive at the hospitals, but the very ill and dying must wait "in line" on the ambulances, rather than have quick admisstance. However, I feel this will be taken care of -- it is serious!! Please check the following scoreboards -- we like GOLD http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Score1.htm#BC It would be great to remove one Blue ? -- the Minister of Health should have a GOLD symbol -- a personal note will have this colour changed if you agree census records should be released to us. I know, by personal experience, that genetics are very important and could lessen health costs. As Prime Minister, Mr. Martin, we hope you set an example and state you are positive about census release -- if only for health reasons and for your family history http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Score4.htm#PQ Personally, I feel you, as Prime Minister, should set an example. Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee 25 Crestview Avenue, Brampton, ON L6W 2R8

To the webmaster or list administrator of the terrific site, I searched the following International Link http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/Links/International.htm I found the above site, which is terrific at http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/ I attempted to locate a Contact address for Many Witham, only http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/phpBB2/ When I clicked on "Census" it brought up the National History and Archives site -- which is perfectly alright, but there is a better one, and we are requesting petitions to hopefully obtain release of our 1911 (and later) Canadian census records. Download petitions -- use Non Resident and mail to my address http://www.globalgenealogy.com.com/Census/index.htm On a personal note, do any readers have family history about John Davis, a merchant shipper, or his wife, Lady Jane MacKenzie? They were the parents of my maternal gr.grandfather, James MacKenzie Davis -- who migrated to my hometown, Liverpool, Nova Scotia. I would dearly love to learn more about Lady Jane -- there is absolutely no information in DeBrett's Peerage and other sources -- believe me, the names were carried on as middle names for two of my aunts. Back to the Canadian census -- there is a colourful logo at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/post1901census.htm On my personal webpage, I click on the logo and the page pops up!! Please let me know if a census link is possible -- Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Brampton, ON -- formerly Liverpool, Nova Scotia http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/

To all:- A large envelope arrived today -- and these always hold surprises!! Inside were two signed petitions, 47 signatures on each one, for the Senate of Canada and the House of Commons. [Gordon and I exchange petitions -- mine are for the Senate and go to Senator Lorna Milne]. Very possibly, by the time Parliamentary sessions begin October 4, we will be able to announce the House of Commons counterpart to Senator Lorna Milne, a staunch fighter for us since 1999. The signatures were collected at the September meeting of the Simcoe County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. Many thanks, Rita!! Which genealogical society will top this number -- when signing, a person may sign both the Senate and House of Commons petitions, regardless of the ones previously signed. Please download from http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/ If Adobe Acrobat is the problem, get it for FREE from this site. Addresses for mailing are at the same site. Looking forward to more surprises in my mail!! Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/post1901census.htm

Thank Diane. Will look forward to receiving them. Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "d rogers" <diane_rogers@shaw.ca> To: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 2:23 PM Subject: [CCC] 1911 Census Petitions I took petitions to a gathering last week of Islay, Scotland, descendants in B.C., got some signatures & have mailed these petitions in already. I will be taking petitions also to the Women's History Network of B.C.'s conference in October & hope to get a good number of signatures there. Diane Rogers B.C., Canada

I took petitions to a gathering last week of Islay, Scotland, descendants in B.C., got some signatures & have mailed these petitions in already. I will be taking petitions also to the Women's History Network of B.C.'s conference in October & hope to get a good number of signatures there. Diane Rogers B.C., Canada

Greetings All. This morning I received a message from John M. Reid, Information Commissioner of Canada. He indicated that he anticipates signing his findings regarding our complaints against Statistics Canada next week. He indicated that there were over 90 complaints, and that while there were similarities, there were also differences to be dealt with in each finding. He gave no indication regarding what those responses would contain. He felt that by the end of next week they will be in the mail. As when we encouraged ATI requests to Statistics Canada and then complaints to the Information Commissioner to be made, it would be appreciated if you would send me copies of Mr. Reid's responses when you receive them. Happy Hunting Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-chair Canada Census Committee 1455 Delia Drive Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2V9 http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f Permission to forward without notice is granted

Thank you Katherine for an excellent letter, and an excellent example of something else that can be done in support of our campaign. Perhaps we have some listers that might be on various school boards and that might encourage their participation as well. Anyone else out there with examples of what they have done to garner support for our cause? Feel free to post them to the CCC list. Happy Hunting Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katherine" <steiner@sasktel.net> To: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 10:27 PM Subject: [CCC] Petition request letter to a high school. FYI One of our local high school teachers has asked his students to prepare a 4 generation history of their family. On hearing this, I contacted the teacher and requested his help with our petitions. Here is a copy of my letter, Thank you for your interest in genealogy and teaching your students to have an interest in their own Family History. I have enclosed a letter from our Chairperson, Gordon Watts of the Canadian Census Campaign, where he is requesting signed petitions and a letter to myself from Mr.Watts answering my question, if there was an age restriction on who could sign the petitions. The web link for the Canadian Census Campaign is http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f This will answer any questions that you may have about our organization. You are welcome to contact Gordon Watts directly if you have any further questions. I have enclosed copies of the petitions that we are collecting signatures on. Please notice that there is one for the House of Commons and one for the Senate of Canada. When you circulate the petitions for signatures, please have them sign both petitions. I encourage you to have all students and staff, support the release of the 1911 Canadian Census. The following web link is the Library and Archives Canada http://www.collectionscanada.ca http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020122_e.html At this site the students may review the 1901 Canadian Census and the 1906 Northwest Provinces Census. Perhaps the students could look for their ancestors that would be listed on the census. This would help them to understand why we are seeking release of the 1911 Canadian Census. Also why it is so important that our Canadian Government should preserve all future census for the History of Canada and release them to the public 92 years after collection. I would appreciate if you could address this subject and collect the signatures within the next 3 weeks. Please return the petitions to me and I will forward them to our Canadian Census Committee. Once again, Thanks for your interest. Katherine Fraser ==== CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN Mailing List ==== How to unsubscribe from Digest Mode. Send a message to CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains (in the Subject line and body of the message) the command -- unsubscribe -- and no additional text.

« Salutations à tous. Il y a une chanson sur la fin de l’été (et bien d’autres choses) qui dit « Où sont allé toutes les fleurs? ». Ces derniers jours, je ne cesse de fredonner le refrain de la mélodie mais j’y ai substitué les mots « Où sont toutes les signatures ? ». À tous ceux et celles qui ramassent des signatures avec nos nouvelles formules et qui attendent dans l’espoir d’en obtenir « juste une de plus », c’est le bon moment pour nous faire parvenir tout ce que vous avez en main! (Vous pouvez toujours commencer une nouvelle pétition). Pour tous les autres qui n’ont pas encore ramassé de signatures....qu’est-ce qui vous retient? Si nous voulons r’avoir l’accès aux renseignements contenus dans les recensements historiques que le Statisticien en Chef continue de nous refuser, nous devons être prêts à faire un petit effort. Le Parlement siège à nouveau le 4 octobre, 2004 – dans un peu moins de deux semaines. Nous voulons présenter nos pétitions à la Chambre des Communes et au Sénat le plus tôt possible après la rentrée. Toutefois, il nous faut du temps pour assembler toutes les pétitions reçues et les faire parvenir à nos « champions » tant au Sénat qu’à la Chambre des Communes. Les réviseurs du gouvernement ont, aussi, besoin d’un certain laps de temps pour s’assurer que les pétitions se conforment aux règles du gouvernement avant de les présenter à leurs destinataires respectifs. Il semble que la Sénateur Lorna Milne continuera d’être notre « championne » au Sénat. Nous n’avons toujours pas choisi de « champion » pour remplacer Murray Calder qui n’a pas été réélu. Plusieurs candidats sont en liste et nous vous en informerons quand la décision sera prise. En résumé : - Les signatures ramassées à date doivent nous être envoyées MAINTENANT! - La collecte des signatures continue pour envoi ultérieur. Cette collecte continuera tant et aussi longtemps qu’elles seront requises. Elles seront transmises périodiquement au fur et à mesure que nous en auront en nombre suffisant. - Au delà de 62,000 signatures ont été ramassées dans la première ronde de pétitions. Avec nos nouvelles pétitions, nous espérons dépasser ce nombre, cette fois-ci, et le faire en moins de temps qu’auparavant. Les signataires des pétitions de première ronde peuvent, maintenant, signer nos nouvelles pétitions. À cause des deux destinataires distincts, chaque personne doit signer deux pétitions, une pour la Chambre des Communes et l’autre pour le Sénat. - Les pétitions pour le Sénat et celles provenant de l’extérieur du pays doivent être acheminées à Muriel M. Davidson. Celles pour la Chambre des Communes vont à Gordon A. Watts. Leurs coordonnées sont sur la page de la toile internet du Projet pour les recensements postérieurs à 1901, là où le texte des pétitions peut être téléchargé. L’adresse internet suit ma signature. Merci de votre appui. Avec votre aide nous ATTEINDRONS tous notre objectif. Bonne chasse. » Gordon A. Watts <mailto:gordon_watts@telus.net>gordon_watts@telus.net Co-président Comité du recensement canadien Port Coquitlam, BC <http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census>http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census en français <http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Index_f>http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Index_f Distribution permise Gilbert Provost Membre pour le Québec Comité du recensement canadien ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greetings All. There is a song about the end of summer (and other things) with the line "Where have all the flowers gone?". For the past few days I have been humming the melody of this song but have changed the words to "Where are all the signatures?". For those of you who have been collecting signatures on our new petitions and waiting until you managed to get "just one more" -- now is the time to send what you have to us! (Send what you have already and then start a nice fresh clean petition page and continue collecting.) For those who have not yet collected any signatures -- what is holding you back??? If we want to regain the access to Historic Census records that the Chief Statistician continues to refuse us we must be prepared to put in a little effort. Parliament is scheduled to resume sitting on 4 October 2004 -- slightly more than two weeks from now. We want to have our petitions presented to the Senate and the House of Commons as soon after that as possible. It takes time, however, to collate those petitions sent to us and to send them to our 'champions' in the Senate and House of Commons. It then takes time for government scrutineers to check to make sure the petitions meet all the government rules before they can be presented in their respective Houses. It is expected that Senator Lorna Milne will continue to be our 'champion' in the Senate. We have yet to choose a 'champion' in the House of Commons to replace Murray Calder who did not retain his seat in the past election. A number of candidates are being considered and we will let you know when a decision has been made. In summary: -- we need petitions collected to date to be sent to us NOW! -- we need you to continue to collect signatures for future submission. We will continue to collect signatures until it is felt they are no longer needed. They will be submitted periodically as we receive suficient signatures to make it worthwhile. -- more than 62,000 signatures were collected on our original petitions. We would like to exceed that number, and in a much shorter time period, on our new petitions. Those who signed the original petitions are now eligible to sign the new petitons. Because they are directed to different places, people may sign BOTH the petition to the House of Commons AND the one to the Senate. -- Non-Resident petitions and petitions for the Senate are to be sent to Muriel M. Davidson. Petitions for the House of Commons are to be sent to Gordon A. Watts. Addressing information is on the same page of the Post 1901 Census Project website from which the petitons are downloaded. Please read the Instructions for Petitions on the same page. The URL for the website follows my signature. Thank you all for your support. With your help we WILL achieve our goal. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-chair Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC <http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census>http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais <http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f>http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f Permission to forward without notice is granted

FYI One of our local high school teachers has asked his students to prepare a 4 generation history of their family. On hearing this, I contacted the teacher and requested his help with our petitions. Here is a copy of my letter, Thank you for your interest in genealogy and teaching your students to have an interest in their own Family History. I have enclosed a letter from our Chairperson, Gordon Watts of the Canadian Census Campaign, where he is requesting signed petitions and a letter to myself from Mr.Watts answering my question, if there was an age restriction on who could sign the petitions. The web link for the Canadian Census Campaign is http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f This will answer any questions that you may have about our organization. You are welcome to contact Gordon Watts directly if you have any further questions. I have enclosed copies of the petitions that we are collecting signatures on. Please notice that there is one for the House of Commons and one for the Senate of Canada. When you circulate the petitions for signatures, please have them sign both petitions. I encourage you to have all students and staff, support the release of the 1911 Canadian Census. The following web link is the Library and Archives Canada http://www.collectionscanada.ca http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020122_e.html At this site the students may review the 1901 Canadian Census and the 1906 Northwest Provinces Census. Perhaps the students could look for their ancestors that would be listed on the census. This would help them to understand why we are seeking release of the 1911 Canadian Census. Also why it is so important that our Canadian Government should preserve all future census for the History of Canada and release them to the public 92 years after collection. I would appreciate if you could address this subject and collect the signatures within the next 3 weeks. Please return the petitions to me and I will forward them to our Canadian Census Committee. Once again, Thanks for your interest. Katherine Fraser

Greetings All FYI. I copy below a letter received yesterday from MP Inky Mark reaffirming his support for our efforts. I also received an acknowledgement from the assistant of Lynne Yelich indicating Ms. Yelich was "aware of its contents". Both Mr. Mark and Ms. Yelich have previously indicated their support and have gold ticks on the MPs Scoreboard. Happy Hunting. Gordon ========================== OTTAWA, 9 September, 2004 Gordon A. Watts Co-Chair Canada Census Committee 1455 Delia Dr. Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2V9 Dear Mr. Watts: Thank you for your letter expressing support for the release of post-1901 census records. I appreciate knowing your views on this issue and am pleased to be given the opportunity of providing you with my position. I support the preservation of census records, and the subsequent transfer of these records to the National Archives for public release. I believe that keeping the records confidential for the historical 92-year period is an adequate length of time, and that this is generally consistent with the practice in Britain and the United States, where records are kept confidential for 100 and 72 years respectively. In respect to the seeking of a government Bill that would add the clause yhou propose, you may want to contact your own Member of Parliament to put forth a Private Member's Bill that would see changes to the Statistics Act. Any member can put forth this type of legislation and it would therefore not be contingent on the governing pary's inclinations. Thank you again for your correspondence. I trust that I have fully answered your questions. Sincerely, Inky Mark, M.P. Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette

Greetings All. There is a song about the end of summer (and other things) with the line "Where have all the flowers gone?". For the past few days I have been humming the melody of this song but have changed the words to "Where are all the signatures?". For those of you who have been collecting signatures on our new petitions and waiting until you managed to get "just one more" -- now is the time to send what you have to us! (Send what you have already and then start a nice fresh clean petition page and continue collecting.) For those who have not yet collected any signatures -- what is holding you back??? If we want to regain the access to Historic Census records that the Chief Statistician continues to refuse us we must be prepared to put in a little effort. Parliament is scheduled to resume sitting on 4 October 2004 -- slightly more than two weeks from now. We want to have our petitions presented to the Senate and the House of Commons as soon after that as possible. It takes time, however, to collate those petitions sent to us and to send them to our 'champions' in the Senate and House of Commons. It then takes time for government scrutineers to check to make sure the petitions meet all the government rules before they can be presented in their respective Houses. It is expected that Senator Lorna Milne will continue to be our 'champion' in the Senate. We have yet to choose a 'champion' in the House of Commons to replace Murray Calder who did not retain his seat in the past election. A number of candidates are being considered and we will let you know when a decision has been made. In summary: -- we need petitions collected to date to be sent to us NOW! -- we need you to continue to collect signatures for future submission. We will continue to collect signatures until it is felt they are no longer needed. They will be submitted periodically as we receive suficient signatures to make it worthwhile. -- more than 62,000 signatures were collected on our original petitions. We would like to exceed that number, and in a much shorter time period, on our new petitions. Those who signed the original petitions are now eligible to sign the new petitons. Because they are directed to different places, people may sign BOTH the petition to the House of Commons AND the one to the Senate. -- Non-Resident petitions and petitions for the Senate are to be sent to Muriel M. Davidson. Petitions for the House of Commons are to be sent to Gordon A. Watts. Addressing information is on the same page of the Post 1901 Census Project website from which the petitons are downloaded. Please read the Instructions for Petitions on the same page. The URL for the website follows my signature. Thank you all for your support. With your help we WILL achieve our goal. 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 Permission to forward without notice is granted

To all:- A very large envelope from Nanaimo, BC with 66 signatures for the Senate of Canada was received today. -- Many, many thanks!!! I prefer not to give the name of the one sending the signatures to me -- unless it is a genealogical society. No e-mail address was received so if anyone knows the sender, please thank the person. Check in on the following site and download http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/ Petitions are available in three "flavours" -- Senate of Canada, House of Commons and Non-Resident. Gordon Watts receives the House of Commons petitions. I receive the Senate and Non-Resident -- so far the latter have the largest number -- also for the Senate of Canada. When mailing, save the LARGE envelopes for writing to our elected or appointed ones in Ottawa -- do not worry about folding petitions -- I have been known to flatten these with the well-known cement block!!! [Just a trick!] With the possibility of a new bill when Parliament resumes, we need all the signatures everyone can gather. Should anyone have signed previously, everyone may sign again as all previous petitions went into File 13 (the garbage) when Parliament was prorogued. Should anyone have questions, please ask me. Also this message may be forwarded -- has only been posted to the British Columbia and Census lists. Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/post1901census.htm [Now signing off to watch HOCKEY!!!]