To all:- This morning, Wayne Cook challenged me to come up with the totals per political party -- I believe I lost one MP somewhere as my figures do not agree with those of Gordon Watts for YES. Check:- http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm New totals are: FOR - 86/AGAINST - 6/UNDECIDED - 52/??? - 157, total of 301. Per Party:- [correct me if I am wrong, please] Canadian Alliance - 29 N.D.P.---------------------- 15 P.C.------------------------- 17 Liberal--------------------- 24 Bloc Quebecois------- 1 = 86 FOR CENSUS RELEASE The 24 Liberal Party Members are mainly in Ontario -- should they vote according to caucus ruling, we deduct 24 votes, as I feel the elected members would not be allowed a FREE vote. As I mentioned in a previous posting, there are 301 Members to vote -- if all are present. This means a majority must be 152 plus. Guys and Gals -- we have our work cut out for us!!!! Someone, believe Wayne Cook, suggested when we send an e-mail, we print the same and post it ==POSTAGE IS FREE TO MPs. NOVA SCOTIA looks great -- except for 2 pieces of fence!!!!!!! Look at the Scoreboard -- the 52 UNDECIDED and sitting on their little pieces of fence, should be able to say either YES or NO. Thanks, Wayne for the challenge!!!!!!! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html [Future coast-to-coast-to-coast Canadian genealogy site]

Hi Muriel, Thanks for putting that across. I have a marquee running across my main site about the census issue, I will now add the vote to the marquee showing how each party is voting. The marquee is only supported by MSIE unless Netscape has added it to its later versions, which I don't have. If it is not a free vote then we are doomed before we start as the Grits have the majority, however, it will not be a vote of non-confidence so I suspect it will be a free vote, if not then there will be a lot of red faced Libs in Ottawa. With 24 Liberal votes so far and as that Liberal vote goes up then the Liberal party would be in an embarassing situation if their members turned around and voted against it especially after telling us how they would vote. I am surprised that we don't have more Bloc members on board yet. Thanks again for breaking it down for me. All the best Wayne Cook http://www.waynecook.com (A History Television Approved Site) and your Host for the Simcoe County Genweb page at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada 1. Historic Plaques of Ontario 567 Plaques online, part of the Historic Plaques of the World Project, Provincial & State Hosts neededl 2. The Canadian Query Boards at http://www.waynecook.com/bulletin.html > To all:- > This morning, Wayne Cook challenged me to come up with the > totals per political party --