To Mr. Maurizio Bevilacqua, MP -- Vaughan riding:- Congratulations on your election in your riding -- so many of these were changed, but your duties will still be the same. As you seem to have been a Member of Parliament prior to March 1999, you must be accustomed to duties to not only constituents, but all Canadians. Whenever you vote on any bill in the House of Commons, you do not only vote for YOUR constituents, but your action affects all Canadians. However, many forget this important part of serving as a Member of Parliament. As a member of the Liberal Party, you must know by now that Senator Lorna Milne has been trying for several years to obtain release of the Post-1901 Census. The 1906 census for three western provinces was released January 24, 2003 and online in minutes -- it is only the index but has assisted many, as has the 1901 census index. You have a personal message centre with the GREEN symbol http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Score3.htm#ON To find the message centre, click on your name. You will note you have been collecting mail since March 1999 -- no replies. There are many who are searching for lost and unfound family members, using every possible means, but census records are the best. Once we locate the ancestor, it is much easier to take advantage of other means. Also, the 1911 census was the last one before World War One, and many listed on the census did not return, as in my family. We are striving for unrestricted transfer from the Chief Statistician to Library and Archives Canada. By unrestricted we mean the period before release should be no longer than 92 years after enumeration -- the 1911 was scheduled to be released June, 2003. The Canada Census Committee members are hoping you will add the GOLD colour to our province of Ontario. Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee 25 Crestview Avenue, Brampton, ON L6W 2R8 http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/post1901census.htm [Our coast-to-coast-to-coast census site]