To all family researchers who use census records:- The election is over, there is a new format for petitions, Gordon Watts has updated the Member of Parliament Scoreboard as of Nov. 29, 2000. I know Senator Lorna Milne will be using the same wording in a Private Member's Bill on our behalf. Murray Calder, MP was re-elected -- he had the duplicate of Senator Milne's Private Member's Bill, but in House of Commons. When both receive approval to present their Private Member's Bills, these will have numbers different than former S-15 and C-484 -- these are assigned by some department of Parliament -- I will let Gordon Watts and his love of Hansard answer all this. One main and important fact I learned from Senator Milne is that she needs ALL THE CANADIAN PETITIONS she can get -- would like these for the First Reading -- which will be after February 1, 2001. Non-Canadian Petitions are greatly desired, but may only be used with the Second Reading and on a percentage basis. Canadians -- if you wish the post-1901 census records released, let's get busy and collect signatures from all family and friends, get the petitions out in libraries, genealogical societies -- and back to either Gordon Watts or myself -- our addresses are on the petitions, downloadable in PDF format from http://globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm (I have attachments) Groups may send in "packages of petitions" -- for example, British Home Children and other groups. Please do not mark anything extra on the petition -- a "sticky" note will do -- I will put these in a separate envelope for Lorna Milne as I know Gordon will do for Murray Calder. Check http://globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm Nov. 29, 2000 totals included 97 GOLD, 7 NO, 49 FENCE-SITTING and a total of 148 QUESTION MARKS. [These include new Members of Parliament] For anyone unable to use Adobe Acrobat, contact me -- tell me which petition(s) you need, and I will send attachments {I use Norton - virus-free} Canadians may sign TWO petitions, one for Senate, one House of Commons. Gordon and I will be looking for stuffed mail-boxes from now on -- we have to help Lorna and Murray to help us. Also, you will find many web sites are being linked to a census site -- if a reader has a web page, just ask -- more exposure for your site. My page is linked to http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html with a "designer flag logo" created by Barney Kaufman. A click on this and I am transported to the census pages, with petitions, scoreboard, etc. Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Canada Census Committee member http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html [OUR coast-to-coast-to-coast genealogy site]