The Honourable David Emerson Minister of Industry 11th Floor, East Tower C.D. Howe Building 235 Queen Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H5 Canada Tel.: (613) 995-9001 Fax: (613) 992-0302 E-mail: Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca 20 July 2004 Dear Mr. Emerson: Please allow me to extend my congratulations and best wishes on your appointment as Minister of Industry. There is a matter of great concern to me and as the minister responsible for Statistics Canada, you have the authority to correct a situation with respect to release of Historic Census records that has gone on for much too long. Will you please direct the Chief Statistician of Canada to immediately transfer care and control of the 1911 National Census of Canada to the National Archivist? And would you introduce a Government Bill that would add to the Statistics Act a single clause similar to the following: "Original schedules of Census or authentic copies thereof shall, not later than thirty (30) years following collection, be transferred to the care and control of the National Archivist for subsequent public access in accordance with provisions of the Access to Information and Privacy Acts, and Regulations attached thereto." Yours respectfully, Leland Harvie 51 Swan Crescent Halifax, Nova Scotia B3M 1T7