Bravo Lois Sparling joseph macdonald wrote: >Dear Honourable Terry Stratton, > >I read your speech contained in the Hansard Report for May 15, 2003. >Statistics Act, 'Bill to Amend.' > >"It is not possible to recreate and to pretend that what happened back >then in its historical context should be changed. History cannot be >changed. The attitudes of the people from that time were what they were. >I am convinced that confidentiality was important at that time, and that >it was important for the reasons I cited above. We should pay respect to >that mentality, to that way of thinking, and thereby should not go there >out of respect." Respect for whom, may I ask? > >I don't believe anyone is trying to recreate history, or change its >historical context, but one man's interpretation of it taken out of >context can greatly distort it. Do you really believe that it is paying >respect to that mentality, to that way of thinking, and thereby should >not go there out of respect.? Hon. Stratton, your idea of respect and my >idea of respect are definitely not the same. > >The Opening up of the West and the Head count of 1906. The Head count >was compulsory (mandatory if you will) just as it is today minus the >large intrusion of gov't into their 'privacy' that we have now. The >Government of the day painted a pretty picture as they lured people from >around the world t >