So, the government will NOT enforce discipline on this vote? Well, that's FANTASTICALLY good news. There is a slight chance then that we can convince enough members to vote for ammendments. Probably about the same level of chace as winning the lottery, but a chance. As Mr. Paul has said, "it will be difficult". You have to get the Alliance members to vote for the amendments, AND vote for the bill, when they are completely opposed to it. You also have to get enough Liberal members to vote for the amendments. Then, you have to get it through the Senate again. I have no idea how the other parties feel about this bill. I would hope that they are willing to consider amending this bill, and helping to convince enough other M.P.'s to support it too. I sure hope that enough people care about this issue to make a difference. It will take nothing less than a massive effort to turn this bill around to something reasonable. ===== Lynton (Bill) Stewart A former dual Canadian and U.S. Citizen, who is not allowed to resume my Canadian Citizenship, because I was born before 1947. My younger siblings, born after 1947, are allowed to resume their Canadian Citizenship. Exactly the same circumstances, except for when we were born. To quote a Canadian Columnist, if you were born in Canada, or your parents were Canadian, then you are a Canadian".

The Canadian Alliance are generally on side. The Progressive Conservative party has a leadership change coming up (and little presence in the House). Has anyone sounded out the Bloc Quebecois? Genealogy is important in the French Canadian community. Even though their ancestors were (generally) here long, long ago, we received donations from two French language genealogy groups for Beatty et al. And the NDP? Lois Sparling Calgary, Alberta Lynton Stewart wrote: >So, the government will NOT enforce discipline on this >vote? > >Well, that's FANTASTICALLY good news. There is a slight >chance then that we can convince enough members to vote for >ammendments. Probably about the same level of chace as >winning the lottery, but a chance. > >As Mr. Paul has said, "it will be difficult". You have to >get the Alliance members to vote for the amendments, AND >vote for the bill, when they are completely opposed to it. >You also have to get enough Liberal members to vote for the >amendments. Then, you have to get it through the Senate >again. > >I have no idea how the other parties feel about this bill. >I would hope that they are willing to consider amending >this bill, and helping to convince enough other M.P.'s to >support it too. > >I sure hope that enough people care about this issue to >make a difference. It will take nothing less than a >massive effort to turn this bill around to something >reasonable. > > >===== >Lynton (Bill) Stewart >A former dual Canadian and U.S. Citizen, who is not allowed to resume my Canadian Citizenship, because I was born before 1947. My younger siblings, born after 1947, are allowed to resume their Canadian Citizenship. Exactly the same circumstances, except for when we were born. To quote a Canadian Columnist, if you were born in Canada, or your parents were Canadian, then you are a Canadian". > > >==== CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN Mailing List ==== >How to unsubscribe from Mail Mode. Send a message to >[email protected] that contains >(in the Subject line and body of the message) the command >-- unsubscribe -- and no additional text. > > > >