Jean Chretien again wants to spend money that is of no use especially to the west. Each of us want to search our own ancestry. We learned the history in school! Lori >From: "Barb Marrs" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [CCC] PM's Legacy >Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 08:25:46 -0600 > >YES He said it right on POLITICAL HISTORY ! ! ! > >I notice he did not mention the settlers of Canada, the ancestors of the >1600's who endured untold hard ships. > >As a descendant of many of those people this is the ultimate insult. > >What do we care about his political escapades? I want to find my >family! ! > >My grandmother left Canada to marry my grandfather in the US, leaving >behind 9 siblings. I have thousands of cousins, and they have been >counted. Still there is some unaccounted for. Without the census we >cannot find where they have moved to. I have a cousin who wrote a >wonderful book about the ones he spent years locating. What a joy it >has been to meet this extended family. However, there are gaps. The >census would help us to find these people. > >I grew up thinking of Canada as my second home; home away from home, >where a person is able to retreat to refresh and renew the tired spirit. > >Civic history - - - does this include knowing where our ancestors came >from, where they lived, what they did? > >This is an outrage. Let Chretien raise donations for his posterity, but >do not tax the people for a non essential expense. > >The outraged tax payers need to let it be known that this is not >acceptable use of tax payers' money. >The government does not have any money. The money is that of its >citizens. >Several hundred years ago we rose up in revolt time to do so again. >Barbara Marrs Idaho USA > >-----Original Message----- >From: Tom G. & Rita Offer [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 4:46 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [CCC] PM's Legacy > >Sounds as if Jean Chretien wants to build a memorial to himself. This >money >would be better used in the Health Care System. We DON'T need another >museum!!!!!!!! >Rita > >Ian Holmes wrote: > > > This just announced: > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > New museum highlights Canadian history > > To cost $90M and be built over five years > > > > Monday, May 26, 2003 > > OTTAWA (CP) -- Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced plans Monday for >a > > major new museum in the country's capital dedicated to political and > > civic history. > > > > The Canadian History Centre, which will cost $90 million over five > > years, will be housed in the city's former railway station, which has > > been used as a government conference centre in recent years. > > > > "Our political history is a rich one that needs to be told," Chretien > > said in announcing the project. "The Canada of today was determined by > > the will of its people and by the vision of the leaders they chose to > > represent them." > > > > He said the centre will make political history more accessible by > > arranging travelling exhibits, as well as using the Internet. > > > > It will draw on the resources of the National Library and the Public > > Archives of Canada, as well as other museums and collections. > > > > The museum will also highlight the important roles that aboriginals, > > settlers and immigrants played in creating and transforming the >country. > > > > It is expected the project will cost about $90 million, including $40 > > million for renovations to the building, which was built between 1909 > > and 1912. > > > > The centre joins the capital's other major museums, which include the > > Museum of Civilization, the Canadian War Museum, the Canadian Museum >of > > Nature, the Canadian Aviation Museum and the Canadian Science and > > Technology Museum. > > C Copyright 2003 The Canadian Press > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > I makes me sick to my stomach. > > > > While we, the ordinary people, are working so hard to persuade the > > politicians to make our history available to us 92 years after it was > > recorded, they go ahead and spent OUR money to distribute our rich > > political history. > > > > Where is the justice in this country? > > > > Ian Holmes > > > > ==== CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN Mailing List ==== > > How to unsubscribe from Mail Mode. 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Hello everyone, I know we all have a sense of frustration with the federal government over the release of the post-1906 censuses but the negative reaction to the creation of the Canada History Centre has surprised me. We should applaud when the government turns any attention and money to preserving and promoting the history and heritage of our nation! Canada has a number of national museums--the Museum of Civilization, the Museum of Science and Technology, the Canadian War Museum, the National Gallery--which reflect the social, cultural and military history of Canada but none devoted our national life or political history. The Canada History Centre will provide a showcase close to Parliament for our founding documents (BNA Act, Constitution, Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms) and other treasures long hidden in the vaults of the National Archives and other cultural agencies. While many of us learned our political history in school, that is not so true of children today. Less history is taught in school than in the past and Canada receives immigrants from around the world who are not familiar with our traditions and heritage. The creation of the Canada History Centre, the building of a new home for the War Museum, and the merger of the National Archives and National Library, reflect a heightened awareness and interest in Canadian history and heritage on the part of the government which, in the long run, can only bode well for our campaign to have the post-1906 censuses released. We should build on this announcement! Cheers, Rob Fisher -----Original Message----- From: Lori Lauen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 6:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [CCC] PM's Legacy Jean Chretien again wants to spend money that is of no use especially to the west. Each of us want to search our own ancestry. We learned the history in school! Lori >From: "Barb Marrs" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [CCC] PM's Legacy >Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 08:25:46 -0600 > >YES He said it right on POLITICAL HISTORY ! ! ! > >I notice he did not mention the settlers of Canada, the ancestors of the >1600's who endured untold hard ships. > >As a descendant of many of those people this is the ultimate insult. > >What do we care about his political escapades? I want to find my >family! ! > >My grandmother left Canada to marry my grandfather in the US, leaving >behind 9 siblings. I have thousands of cousins, and they have been >counted. Still there is some unaccounted for. Without the census we >cannot find where they have moved to. I have a cousin who wrote a >wonderful book about the ones he spent years locating. What a joy it >has been to meet this extended family. However, there are gaps. The >census would help us to find these people. > >I grew up thinking of Canada as my second home; home away from home, >where a person is able to retreat to refresh and renew the tired spirit. > >Civic history - - - does this include knowing where our ancestors came >from, where they lived, what they did? > >This is an outrage. Let Chretien raise donations for his posterity, but >do not tax the people for a non essential expense. > >The outraged tax payers need to let it be known that this is not >acceptable use of tax payers' money. >The government does not have any money. The money is that of its >citizens. >Several hundred years ago we rose up in revolt time to do so again. >Barbara Marrs Idaho USA > >-----Original Message----- >From: Tom G. & Rita Offer [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 4:46 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [CCC] PM's Legacy > >Sounds as if Jean Chretien wants to build a memorial to himself. This >money >would be better used in the Health Care System. We DON'T need another >museum!!!!!!!! >Rita > >Ian Holmes wrote: > > > This just announced: > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > New museum highlights Canadian history > > To cost $90M and be built over five years > > > > Monday, May 26, 2003 > > OTTAWA (CP) -- Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced plans Monday for >a > > major new museum in the country's capital dedicated to political and > > civic history. > > > > The Canadian History Centre, which will cost $90 million over five > > years, will be housed in the city's former railway station, which has > > been used as a government conference centre in recent years. > > > > "Our political history is a rich one that needs to be told," Chretien > > said in announcing the project. "The Canada of today was determined by > > the will of its people and by the vision of the leaders they chose to > > represent them." > > > > He said the centre will make political history more accessible by > > arranging travelling exhibits, as well as using the Internet. > > > > It will draw on the resources of the National Library and the Public > > Archives of Canada, as well as other museums and collections. > > > > The museum will also highlight the important roles that aboriginals, > > settlers and immigrants played in creating and transforming the >country. > > > > It is expected the project will cost about $90 million, including $40 > > million for renovations to the building, which was built between 1909 > > and 1912. > > > > The centre joins the capital's other major museums, which include the > > Museum of Civilization, the Canadian War Museum, the Canadian Museum >of > > Nature, the Canadian Aviation Museum and the Canadian Science and > > Technology Museum. > > C Copyright 2003 The Canadian Press > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > I makes me sick to my stomach. > > > > While we, the ordinary people, are working so hard to persuade the > > politicians to make our history available to us 92 years after it was > > recorded, they go ahead and spent OUR money to distribute our rich > > political history. > > > > Where is the justice in this country? > > > > Ian Holmes > > > > ==== CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN Mailing List ==== > > How to unsubscribe from Mail Mode. 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Hi everyone I have just been catching up on my emails today and after reading much of what has happened today, it almost makes me glad that as a Canadian citizen, I am luckily living in the United States where my money can't be used for this unnecessary building while Health Care for many including my mother and cousins takes a back seat. Beth -----Original Message----- From: Lori Lauen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 5:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [CCC] PM's Legacy Jean Chretien again wants to spend money that is of no use especially to the west. Each of us want to search our own ancestry. We learned the history in school! Lori >From: "Barb Marrs" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [CCC] PM's Legacy >Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 08:25:46 -0600 > >YES He said it right on POLITICAL HISTORY ! ! ! > >I notice he did not mention the settlers of Canada, the ancestors of the >1600's who endured untold hard ships. > >As a descendant of many of those people this is the ultimate insult. > >What do we care about his political escapades? I want to find my >family! ! > >My grandmother left Canada to marry my grandfather in the US, leaving >behind 9 siblings. I have thousands of cousins, and they have been >counted. Still there is some unaccounted for. Without the census we >cannot find where they have moved to. I have a cousin who wrote a >wonderful book about the ones he spent years locating. What a joy it >has been to meet this extended family. However, there are gaps. The >census would help us to find these people. > >I grew up thinking of Canada as my second home; home away from home, >where a person is able to retreat to refresh and renew the tired spirit. > >Civic history - - - does this include knowing where our ancestors came >from, where they lived, what they did? > >This is an outrage. Let Chretien raise donations for his posterity, but >do not tax the people for a non essential expense. > >The outraged tax payers need to let it be known that this is not >acceptable use of tax payers' money. >The government does not have any money. The money is that of its >citizens. >Several hundred years ago we rose up in revolt time to do so again. >Barbara Marrs Idaho USA > >-----Original Message----- >From: Tom G. & Rita Offer [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 4:46 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [CCC] PM's Legacy > >Sounds as if Jean Chretien wants to build a memorial to himself. This >money >would be better used in the Health Care System. We DON'T need another >museum!!!!!!!! >Rita > >Ian Holmes wrote: > > > This just announced: > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > New museum highlights Canadian history > > To cost $90M and be built over five years > > > > Monday, May 26, 2003 > > OTTAWA (CP) -- Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced plans Monday for >a > > major new museum in the country's capital dedicated to political and > > civic history. > > > > The Canadian History Centre, which will cost $90 million over five > > years, will be housed in the city's former railway station, which has > > been used as a government conference centre in recent years. > > > > "Our political history is a rich one that needs to be told," Chretien > > said in announcing the project. "The Canada of today was determined by > > the will of its people and by the vision of the leaders they chose to > > represent them." > > > > He said the centre will make political history more accessible by > > arranging travelling exhibits, as well as using the Internet. > > > > It will draw on the resources of the National Library and the Public > > Archives of Canada, as well as other museums and collections. > > > > The museum will also highlight the important roles that aboriginals, > > settlers and immigrants played in creating and transforming the >country. > > > > It is expected the project will cost about $90 million, including $40 > > million for renovations to the building, which was built between 1909 > > and 1912. > > > > The centre joins the capital's other major museums, which include the > > Museum of Civilization, the Canadian War Museum, the Canadian Museum >of > > Nature, the Canadian Aviation Museum and the Canadian Science and > > Technology Museum. > > C Copyright 2003 The Canadian Press > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > I makes me sick to my stomach. > > > > While we, the ordinary people, are working so hard to persuade the > > politicians to make our history available to us 92 years after it was > > recorded, they go ahead and spent OUR money to distribute our rich > > political history. > > > > Where is the justice in this country? > > > > Ian Holmes > > > > ==== 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. > > >==== 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. > > >==== CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN Mailing List ==== >Read Gordon A. Watts' column on Post 1901 Census issues at > http://globalgazette.net > _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ==== CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN Mailing List ==== How to unsubscribe from Digest 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.