Hi Stella, I would imagine that not all Senators and MPs would be aware of what was done to the Ukrainians during WWI. There may be a lot of Ukrainians themselves that are not aware of this. It is though a part of Canada's history, as well as part of Canada's political history. It would be quite something to see this information on display when the Canada History Centre opens in Ottawa. I can imagine that this would be cause for concern where the release of the census' information is concerned. I am no expert on this, but once the 'War Measures Act' is invoked, 'privacy and confidentiality' would cease to exist for everyone. To me this would mean that if the names and addresses of 8,579 people who were considered 'enemy aliens' and another 80,000 people were required to register as 'enemy aliens' the best place to get all the names would be from the 1911 census. I could not see a government waiting to hear from every city, town, village or outback sending them the names of everyone they considered 'enemy aliens.' I have never really thought about the ethnic/cultural origin selection on the Canada census till now. The question on the 2001 census on ethnic origin with Statistics Canada's explanation for why it is asked. "While most people in Canada view themselves as Canadians, information on their ancestral origins has been collected since 1901 Census to capture the changing composition of Canada's diverse population. Therefore, this question refers to the origins of the person's ancestors. 17. To which ethnic or cultural group(s) did this person's ancestors belong? For example, Canadian, French, English, Chinese, Italian, German, Scottish, Irish, Cree, Micmac, Métis, Inuit (Eskimo), East Indian, Ukrainian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Filipino, Jewish, Creek, Jamaican, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Chilean, Somali, etc. Specify as many groups as applicable (there are four spaces provided) After reading some of the information on the site last night about the 'Internment of Ukrainians' in concentration camps, I know that I will look at that question on the 2006 census in an entirely different light than I have ever done before. Regards Juanita MacDonald Stella Stanger wrote: > Good Morning Juanita, > Just came home for a quick change.after yet another funeral, and to check mail. > Although we are very aware of the Internment of the Japanese, A black mark > in our history. > The Internment of the Ukrainian people [and others ]is another black > mark,in our countries history. Ignore it and it will all go away? > Perhaps a Cause for Concern - in releasing Census information. [or > perhaps not - there may be MP's and Senators who are not aware of this]. > There are so many people in Canada and elsewhere - who are not aware of > this part of Canada's History. Not taught as part of Canadian > History. Most do not know the history of Banff - and the use of Interned > Ukrainians as the labour force in building the park. and other projects > across Canada.