Hello Kathy & Pete:- First of all, to which mail list(s) are you subscribed? How long have you been working on genealogy? Long ago, I found one of the best sources, along with church records, were our Canadian census records. We were fine for over 200 years, including 1901, Canada-wide and on January 24, 2003, the 1906 census was released intact for three western provinces: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Since March, 1999, the Canada Census Committee with leaders Senator Lorna Milne in the Senate and Murray Calder in the House of Commons, have been working our respective butts off for people like you -- ones who work in genealogy. One hard-nosed bureaucrat - neither elected or appointed, is the one keeping the 1911 and later census records from you and I. The only place laws may be changed is in Parliament -- in Ottawa. Bill S-13 was passed in the Senate with restrictions intact. It has been presented in the House of Commons for the First Reading and we hope for amendments to remove restrictions. Should you EVER wish the 1911 census records, please stop griping, delete or send in an Access to Information form. Bet you do not know if your Member of Parliament is supportive -- if curious, ask me. You may forward this above reply to any person who feels we are being "political" == help out -- messages will soon stop! Muriel M. Davidson [email protected] Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Brampton, Ontario http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathy & Pete DYER To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 6:20 PM Subject: stop Could you please tell me what any of this political stuff has to do with genealogy? And please stop forwarding it. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.483 / Virus Database: 279 - Release Date: 5/19/03