To all:- Many of the politicians THINK family researchers have no right to view our heritage and our past -- the post-1901 Canadian census records. The Canada Census Committee members have been working hard, waiting for the Nov. 27 to pass. The petitions, in both languages, for Canadians and Non-Canadians have been updated -- in PDF format. Gordon Watts will be receiving all petitions for the House of Commons -- he is being a Boy Scout, with the "Be Prepared" slogan -- we will know after Nov. 27 who will be elected and who will present a House petition. We already know Senator Lorna Milne will be presenting a petition on our behalf -- it might be the same wording -- but the number will change. My suggestion: I receive all petitions for Senator Lorna Milne for the Senate, Canadian ones in both languages, Non-Canadian in English only. http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm All BHC researchers are invited to add a little note -- even a "sticky" one, and Lorna will present these as one HUGE petition on your behalf. Gordon Watts reads Hansard so we would know when and how many are presented -- she likes to keep "census" on the minds of all Senators while she has a Bill on the floor. Should children have been sent to Newfoundland, census are open to 1945 and online. We all need the 1906 (prairie provinces) and the 1911 plus any others that may be granted. I am willing to do this part -- how about you????? Let's get the petitions going -- a person may sign both House of Commons and Senate petition at the same time -- so following Gordon's motto: "Be Prepared". At least all BHC researchers will know Gilles Duceppe will be in favour!!! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Brampton, Ontario http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html Marj Kohli wrote: > At 11:07 AM 11/20/00 -0800, Theresa Shelley wrote: > Barb & list, > > This got me thinking... There has been a lot of talk on the list lately > about publicizing the B.H.C. In light of our upcoming election, has anyone > thought about asking their local candidates/party leaders,etc. if they > have any opinions/policies on what they would do to help B.H.C./child > migrants and their descendants to gain access to records, etc. > Any thoughts? > > Theresa Shelley snugcove@direct.ca > > Theresa, > > This is an interesting idea but you might first want to ask them what their > opinion is of releasing the 1911 census which is a wonderful resource tool > for BHC reseachers but also for anyone doing genealogy. The government says > we may never see another census. > > Marjorie Kohli > Waterloo, ON Canada > > http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/ > >