To all:- Although we are waiting for the Nov. 27th election to be over, exciting things have been happening amidst the Canada Census Committee members. Gordon Watts has been filling in time designing new petitions in PDF format, which will eliminate the necessity of adjusting printers -- just click and print! Some of us will have these saved to disk, so attachments may be sent, if requested. Several new members, but familiar names, have been added to the Canada Census Committee, and we hope all are in agreement. I had hoped to find someone to be a contact for Manitoba and also for Prince Edward Island. These two positions are still open --- pay is a great big THANK YOU --- plus a sense of helping to have our Post-1901 Canadian census records released. New names to date:- Saskatchewan: GARTH ULRICH <gulrich@sk.sympatico.ca> Newfoundland: DON TATE <dtate03@cfl.rr.com> Quebec: JEAN LABROSSE <labray@rocler.qc.ca> We welcome each one!!! A brief chat with Senator Lorna Milne (I always call her when she is dashing out the door) thanks all in advance for gathering signatures -- Lorna will be getting back to work on our behalf as soon as the House re-convenes. Senator Milne also suggests, now that civic elections are over, we concentrate on OUR Federal Candidates and ask each one, regardless of political party, if he or she is elected, to please ask the following question: "Will you SUPPORT the release of Post-1901 Canada Census by voting YES on any Bill or Motion in the House of Commons" [You may let any of us know the answers, should the person become elected] Check: http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm If YOUR candidate is listed here, make a point of having a bit of conversation! Gordon Watts stresses, although we do not know who might have a Census Bill in the House of Commons until we see who is elected, that he is accepting signatures for the House of Commons -- "Be Prepared" is his motto! Therefore, one person may sign two petitions, one for the Senate and one for the House of Commons.....no law against it. Also, re Senate petitions, here is an example:- Victor Luce in New Brunswick preferred to gather signatures for a Senator of that area -- this is fine -- many work with Senator Milne on this project. Looking forward to a STUFFED Mail-box at Christmas -- WHITE paper -- I will add any ribbons and ask Ross, Lorna's husband, to put our surprise package under her tree!!! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Canada Census Committee member http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html