Greetings All. Thousands, perhaps millions of Canadians have been waiting for Industry Minister John Manley to release of the Report of the Expert Panel on Access to Historic Census. On Friday last, while speaking to an Assistant to John Manley, I was advised that although the Report of the Expert Panel was received by Mr. Manley's office 30 June 2000, as of 12 August 2000 Mr. Manley had yet to view the report. Copied below is an email I sent to Mr. Manley. Mr. Manley might appreciate some additional reading material. I would suggest everyone reading this send a letter or email to Mr. Manley requesting the immediate release to the Public of the Report of the Expert Panel on Access to Historic Census. The snail mail address is on the letter below. His email addresses are Manley.J@parl.gc.ca and manley.john@ic.gc.ca . Happy Hunting. Gordon A. WATTS gordon_watts@telus.net Port Coquitlam, BC Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census information at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census and http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html Download and circulate Post 1901 Census Petitions now from http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm This message has been sent to Alberta-L, British Columbia-L, Can-British-Columbia-L, Canada-Census-Campaign-L, Census-Chat-L, Colchester, Lunen-Links-L, Nova-Scotia-L, Ontario-L, PictouRoots, Roots-L, Watts-L, and Wiltshire-EMI-L mail lists. Permission to forward without notification is granted. =========================== 12 August 2000 The Honourable John Manley, PC, MP, Minister for Industry House of Commons, Parliament Buildings OTTAWA, Ontario, K1A 0A6 Dear Mr. Manley. As one of the estimated 7.5 million Canadians who are actively pursuing the avocation of genealogy I have been awaiting release to the Public of the Report of the Expert Panel on Access to Historic Census. This report, originally due 31 May 2000, was delayed until the end of June. I am advised that although this Report was presented to your office on 30 June 2000, you have yet to view it. Mr. Manley, this Report is of vital interest to those of us that seek our ancestry, our heritage. Canada's first decade of the Twentieth Century had the greatest influx of immigrants in it's history. Public access to Historic Census for purposes of genealogical research, is allowed under Regulations attached to the Privacy Act. Without this access, millions of Canadians will be unable to determine their family origins. This would be a tragedy beyond compare. I would respectfully request, Sir, that you immediately view the Report of the Expert Panel on Access to Historic Census and allow the release of same to the Public. Thank you. Sincerely Gordon A. WATTS gordon_watts@telus.net Canada Census Committee