Thank you very much for your reply to my email Mr. Chong. I have forwarded it to our Co-Chairpersons so that they can record your reply. I hope that this means that when this BILL comes to a vote on the floor of the House of Commons that we CAN count on your support. You can monitor it by going to the following site: http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index6.htm You can also go to this same site and download petitions (House of Commons & Senate) if you wish to support this with a signature. Once again, thank you for your support, (Miss) Adele Turner North Vancouver, B C -----Original Message----- From: Chong, Michael - Riding 1B [mailto:ChongM1B@parl.gc.ca] Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 12:09 PM To: ajturner@shaw.ca Subject: Post 1901 Historical Census Dear Miss Turner: Thank you for your email expressing support for the release of post-1901 census records. I appreciate knowing your views on this issue and am pleased to be given the opportunity of providing you with our position. The Conservative Party supports the preservation of census records and the subsequent transfer of these records to the National Archives for public release. We believe that keeping the records confidential for the historical 92-year period is an adequate length of time, and that this is generally consistent with the practice in Britain and the United States, where records are kept confidential for 100 and 72 years respectively. Sincerely, Karen Townsend, Constituency Assistant for Michael Chong, M.P. Wellington-Halton Hills