Mac Harb - MP Dear Mr. Harb. On CPAC this afternoon I watched with interest your speech regarding Jason Kenney's Motion M-160. I was gratified to see you reaffirm your support for allowing access to historic census. I was, however, somewhat disappointed to see the mover of Bill C-312, a Bill intended to allow that access, propose an amendment to M-160 that would effectively nullify the intent of that motion. One cannot help but feel that the Motion to Amend was an orchestrated attempt to delay the necessity of the Liberal government from taking action on the concerns of an estimated 7.5 million Canadians that seek access to Historic Census in order to find their ancestry. It is to be hoped that on voting, the amendment will be defeated, and the main motion as originally worded, will be passed. Industry Minister John Manley has had on his desk since 30 June 2000 the Report of the Expert Panel on Access to Historic Census. He did not view this report until six weeks following receipt of it. Despite several requests that he immediately release this Report to the Public, he has yet to do so and has given no indication as to when he intends to do so. What is he hiding? Rather than move amendments, the result of which would be to dilute the intent of M-160, your efforts might be better directed to efforts to have Mr. Manley release the Report of the Expert Panel. We thank you for your support for access to historic census, but not for your motion to amend Motion M-160. Sincerely Gordon A. WATTS gordon_watts@telus.net Canada Census Committee 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