>>>>>>> The following may be translated and forwarded <<<<<<<< To all family historians, using the census records:- We are all hoping the various Bills before the Senate and House of Commons will be passed and the 1911 Canadian census records will be available for viewing in 2003. QUEBEC does not show a very good picture on the Member of Parliament Scoreboard, to be found at:- http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm The Scoreboard will be printed prior to a federal election -- we would like only two (2) colors: GOLD - YES and RED - NO. The September 1, 2000 Scoreboard totals were:- YES - 94 / NO - 8 / FENCES (Yes/No) - 56 and NO Reply - 143 - There are 56 sitting on little pieces of GREEN FENCE, signifying Yes/No (we do not know) including 1 Bloc Quebecois; 7 Liberal Members from Quebec - total of 8 Fence Sitters! - The BLUE ? means the elected Member of Parliament could not be bothered to answer his/her constituent or other. Of the total of 143, there are 19 Liberal Members, 40 Bloc Quebecois and 2 Independent from Quebec -- total of 61 who have not answered. [There are ONLY 75 Members of Parliament in Quebec] Many thanks to the 6 Members of Parliament who have expressed SUPPORT re Motion M-160 (Jason Kenney on Sept. 20, 2000); Bill S-15 by Senator Lorna Milne, has had second reading; Bill C-484 by Murray Calder has had first reading; Bill C-312 by Mac Harb had first reading. Go to: http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census Choose OTHER SITES -- there is a great deal to read, including my own submission to the Expert Panel re Genetically Inherited Diseases. IF every family researcher wrote to his/her Member of Parliament, it would be great -- also implore John Manley to read the Report, received June 30, 2000 -- let's ask him what is the holdup!!! Any answers, let me know, please! With a possible election, it is time they made a commitment to YOU -- they want YOUR votes! French language answers <jeannine.ouellet@sympatico.ca> French language answers to <lucevic@nbnet.nb.ca> Both languages to me - <davidson3542@home.com> Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Canada Census Committee http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html ==== QUEBEC Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from this list, it is as easy as pie, just click on QUEBEC-L-request@rootsweb.com and write unsubscribe in textfield.
Muriel: Have you seen or read the latest issue of the ARCHIVIST (the free mag from Archives Canada)? There are excellent articles in this issue of interviews with the Historian Archivists from the start to today's Ian A. WILSON - he states in part :- "Every generation is searching, asking different questions of the past,looking into the records for some kind of insight" No doubt every MP gets a free copy lets hope they will read this issue and understand why we want an open archives on the census. Frank McKerry mckerry@home.com ================================= Many thanks, Frank, for bringing this article to my attention. I do not receive the ARCHIVIST magazine -- will have to look into this. The article seems worthy of reproduction with credit, of course. I have copied in Gordon Watts who may know more about this. If it is FREE, you may be certain Members of Parliament will avail themselves of it -- IF he/she reads the article is another question. Muriel M. Davidson <davidson35422home.com>
Muriel: Have you seen or read the latest issue of the ARCHIVIST (the free mag from Archives Canada)? There are excellent articles in this issue of interviews with the Historian Archivists from the start to today's Ian A. WILSON - he states in part :- "Every generation is searching, asking different questions of the past,looking into the records for some kind of insight" No doubt every MP gets a free copy lets hope they will read this issue and understand why we want an open archives on the census. Frank McKerry mckerry@home.com ================================= Many thanks, Frank, for bringing this article to my attention. I do not receive the ARCHIVIST magazine -- will have to look into this. The article seems worthy of reproduction with credit, of course. I have copied in Gordon Watts who may know more about this. If it is FREE, you may be certain Members of Parliament will avail themselves of it -- IF he/she reads the article is another question. Muriel M. Davidson <davidson35422home.com>