I received this response today as well and mine was showing coming from the Assistant 1, I guess that means Elsie has more than 1 assistant. I am assuming there is no point in responding but why is she still on the fence. Jan Rogers "Muriel M. Davidson" wrote: > To all:- > I personally feel this is not the way Mrs. Elsie Wayne feels, > as this following letter has already been received by others > at least three times. > The assistants must be kept busy at the photocopier!! > > Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> > Canada Census Committee > > Dear Listers, > > Here is the response from Elsie Wayne - MP Saint John. Is basically rhetoric > and does not indicate her personal support for census release. > > Ottawa > > September 12, 2000 > > Dear Mrs. Warren, > > I am writing in response to your email regarding the use of Census data for > genealogical purposes. > > Rest assured the PC Party has pursued this issue with the Honourable John > Manley, Minister responsible for Statistics Canada, since the fall of 1998. > The government took some time before answering the enquiries of the PC > Party, which wrote to Minister Manley on behalf of the many Canadians who > have contacted us on this matter. > > Mr. Manley's responding correspondence states that he is considering two > options submitted by Statistics Canada: > > * Amending the Statistics Act to allow records, starting with the 2001 > Census, to be transferred to the National Archives of Canada and to be > subsequently made available to the public; or > * Retroactively changing the confidentiality provisions of the > Statistics Act to allow the 1911 Census and all censuses taken thereafter to > be eventually placed in the public domain. > > In either scenario proposed by Statistics Canada, 92 years would need to > elapse from the time of the respective Census before the public would be > permitted to access these records, which is in keeping with current > regulations pursuant to the Privacy Act. > > I would welcome your views on these two options, as well as suggestions for > alternatives. In my view, I believe neither of these scenarios fully > addresses the concerns you and many others have raised. > > Should the government's current review fail to be satisfactory, the PC Party > will examine possibly legislative action to make sure that this issue is > resolved. > > I thank you for taking the time to write to me on this important matter. > > Yours truly, > > Elsie Wayne, M.P. > > ==== NOVA-SCOTIA Mailing List ==== > For a list of other Canadian genealogy mailing lists and subscription > instructions, please visit: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-can.html