Muriel, The reply to my email to John Manley, arrived at 11:47 am EDT. Really doesn't say much. I can't think of why after 100 years, the people who filled out the 1901 Census would care [most or all are dead], it cannot hurt anyone. Privacy is for the living. Best wishes Patricia Corney Quakertown, PA USA Granddaughter of Elsie Eliza A. BERRY, BHC IOWFHS #1334 bluroc@worldnet.att.net ***************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "White, Pamela - DACS/SACD" <pamela.white@statcan.ca> To: "Patricia Corney (E-mail)" <bluroc@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 2:22 PM Subject: 1901 Census Your e-mail of August 19, 2000, to the Honourable John Manley, Minister Responsible for Statistics Canada, on the subject of the release of the Post-1901 census records has been passed to Statistics Canada for response. There has been considerable public debate and interest on the part of genealogists, historians and archivists who had expected that the 1911 census records would be publicly available in 2003, 92 years after the taking of the census. Recognizing the importance of historical research but also taking into account the privacy concerns of Canadians, Minister Manley created an Expert Panel on Access to Historical Census Records to provide independent, expert advice on the legal, privacy and archival implications of releasing historical census records. The Expert Panel delivered its report to the Minister at the end of June 2000. For further information about the Panel, please visit the Statistics Canada's web site at www.statcan.ca Dr. Pamela White 25th Floor, R.H. Coats Building Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6 (613) 951-3255 e-mail: expert.panel_comite.experts@statcan.ca