this post raises at least one question for me. gordon watts has applied under the freedom of information act and received some double speak back..but, i was left with the impression that we would have at least the results of the "expert panel's" recommendations by the end of november. will the election call block or stop the request for this information? i like you agree, the election call was totally unnecessary. but, the liberals are ahead in the polls, so they are moving while the iron is hot so to speak. i think stockwell scares them. i know he makes me uncomfortable. he's too slick, too perfect. but thats another story. roz -----Original Message----- From: Muriel M. Davidson [SMTP:davidson3542@home.com] Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 10:06 PM To: CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CCC] Family Researchers and Historians are VOTERS!! >>>>>>> MAY BE FORWARDED OR TRANSLATED <<<<<< To all:- As we are poised on the brink of an unnecessary election, costing the Canadian taxpayers about $200 million, there are so many necessary things the present elected Members of Parliament could have done. - The Report of the Expert Panel was finished, except for translation, in April, 2000, was given to John Manley June 30, 2000 -- one month later than intimated due date. - Manley found his specs and started reading in August, 2000 -- he must be classed as a "slow reader" as the Report has yet to be given or published on Statcan site. Not even available with ATI. - Jason Kenney had Motion M-160, which may not have accomplished very much -- BUT Mac Harb moved an amendment which counter- balanced any good Jason's M-160 might have done. - There could have been a government Bill -- either S-15 after Second Reading or C-484 after First Reading -- both by Liberal Party members. The government bill could have been fast-tracked in three days!!! - Now we have BRIAN TOBIN, already appointed to take over John Manley's work with census -- will he be elected in Newfoundland? If anyone has his e-mail address, I will contact him. Should we decide for whom family historians should vote? DEFINITELY! Check:- http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm We presume the Member of Parliament's thoughts re census will remain JEAN CHRETIEN - Liberal -- a Quebec riding -- still FENCE-SITTING!! STOCKWELL DAY - Canadian Alliance -- Supports Census Release ALEXA McDONOUGH - NDP -- Supports Census Release JOE CLARK - PC - Has not answered any letters, except by his secretary GILLES DUCEPPE -- Bloc -- Another Blue ??? No Answer person. BRIAN TOBIN -- Unelected -- No Party Affiliation Known -- Support ???? Rather than "prostitution in Brazil" as reported in today's National Post, I feel the election could be won by support of post-1901 census release. Comments, please!!! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Canada Census Committee