UNSCRIBE CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 180 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [CCC-L] M-160 ["Gordon A. WATTS" <gordon_watts@te] > #2 [CCC-L] Your letter to Muriel Davi ["Gordon A. WATTS" <gordon_watts@te] > #3 [CCC-L] United States to honor 188 ["Muriel M. Davidson" <davidson3542] > #4 [CCC-L] NEW BRUNSWICK Scoreboard S ["Muriel M. Davidson" <davidson3542] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-D, send a message to > > CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [CCC-L] M-160 > Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 13:09:17 -0700 > From: "Gordon A. WATTS" <gordon_watts@telus.net> > To: CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com > > Greetings All. > > I have just been advised by MP Jason Kenney's office that the third > and final hour of debate on Motion M-160 has been scheduled for 20 > September so we will have a wait to see how the Mp's vote on it. > > Gordon > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [CCC-L] Your letter to Muriel Davidson > Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 22:52:10 -0700 > From: "Gordon A. WATTS" <gordon_watts@telus.net> > To: CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com > > Dear Ms. Ur. > > In a letter to Mrs. Muriel M. Davidson dated 12 June 2000 you made > the following statement: > > "The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has come out four-square against > any release, relying on the current privacy laws, and statements > made by then Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier, who promised residents > of the Prairies (not yet provinces) that their information would be > kept secret." > > Would you kindly advise if you have ever seen any documented > evidence of the "statements" attributed to Sir Wilfred Laurier and > the supposed "promise" of never-ending confidentiality given to > respondents of the 1906 Census of the western provinces. (The > territories of Alberta, Assiniboia, and Saskatchewan became the > provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905. Bill 6, assented to > 20 July 1905, reflected this by modifying Section 8 of Bill 5 > [Census and Statistics Act] prior to the Census of 1906) > > If you have read my submission to the Expert Panel, titled "The > Myths of Census", the files for which were attached to an email to > you on 24 April 2000, you are aware that I have asked both > Statistics Canada, and Privacy Commissioner Bruce Phillips to "show > me the promise." To date they have been unable to do so. It is my > position, supported by my research, that the "promise" does not > exist. > > If you have seen documentary evidence of this "promise," please > advise where I might also view it. If the results of my extensive > research are incorrect, I would very much like to see this > documentation. > > Your statement also makes reference to the Privacy Commissioner > "relying on the current privacy laws." I might say that we would be > quite happy if Mr. Phillips, and Statistics Canada, lived up to the > clauses of the Privacy Act and the Regulations thereto. Those > Regulations specifically make provision for name identifiable > information from Census to be placed in the National Archives for > subsequent release for research. > > I look forward to your reply. Thank you. > > Sincerely. > > Gordon A. WATTS gordon_watts@telus.net > Port Coquitlam, BC > ICQ # 9183352 > > 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 > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [CCC-L] United States to honor 188 buried at Deadman's Island > Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 10:55:39 -0400 > From: "Muriel M. Davidson" <davidson3542@home.com> > To: CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com > > http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaystory?2000/06/17+188.raw+Metro > > To all:- > There have been queries of WHY?, WHO ARE THEY? > > We may never know who is buried at Deadman's Island, Halifax, > Nova Scotia -- but a final tribute is being paid. > > One item of interest:- The ones setting up the ceremony hoped for > a piper to play Amazing Grace -- Nova Scotia has many pipers! > > Also buried there are slaves -- but read it and find out. > > Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [CCC-L] NEW BRUNSWICK Scoreboard Standings > Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 13:31:44 -0400 > From: "Muriel M. Davidson" <davidson3542@home.com> > To: CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com > > As CENSUS memos are not allowed by listowners in New Brunswick, > anyone reading this is invited to send a letter to them. > Two committee members have been copied in, with both English > and French language memos available. > Nova Scotia is almost all GOLD -- so should New Brunswick. > > Please write your own memo, so it appears different, but > include the URL from Global Genealogy for the scoreboard. > Bryan Keddy and I would love it if you added our URL > below your name for further information. > > Have fun!! > Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> > ======================================================= > To all who wish to have the Post-1901 Census Released: > > QUESTION:- Will YOU, as an elected Member of Parliament, > support all Bills and Motions for release of > Post-1901 Canadian Census Records? > > The GOLD CLUB totals are not good, concentrate on BLUE ??? > as we need to get more people of all parties supporting > any Bill or Motion to obtain release of census records. > > Print the following - then find address and pop-up memo at > http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm > > Let me know when you receive answers, please. Then changes > will be sent to Gordon Watts so he can update the Scoreboard. > > Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> > ========================================== > NEW BRUNSWICK (10) > ? - Mr. Bernier, Gilles..........Tobique--Mactaquac > F - The Hon. Bradshaw, Claudette..... > Moncton - Riverview - Dieppe > ? - Mr. Dubé, Jean...............Madawaska--Restigouche > F - Mr. Godin, Yvon..............Acadie--Bathurst > G - Mr. Herron, John.............Fundy--Royal > ? - Mr. Hubbard, Charles.........Miramichi > ? - The Hon. Scott, Andy.........Fredericton > G - Mr. Thompson, Greg...........New Brunswick Southwest > ? - Ms. Vautour, Angela.......... > Beauséjour--Petitcodiac > ? - Mrs. Wayne, Elsie............Saint John > > Totals:- X - 0/F - 2/G - 2/? - 6 > ================================= -- ----------------------------------------------------- Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/