Part of a letter as received by Adele Turner:- Bill S-15, An Act to Amend the Statistics Act and the National Archives of Canada Act (census records). This enactment expressly authorizes the transfer of all census records from Statistics Canada to the National Archives of Canada for safekeeping. It gives access to the records to genealogists and other researchers 92 years after the census, subject to a privacy right it creates that allows individuals to object to the disclosure of personal information in the census records. I will be following the progress of this legislation closely and I plan to fully support it when it is introduced in the House of Commons. Let me conclude by saying that I am greatly concerned by this lack of access to census data. Through this change, we will destroy a growing Canadian industry, as well as distinguish Canada as being the one nation in the Western Hemisphere that does not welcome and encourage people to research their families. However, privacy concerns must be balanced with the wish of people to access this kind of information. Sincerely, Ivan B. Grose, M.P. IBG/ccb E-mail: igrosemp@durham.net Web Pages: http://www.durham.net/~igrosemp