If I remember my high school maths it works out to 855% on the example I cited. Is Mise Gan Ainm wrote: > Thank you for passing this information on. What an > unconscionable and inflationary increase! > > "ann ritchie" <sawomri@mb.sympatico.ca> wrote in message > news:42CD5721.222AEF31@mb.sympatico.ca... > > I understand some folks are have a problem with the long > URL quoted in > > the message quoted below. If so try using > http://tinyurl.com/bexzy > > Regards, > > Ann > > > > ann ritchie wrote: > > > > > This message is posted here in an attempt to reach as > many Canadians > > > involved in genealogy as possible. > > > > > > Just when the problem with the release of the 1911 > census has been > > > resolved, another seems to rearing its ugly head. > > > > > > Canada Post is in the process of preparing its new > budget to take > > > effect March 1, 2006. One of the changes is that > libraries will no > > > longer have a special postal rate to ship materials by > mail on > > > inter-library loan. The example given to me was a 4" x > 7" x 3/4" > > > paperback book which can currently go out on > inter-library loan at a > > > cost of 87 cents, effective March 1, 2006 will cost > $7.44. > > > > > > There will be very few libraries that will be able to > absorb this > > > large increase. My local library has already decided > that there will > > > be no inter-library loan available once the new rate > comes into > > > effect. They cannot afford the extra cost. > > > > > > Lack of inter-library loan will not only affect those of > us doing > > > genealogy but also students, researchers, and every > person who simply > > > wishes to read a book that is not available at their > local library. > > > This is supposed to be the information age, but not > every library has > > > all needed information, not everything is available on > the internet > > > and not every home as a personal computer. Everyone > will be affected > > > regardless of whether they live in a rural area or in a > major city. > > > > > > Once again it is necessary to email our members of > parliament, the > > > Prime Minister, Paul Martin, the minister responsible > for Canada Post, > > > John McCallum, the minister for Canadian Heritage, Liza > Frulla and > > > your local federal member of parliament. In this case, > because most > > > libraries also receive funding from the provinces and > city and > > > municipal governments, they should also be contacted. > > > > > > Canada Post will finalize their budget on Sept. 1, 2005, > so there is > > > some urgency in showing how much opposition there is to > this > > > increase. They would probably be happier if this > proposed change did > > > not become public knowledge, until they can say it to > late for them to > > > do anything, so send your letters and e-mails as soon as > possible. A > > > letter to the editor of your local newspaper might also > bring this to > > > the attention of more people > > > > > > Please pass this information on to any person or group > you feel will > > > be affected. Sometimes it takes a lot of voices to make > them hear. > > > > > > E-mail addresses for Paul Martin: Martin.P@parl.gc.ca > or > > > pm@pm.gc.ca > > > John McCallum: > McCallum.J@parl.gc.ca > > > Liza Frulla: > Frulla.L@parl.gc.ca > > > or > frullll@parl.gc.ca > > > > > > The addresses for your other federal members of > parliament can be > > > found at: > > > http://ca > > > > adaonline.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=canad > aonline&zu=http%3A%2F%22 > > > > > > > Fwww.parl.gc.ca%2Finformation%2Fabout%2Fpeople%2Fhouse%2Fmps > cur.asp%3Flang%3DE > > > > > > One long URL, will require select, copy and paste. > > > Click on the name of the member and on the next screen > on "Contact > > > Information" > > > > > > A. Ritchie > >