No. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gail Collins <gcollen@sympatico.ca> To: ontario-l@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 07 May 2012 19:31:24 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [ONTARIO] Home Children Descendants Do you believe that the Government of Canada should apologize for the Home Children/Child Migrant Immigration Scheme 1869 - 1960's for any misfortune or abuse/neglect thesa children experienced? If so, following this link you will find the Petition to print off with instructions. http://canadianbritishhomechildren.weebly.com/apology-petition.html Only residents of Canada may sign this petition and their is no age restriction although there should be a basic understanding of the Home Children and the reasons for this petition. We hope that you will print these sheets off and obtain signaures. You don't have to be a descendant to sign - anyone can sign. Show it to your family, friends and colleagues at work. Copy this email to other mailing lists you maybe on to help spread the word. Contact for any questions Lori Oschefski lori.oschefski@gmail.com Thank you so very much PS There is an online Petition regarding access to records Please take a minute to add you name - thank you This petition aims to gain your support to lobby the Government of Canada to, at the very least, offer a grant to the relatives of Home Children to enable them to pay Barnardo's and other agencies in England for their family information. http://www.change.org/petitions/minister-of-citizenship-immigration-and-multiculturalism-canada-government-help-and-justice-for-the-british-home-children PSS PLEASE feel free to pass this email to other descendants, other mailing lists or others with a vested interest eg Museum, Library, GS, etc *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message