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From: "Muriel M. Davidson" <>
Subject: Letter from the Office of the Information Commissioner
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:34:05 -0400


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon A. Watts" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 2:45 PM
Subject: Re - [CCC] Letter from the Office of the Information Commissioner


Greetings All.

While the letter announcing the cessation of the legal action by the
Information Commissioner on our behalf is disappointing, it was not
unexpected. As with the legal action initiated for the 1906 Census, the
release of the records removed the reason for the action.

It would have been interesting to see what the courts would have said
regarding that action. We are reasonably confident that had Bill S-18 not
been passed before the court hearing was to take place that the clauses of
the Access to Information and Privacy Acts, and Privacy Regulations, that
clearly state that records of Census would be made available after 92
years,
would have been upheld.

However, as the saying goes nothing is certain except death and taxes. We
are pleased that our efforts of the past seven years were 95% successful,
and we thank the Information Commissioner for being willing to 'go to bat'
on our behalf.

Enjoy the Census!

Gordon A. Watts
Co-chair, Canada Census Committee
Port Coquitlam, BC

http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census
en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm

Permission to forward without notice is granted

----- Original Message -----
From: "Leland Harvie" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 3:45 AM
Subject: Spam Alert: [CCC] Letter from the Office of the Information
Commissioner


Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
Legal Affairs
112 Kent Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 1H3

August 18, 2005

Dear Madam / Sir:

Subject: The Information Commissioner of Canada v. The Minister of
Industry,
Court file T-1996-04
______________

As a result of the promulgation of Bill S-18 on June 29, 2005, the 1911
census records have been transferred by Statistics Canada to the care and
control of Library and Archives Canada. The records have been available
on-line since late July, at the following Internet address:

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html .

As all the information you requested has been made publicly available, the
Information Commissioner of Canada will be discontinuing the above Federal
Court litigation.

Should you wish to consult the paper(sic) records directly, please contact
Library and Archives Canada at 1-866-578-7777. The records are expected to
be available for viewing in September 2005 and the precise date will be
announced on the above Library and Archives Canada website.

Yours very truly,
(signed)
Daniel Brunet
General Counsel




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