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From: "Muriel M. Davidson" <>
Subject: Post 1901 Census - No debate on S-18
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 20:43:09 -0400


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon A. Watts" <>
To: "Canada Census Campaign" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 11:44 AM
Subject: Post 1901 Census - No debate on S-18


Greetings All.

The Senate of Canada resumed sitting on Tuesday 12 April 2005.

Contrary to our hopes and expectations they did not resume Third Reading
debate of Bill S-18 at this time. According to the daily Journal, Bill
S-18 was called and postponed 'until the next sitting', which would be
today (Wednesday).

According to the Order Paper for today, Bill S-18 is the first item
under Orders of the Day. As items remain on the Order Paper until they
have been completed and dealt with there is no guarantee that Third
Reading debate of S-18 will be resumed today, even though we hope it
will be.

In the overall scheme of things in Parliament the Census issue may seem
to some to be a minor irritant. We hope that at least some of our
Honourable Senators realize the over-riding importance it is to a great
many people. We hope there will be no further delays in completing
Third Reading and referral of Bill S-18 to the House of Commons. Each
day Bill S-18 remains in the Senate is one less of the rapidly dwindling
days available for debate in the House of Commons. At this time there
remains only 41 normal sitting days before Parliament recesses for the
Summer. Time is running out.

Stay tuned for further updates.

Happy Hunting.

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

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