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From: "theoldmedic" <>
Subject: [CCC] Bill S-13
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 18:40:04 -0500


Is it possible that bill S-13 is dead?

Wouldn't that be the best thing that could possibly happen to it? It
doesn't seem to have a very high priority in the House of Commons. They
are spending their time arguing about whether or not the Minister should
be able to rescind a persons Citizenship without a Court hearing; the
travel expenses of the Privacy Commissioner, "Mad Cow" disease, and
what's going on with SARS. Each of those things is a lot more important
than bill S-13, and have justifiably dropped that bill right to the
bottom of the priority list.

Really, wouldn't it be much better if that bill were to just sit there
and die? Every obnoxious part of it would die along with the rest. The
courts will force the government to release the 1911 and 1916 censuses,
so they will NOT be impacted by this bill.

Then, next year when there is a new P.M., with different Ministers, maybe
we can get something that is appropriate. Something simple, like a bill
that clearly states that census records are to be turned over to the
archives after 70 years, or 92, or whatever, with no restrictions.

I'm just an old retired medico, who likes to putter around with
genealogy. I could never understand why Bill S-13 was introduced. I'm
happy to see that it is not being debated, and isn't getting a Second
Reading.

May it R.I.P.

Bill

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