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From: "Muriel M. Davidson" <>
Subject: Post 1901 Census - Information Commissioner's response
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:54:33 -0400


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From: Gordon A. Watts
To: Canada Census Campaign
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 2:55 PM
Subject: Post 1901 Census - Information Commissioner's response


Greetings All.

I have contacted Dan O'Donnell, investigator in the Office of the Information Commissioner that has been handling our complaints regarding StatCan's refusal to return care and control of the 1911 Census records to the National Archivist.

He indicated that they have received the last of the responses to their inquiries and so the investigation into our complaints was in the final stages. He stated that he felt, but could not guarantee, that letters giving the response of the Information Commissioner to our complaints would likely be forthcoming within two or three weeks.

Delays in receiving this response have been frustrating, however Information Commissioner John Reid has indicated that he wished to ensure that all the 'i's were dotted and the 't's were crossed in his investigation. Should his decision be to proceed to the courts on our behalf he did not wish his case to fail because something had been overlooked.

We are optimistic that the decision regarding the 1911 Census will be similar to the one reached for the 1906 Census, and for the same reasons. In that instance Mr. Reid concluded that there was no reason for the records to be withheld from public access and he was prepared to proceed to the courts on our behalf. On the same day (24 January 2003) that his action was filed with the courts the 1906 Census was released and placed online.

We will have to be patient for just a little longer.

Happy Hunting

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

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

Permission to forward without notice is granted


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