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From: "Muriel M. Davidson" <>
Subject: Post 1901 Census -- Bill S-18 in House of Commons
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:38:41 -0400


Hi everyone:

I just want to make you all aware, that the Order Paper in the House of
Commons works very differently than in the Senate. In the Senate
everything on the Order Paper can be debated every day. That is not the
case in the House of Commons. Only those items on the Projected Order
of Business can be debated on any given day in the House. To keep track
of what is going on in the House, follow this link:

http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/projected/projected-E.htm

Jeff Paul
Policy Advisor
Office of the Hon. Lorna Milne
Ph: 613-947-9744
Cel: 613-715-2965
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon A. Watts" <>
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 2:05 AM

Greetings All.

It would appear that even though I missed seeing it in the Order Paper
for today (Thursday), Bill S-18 must already have received First Reading
in the House of Commons.

The Order Paper for tomorrow (Friday 22 April 2005), under 'Orders of
the Day' and 'Government Bills (Senate)' reads as follows:

"S-18 --- April 21, 2005 --- The Minister of Industry -- Second reading
and reference to the Standing Committee on Industry, Natural Resources,
Science and Techmology of Bill S-18, An Act to amend the Statistics
Act."

Unlike debates in the Senate, debates in the House of Commons are
televised live on CPAC so we can see what happens, as it happens.
Hopefully during Second Reading debate tomorrow, one of the MPs
speaking to the Bill will make a motion to proceed directly to Third
Reading without the necessity of referring it to Committee.

CPAC on StarChoice Satellite is on Channel 396. It will be on
different channels for Bell ExpressVue Satellite and the various cable
outlets across the country. As usual, Hansard extracts of the debates
will be placed on the Post 1901 Census Project website. [On ROGERS,
CPAC is shown on Channel 68]

Please keep your messages going to MPs encouraging them to fast-track
Bill S-18 through the House of Commons.

It has been my practice to respond individually to those sending copies
of their letters to thank them for their support. The volume of
messages received as a result of Jeff Paul's request to send emails to
the Party Leaders, seeking passage of Bill S-18 in a single day, makes
it impossible to send individual messages of thanks. For those who have
sent us copies of their emails, please accept this as our thanks to you
for your support.

[My thanks are also included for the MANY messages-- Muriel M. Davidson]

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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