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From: "Muriel M. Davidson" <>
Subject: [NFLD-LAB] Post 1901 Census -- further S-13 debates online
Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 21:53:58 -0400


Greetings All.

The fourth and fifth sessions of debate in the Senate on Bill S-13 - an Act to amend the Statistics Act took place on 14 and 15 May 2003. The extracted Hansard debates for these sessions have been placed on the Post 1901 Census Project website at the URL following my signature. Follow the link for items pertaining to Bill S-13.

Senator Comeau in the first session made very clear his opposition to S-13, and indeed any access to Census records whatsoever. In his relatively brief presentation he made reference to breaking the non-existant "promise" of never-ending confidentiality no less than 23 times.

Senator Stratton spoke in the second session. In reading the extract of that session I am unsure whether the Senator supports, or opposes the access we seek. I will have to re-read it to make a determination.

Senator Kinsella will be the next speaker on Bill S-13.

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

Permission to forward without notice is granted.


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