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From: "Gordon A. Watts" <>
Subject: Post 1901 Census - New questions
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 11:12:19 -0700


Greetings All.

Since the formation of the Canada Census Committee we have been asking
our parliamentarians the same question. It is perhaps time for a change
in what we ask them. For the past few days I have been working on a
letter that I will be sending to all MPs - both old and new. In that
letter I will be asking the following questions.


*-- Would you, as an elected Member of Parliament, propose or support
a Motion in the House of Commons calling for the government to direct
the Chief Statistician of Canada to immediately transfer care and
control of the 1911 National Census of Canada to the National Archivist?


*-- Would you support a Bill (preferably a Government Bill) that would
add to the Statistics Act a single clause similar to the following:

"Original schedules of Census or authentic copies thereof shall, not
later than thirty (30) years following collection, be transferred to the
care and control of the National Archivist for subsequent public access
in accordance with provisions of the Access to Information and Privacy
Acts, and Regulations attached thereto."


These questions compliment the goals stated on our new petitions. The
suggested addition to the Statistics Act would ensure the continued
public access sought by genealogists and historians. It would not add
unnecessary conditions or restrictions to that access. It would retain
the balance (92 years) between 'privacy' and 'access' of information
collected through Census or survey established by the Access to
Information and Privacy Acts in 1980/83.

Happy Hunting.

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

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