| Name: | Mr. Paul Crête |
| Political Party: | Bloc Québécois |
| Constituency: | Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
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| Province: | Quebec |
| Telephone: | (613) 995-0265 |
| Fax: | (613) 943-1229 |
| Email: | Crete.P@parl.gc.ca |
| Address: | House of Commons, Ottawa K1A OA6 |
| Constituency Address: | 5 Iberville Street Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec G5R 1G5 |
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04/16/2001 - email to MP Paul Crete from Muriel M. Davidson. From: "Muriel M. Davidson" To: Paul Crete, MP Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 7:18 PM Subject: Just checking on the GOLD Members of Parliament Dear Mr. Paul Crete:- I have checked your personal correspondence message centre at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Score4.htm The last date is back in 2000, prior to the election of Nov. 27. Since that time Senator Lorna Milne and Mr. Murray Calder, MP have been busy with their Private Member's Bills, identical wording, having passed the Second Reading and First Reading respectively. Murray's web page is http://www.murraycaldermp.com/ Your GOLD tick is shining brightly -- looking forward to continued support! Muriel M. Davidson Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Brampton, Ontario 04/15/2001 - email from Jeannine Ouellet to Gordon A. Watts re: MP Paul Crete. From: Jeannine Ouellet To: Gordon A. WATTS Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 10:45 AM Subject: Re: Lists Hi Gordon, I am very proud to tell you that my deputy Paul Crete had accept to give his support at the accessibility of census post 1901! It really is a great success for me and I am very proud!!! I did meet Mr Crete many times and I sent many messages for inform him. I hope others Quebecois and Canadians will get the same success. Have a good day! Jeannine Ouellet 09/20/2000 - extract from Hansard. MP Paul Crête speaks to MP Jason Kenney's Motion M-160.
I have asked myself some questions about the protection of personal information. I am particularly sensitive to this whole issue since the Department of Human Resources Development accidentally sent me some incorrect information about myself. I think there is a distinction to be made between historical information collected through the 1911 census and protected ever since then and the privacy issue. I believe the motion put forward will help us reach a greater consensus in the House to let the government know how important it is to make a decision as soon as possible and to take into account all the various points of view. From what I gather from the arguments I have heard in support of this motion, it seems that the report submitted to the minister was quite favourable. I hope this means that the government is considering providing access to this information in an appropriate way. The Minister of Industry, who is responsible for this issue, will have to complete his work quickly, because he has had this report in hand for some time now. He can make it public at the same time that he announces the government's position. As for the House, it would be interesting to say to all those history buffs, to all our historians, to all those who would find it useful, such as genealogists, that, yes, they can use the information collected via this census. Some said that in other countries, the data remain unavailable for 90 or 100 years. In the present case, it is close to 90 years. I believe we have all the arguments in favour of public access to this information, so that it can be used for historical purposes and so that this anomaly be corrected. In the subsequent censuses, there was no provisions concerning the period after which the information would be made available. I would be very happy if we could allow people in our historical and genealogical societies to do their job so that they can respond to requests made to them in that regard and if we could settle this issue once and for all. I have been in favour of the motion from the start. This is my personal position, and I will probably support the amendment as well because I think it will create a larger consensus in the House to send a clear message to the government. The time has come for the government to act responsibly, make up its mind and state its position.
Lettre à mon député M. Paul Crête Bonjour Nous vous demandons de prendre position sur ce projet. Les résidents du Québec ont reçu en héritage une passionnante et une merveilleuse histoire. Celle-ci pourrait être perdu pour les générations actuelles et futures. Le dernier recensement du Québec accessible aux chercheurs est celui de 1901. Plusieurs Canadiens, d'un océan à l'autre, espèrent obtenir la possibilité d'effectuer des recherches dans les recensements ultérieurs à 1901, qui pourraient être accessibles en 2003. Toutefois, cela ne se produira pas sans que vous participiez à cette lutte. Comme dans le reste du Canada, les chercheurs trouveront très difficile d'apprendre des renseignements relatifs aux membres de leur famille si les recensements ne sont pas accessibles. Les registres des paroisses religieuses sont importants mais ne contiennent pas de regroupement sur les familles. Travaillons tous ensemble sur ce projet. Nous avons besoin des recensements pour nos recherches. Monique Dumais =============================================== Certified Copy Letter to my representative M.Paul Crête, MP Hello We ask you to discuss this project. The residents of Quebec have an enthralling heritage and a marvellous history. This could be lost for the present generations and future. The last census of Quebec accessible to the researchers is that of 1901. Several Canadians, from one ocean to another, hope to obtain the possibility of carrying out search in the later censuses at 1901, (post-1901) which could be accessible in 2003. However, that will not occur without you taking part in this fight. As in the remainder of Canada, the researchers will find it very difficult to learn from the information relating to the members of their family if the censuses are not accessible. The registers of the religious parishes are significant but do not contain a grouping of the families. Let us work all together on this project. We need the censuses for our search. Monique Dumais
A web site has been posted at http://globalgenealogy.com/census to record MP's responses, so that those who are interested, will know the position that their elected representative has (or has not expressed) on the issue. Also included on the web site, is a correspondence log for each Member of Parliament, which will contain responses to this e-mail plus any other correspondence from the MP. The Question: "Would you, as an elected Member of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Canada, vote FOR or AGAINST a Bill supporting release to the Public, of Post 1901 Census Records, 92 years after they were recorded. ( 1911 census information available in 2003, 1921 in 2013 etc)" If you would like to expand on your position, your entire response will be posted to your individual correspondence log. The Post 1901 Census web site is sponsored by Global Genealogy & History Bookstore. A vast number of e-mails and calls from subscribers and web site visitors, clearly demonstrates that this issue is extremely important to them. Many readers have expressed that their current MP's position on this issue will weigh heavily in their decision process during the next election. |
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