| Name: | Mr. Jim Gouk |
| Political Party: | Conservative |
| Constituency: | Southern Interior |
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Telephone: | (613) 996-8036 |
| Fax: | (613) 943-0922 |
| Email: | Gouk.J@parl.gc.ca |
| Address: | House of Commons, Ottawa K1A OA6 |
| Constituency Address: | 18th Street Suite 684 Castlegar, British Columbia V1N 2M9 |
10/04/2002 - letter to MP Jim Gouk from Joyce Johnson and twelve other constituents.
Jim Gouk, MP Kootenay-Boundary-Okanagan Dear Mr. Gouk. It has come to our attention that you have not heard from your constituents with regards to post 1901 Census issue that is once again coming before the Parliament of Canada in Bills S-12 and C-312. Please be assured that although you may not have heard from us directly, we have been involved in the petition campaign to have the census released and made publicly available in the same manner as the 1901 census and those prior to 1901. We live in the West Kootenays and support Bills S-12 and C-312, and wish to thank you for your support in getting these Bills passed through Parliament and the post 1901 Censuses released. Sincerely, Joyce Johnson Nelson, BC 11/17/2001 - email to MP Jim Gouk from Gordon A. Watts. This message was written and sent before viewing the message, below, to Muriel M. Davidson in which Mr. Gouk stated his support for access.
To: Jim GOUK - MP Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 6:32 PM Subject: We request your response please. Dear Mr. Gouk While I am aware of several communications sent to you, since 30 March 1999, seeking your support for a Bill that would regain the public access to Historical Census Records that we are currently denied by Statistics Canada, I am not aware of any responses you have sent. While you may feel no compulsion to respond to anyone that does not reside in your constituency, the position you take when voting on such a Bill will affect a very large number of people that live outside of your constituency. For that reason I would respectfully request that you respond to this message stating whether or not you would vote FOR or AGAINST a Bill that would allow public access to Historic Census Records, 92 years following collection, as allowed by Regulation 6(d), attached to the Privacy Act. An example of such a Bill is C-312, a Private Member Bill submitted by MP Murray Calder. Bill C-312 is expected to receive second reading in the House of Commons within a few weeks. C-312 is identical to Senator Milne's PMB S-12, currently in Committee in the Senate. While I do not live in your constituency, I do have roots in the Kootenays. My grandparents were pioneers in Riondel, on the Kootenay Lake, coming there in 1910 when there were no roads and the only means of travel was by paddle-wheel steamboats. They spent their entire life in Canada living in Riondel, and both died there. My father was born in Nelson and spent the first 19 years of his life in Riondel. A great-uncle and aunt (brother of my grandmother and his wife) also pioneered and lived in Riondel. I still have relatives living in the Kootenays. Access to the Census records of 1911 is important to me to verify when my grandparents and great-uncle immigrated to Canada, and to determine where they came from. I would greatly appreciate a response from you, stating support for the public access to Historic Census records that we seek. Should you feel unable to extend that support, would you please have the courtesy to at least acknowledge receipt of my message. Thank you. Sincerly, Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee 1455 Delia Drive Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2V9 http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm 11/14/2001 - email from MP Jim Gouk to Muriel M. Davidson.
Further to your numerous attempts to bring negative attention to my performance as an MP on the question of post-1901 Census information, I would like to call your attention to the following points. 1. The name of my riding is KOOTENAY-BOUNDARY-OKANAGAN, having changed back in 1998! 2. As a matter of policy, and due to the very high volume of e-mail correspondence, I generaly answer only my constituents. 3. Also as a matter of policy, I do not respond to surveys and/or questionnaires -- there are just far too many such requests from a very diverse source and I cannot select any one over another so I select none. 4. My mandate as an MP is to represent the constituents of my riding and I must say that if you asked any one of my constituents, they would tell you that their enquiries are dealt with in a timely fashion. In fact, I hold over 15 town hall meetings in the riding every year so my constituents have the opportunity to bring their concerns to me directly. 5. Back in 1998, I received minimal correspondence from constituents with respect to the release of post-1901 census information. I responded to each of them at that time. Until earlier this week, I had not again had a single representation from my riding on this topic. 6. As I indicated to my constituent correspondents back in 1998, I do support the release of post-1901 census information for genealogical research purposes and I will vote in favour of that action should the matter ever come before the House of Commons. Sincerely, Jim Gouk, MP Kootenay-Boundary-Okanagan 11/14/2001 - letter to MP Jim Gouk from Monique L. Lynn.
House of Commons Parliament Buildings Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Dear Sir: It has been estimated that there are some 7.5 million plus Canadians involved in Genealogical research. These citizens, in their quest for their past, for their Canadian heritage, depend heavily upon the information provided in Census reports. Under current legislation, post 1901 Census reports will not be released to the Public after 92 years, as have been Census reports up to and including 1901. In the past two years, many of those 7.5 million plus voters, including myself, have sent numerous letters and email to their local Members of Parliament, Government Ministers, and Senators expressing their dismay with, and opposition to, this legislation. They have requested the legislation be amended to allow release to the Public of Census records after 92 years, starting with the 1911 Census. I write to you, as my Member of Parliament, to ask the following question: Would you, as a Member of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Canada, having been placed in that position by the voting citizens of your Constituency, vote FOR or AGAINST a Bill supporting release to the Public of Post 1901 Census Records after 92 years, starting with the 1906 Census? Please take this letter seriously, I await your response. Thank you. Sincerely yours, Monique L Lynn Family Research Enthusiast 06/01/2001 - email to MP Jim Gouk from Muriel M. Davidson. From: Muriel M. Davidson [mailto:davidson3542@home.com] Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 12:01 PM To: Jim Gouk, MP Subject: The Year is 2001 -- You Have Never Answered a 1999 Letter Mr. Jim Gouk, MP:- I was appalled to check YOUR personal message board at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Score1.htm#BC You have never had the courtesy to reply to the April 1999 letter received from Global Genealogy -- WHY??? At present, Murray Calder, MP has PMB C-312 in the House, with First Reading passed. Senator Lorna Milne has identically worded S-12 with Second Reading in the Senate. I have been assured by others that the Canadian Alliance is solidly behind Post-1901 census release -- are you still a member of this party? Have you asked your constituents of Langley-Abbotsford riding how THEY feel about census release so their lost family members might be found? QUESTION:- Will you SUPPORT Murray Calder's C-312 when it comes before the House? We also ask support for Senator Lorna Milne. Looking forward to a positive answer -- in 2001, Muriel M. Davidson Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/ 04/30/99- e-mail from The Global Gazette to MP
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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