| Name: | Mr. Art Hanger |
| Political Party: | Conservative |
| Constituency: | Calgary Northeast |
| Province: | Alberta |
| Telephone: | (613) 947-4487 |
| Fax: | (613) 947-4490 |
| Email: | Hanger.A@parl.gc.ca or calgary@arthangermp.com |
| Website: | http://www.arthangermp.com |
| Address: | House of Commons, Ottawa K1A OA6 |
| Consituency Address: | 2635 - 37th Avenue NE - Suite 140 Calgary, Alberta T1Y 5Z6 Tel. 403-291-0018 Fax. 403-291-9516 |
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06/17/2003 - email from MP Art Hanger to Muriel M. Davidson. From: "Hanger, Art - M.P." Dear Ms. Davidson: Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. However, I am in favour of the amendments. Art Hanger, MP -----Original Message----- To Mr. Art Hanger, MP:- The government bill, S-13, sponsored by Senator Lorna Milne is finishing the Third Reading, followed by the voting process. Following this, the contentious bill "to release census records" will be presented in the House of Commons. You have been supportive of other census bills and motions, and your assistance is greatly needed for Bill S-13 as this bill imposes undesirable conditions and restrictions on access!" http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Score1.htm#AB The latest column by Gordon Watts is in the Global Gazette http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazce/gazce9.htm The column covers all the problems, plus restrictions. An extract of debate in the Senate for one day is at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Sen70.htm Canada Census Committee members are requesting Members of Parliament to accept AMENDMENTS, vote in favour of these to get rid of the following restrictions inserted in this government bill:- 1. Removal of Clause 8 -- the supposed "informed consent" clause. With the restrictions, a census form with NO mark would be regarded as NEGATIVE -- information never to be released. 2. Removal of all restrictions or conditions for access for at least the 1911 and 1916 census -- hopefully for all census records. 3. Removal of the "twenty-year" period during which only partial or "tombstone" information may be disclosed -- also the need to commit to an "undertaking" regarding the partial disclosure. The amendments, if passed, would make the 1911, 1916 and later census records without restrictions, same as for 1901 and 1906. Looking forward to a positive 2003 reply -- only one word needed, which is YES, preferably with a brief note. You or your assistant may reply by e-mail. Muriel M. Davidson
Date: Thursday, February 08, 2001 To: Muriel M. Davidson Subject:RE: Welcome Back to Ottawa Dear Mrs. Davidson, Please be advised that my position has not changed. Art Hanger, M.P. Calgary Northeast 02/05/2001 - email from Muriel M. Davidson to MP Art Hanger. From: Muriel M. Davidson Sent: February 5, 2001 11:41 PM To: Hanger.A@parl.gc.ca Subject: Welcome Back to Ottawa To Mr. Art Hanger, MP:- When Private Member's Bills were presented prior to the election, you were in favour of Post-1906 Census release. As such, your symbol was the Gold tick mark on http://globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm Will you, as an elected Member of Parliament, continue to SUPPORT any Private Member's Bills brought before Parliament to obtain census release and the automatic transfer to National Archives? Senator Lorna Milne and Murray Calder, MP will be presenting identically worded Private Member's Bills - dates and numbers unknown, same as previous wording. Your provincial residents should be behind you on this -- the 1906 census should have been released in 1998, the Expert Panel stated it should be immediately made available. We suggest you read/download MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Lois Sparling, an Albertan barrister, which deals with the prairie provinces census problems http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html Looking forward to receiving a positive reply from you, Muriel M. Davidson Canada Census Committee Brampton, Ontario L6W 2R8 10/20/2000 - email from MP Art Hanger to Adele J. Turner. A similar email was received by Muriel M. Davidson.
Date: Friday 20 October 2000 To: Adele J. Turner Subject: Re: Post 1901 Census Dear Ms. Turner: Thank you very much for your e-mail concerning the 1901 Census. I apologize for not responding to you sooner but as you might be aware, I was up against four challengers for the nomination in Calgary Northeast. As a result, a great deal of my time was devoted to this nomination race; hence there was a delay in responding to some correspondence. However, on the issue of the Census, I can assure you that had I been present in the House of Commons when the vote took place on this issue, I would have voted in favour of the motion. Yours sincerely, Art Hanger, M.P. Calgary Northeast
Thank you for your emails on the post 1901 census project. Mr. Hanger is in full support and will vote "Yes" to a bill supporting release to the public of the post 1901 census records, 92 years after they were recorded. Thank you, Edith Lim Constituency Assistant to Art Hanger, MP
To: Adele J. Turner Sent: July 31, 2000 6:54 AM Subject: RE: How do you plan to vote the Post 1901 Census issue? Adele J. Turner, On behalf of Art Hanger, I would like to thank you for your e-mail. Please note that it will be brought to Mr. Hanger's attention upon his return to Ottawa. Irma Bailey Assistant to Art Hanger, M.P.
Sent: 29 Jul 2000 5:11 PM To: Hanger.A@parl.gc.ca Subject: How do you plan to vote the Post 1901 Census issue? Importance: High To Mr. Art Hanger: As a voting Canadian, I would like to request that you, an elected MP that helps run our GREAT county, answer two questions......I would like to know how you will be voting on the release of the Post 1901 Census to the Canadian Archives after the 92 year hiatus (the next census hopefully to be released is the 1911 Census...unless StatsCan continues to spread the unsubstantiated rumour of "Privacy" and has it destroyed). It is important to all Family Historians, especially to your continuents, that it is preserved for future generations. So here are the two questions. When the voting hits the floor of the House of Commons in the next sitting..... Will you be FOR or AGAINST Murray Calder's Bill C484? And, will you be voting FOR or AGAINST Jason Kenney's Motion M-160? Kindly respond to these questions.....YES OR NO......so that your name will appear the Scoreboard of the Genealogy Census mailing list. So far, your name is showing as not having replied at all....as an elected MP, you do realize that you have a responsiblity to all Canadians to answer these questions. Just for your information, did you know that this is the most actively pursued hobby in the world and that there are presently over 7 million Canadians actively researching their family history many from your riding. I do not need a letter....an email will suffice with just YES or NO as your answer. I thank you in advance for responding to this important issue. Adele Turner North Vancouver, B. C. 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:
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 The Global Gazette, an online magazine serving the genealogical and heritage community. 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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