| Name: | Mr. John Reynolds |
| Political Party: | Conservative |
| Constituency: | West Vancouver--Sunshine Coast |
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Telephone: | (613) 947-4617 |
| Fax: | (613) 947-4620 |
| Email: | Reynolds.J@parl.gc.ca |
| Address: | House of Commons, Ottawa K1A OA6 |
| Constituency Address: | 1571 Bellevue Suite 215 West Vancouver, British Columbia V7V 1A6 |
05/08/2003 - email from MP John Reynolds to Muriel M. Davidson.
To: "'Muriel M. Davidson'" Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 1:39 PM Subject: RE: Post-1901 Census -- Open Debate and Amendments Needed to Delete Bill S-13 Restrictions O T T A W A Thursday, May 8, 2003 Mrs. Davidson: Thank you for your recent e-mail expressing support for the release of post-1901 census records. I appreciate knowing your views on this issue and am pleased to be given the opportunity of providing you with the Canadian Alliance position. The Canadian Alliance supports the preservation of census records and the subsequent transfer of these records to the National Archives for public release. We believe that keeping the records confidential for the historical 92-year period is an adequate length of time, and that this is generally consistent with the practice in Britain and the United States, where records are kept confidential for 100 and 72 years respectively. However, the Canadian Alliance will not be supporting the census legislation currently in front of the House of Commons (S-13 - An Act to Amend the Statistics Act). S-13 will allow limited access to “tombstone” census information after 92 years. Full access to census records will only be allowed after 112 years. We believe S-13 further complicates matters by allowing access after 92 years only to designated individuals. The designation process will result in a complicated bureaucracy, added costs and the question of who will police the census. Sincerely, John Reynolds, Member of Parliament West Vancouver – Sunshine Coast 09/30/2002 - email from office of MP John Reynolds to Phil Riley.
To: 'Phil Riley' Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 9:55 AM Subject: RE: Post 1901 Census Mr. Riley: Thank you for your recent e-mail. Please rest assured that Mr. Reynolds will continue to support the issue of releasing the Post 1901 census records. Louise M. Satouroff, Executive Assistant John Reynolds, Member of Parliament West Vancouver - Sunshine Coast (613) 947-4617 T. (613) 947-4620 Fx. -----Original Message----- From: Phil Riley [mailto:philanni@mars.ark.com] Sent: September 28, 2002 7:30 PM To: Reynolds.J@parl.gc.ca Subject: Post 1901 Census Dear Mr.John Reynolds, I see that a new parliament is going to be convened next month. From one of my Genealogy WEB sites I see that you support the issue of releasing the Post 1901 census records. I understand once again that the proposed Bill S-12 will die on the table. I also understand that it is expected that both Senator Milne, and MP Murray Calder will re-introduce their respective Bills in the Senate and the House of Commons on this subject in the next Session. I do hope that you continue to support our cause. It may not as yet appear that such an issue is of great concern to many people. I would like to assure you that this is to the contrary. One of the greatest uses, and still growing, of the Internet is for genealogy research. There is a very large segment of the population that is very keenly interested in this issue. As our population ages and commences to retire, they like myself will find such an endeavor as family history research to be very rewarding and may be even vital to future family members. Current family unity as we have known it in the past seems to be breaking down. I believe that in the future our respective descendants will appreciate our efforts. Many of my friends and I here in the Comox Valley hope that you continue to support the releasing of Post 1901 census reports. Respectfully Yours; E. Philip Riley Member, Canadian Census Committee Courtenay, BC 05/30/2000 - email from MP John Reynolds to Adele Turner.
To: 'Adele J. Turner' Sent: May 30, 2000 12:09 PM Subject: RE: Post 1901 Census Ms. Turner, Thank you for your recent e-mail. The Expert Panel on Access to Historical Census Records is studying the matter, and is expected to report tomorrow. Our Critic, Mr. Charlie Penson will take the time to read the report and will make a recommendation to the Canadian Alliance Caucus. For your information, there is quite a lot of information about the panel on the Statistics Canada website at: http://www.statcan.ca/start.html. When you get onto the Census page, there is a link at the bottom of it. John Reynolds, Member of Parliament Official Opposition Critic for Justice 947-4617 T. 947-4620 Fx.
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 7:32 AM To: 'Roz Griston' Subject: RE: Census Ms. Griston, Mr. Reynolds is supportive of the preservation and public access to post-1901 census records. Please get in touch with Dr. Pamela White, 25th Floor, RH Coats Building, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6, (613) 951-3255 email: expert.panel_comite.experts@statcan.ca for further information. Louise M. Satouroff, Executive Assistant John Reynolds, Member of Parliament Official Opposition Critic for Justice 947-4617 T. 947-4620 Fx.
Many thanks for your correspondence regarding the 1911 Census. In order to resond appropriately, I contacted the Chief Statistician of Canada at the Department of Statistics Canada. I was informed that the determination that 1911 and other Post 1901 Census records cannot be made available to the public, is not an arbitrary decision of the part of Statistics Canada. The decision is one where the Agency's hands are legally tied. If you send me your address, I will send you a bacgrounder entitled "Access to 1911 and Other Post 1901 Census Records". This outlines the authority for collecting censuses before and after 1901 and other information related to the release of historical census records. Sincerely, John Reynolds, M.P.
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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