| Name: | Mr. Monte Solberg |
| Political Party: | Conservative |
| Constituency: | Medicine Hat |
| Province: | Alberta |
| Telephone: | (613) 992-4516 |
| Fax: | (613) 992-6181 |
| Email: | Solberg.M@parl.gc.ca or solbem@parl.gc.ca |
| Website: | http://www.montesolberg.com/ |
| Address: | House of Commons, Ottawa K1A OA6 |
| Consituency Address: | #24 - 419 - 3rd Street SE Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 0G9 Tel. 403-528-4698 Fax. 403-528-4365 #6 - 403 - 2nd Avenue West P.O. Box 640 Brooks, Alberta T1R 1B6 Tel. 403-362-7677 Fax. 403-362-7055 |
09/18/2000 - email from MP Monte Solberg to Muriel M. Davidson. Short - but sweet.
"Thank you -- Yes"
Sent: September 1, 2000 12:10 AM To: Monte Solberg Subject: We are Looking for YES Voters!!!! To Monte Solberg, M.P.:- One requirement of ALL Members of Parliament is that they should either write or direct a reply to all who write. All citizens of Canada become YOUR constituents on a very important question like census records release. I had hoped to hear from you prior to this, letting us know your views re census records release -- not end up with a BLUE ??? (no reply) Is there any hope YOU might answer? The Scoreboard will be published in every province prior to a federal election -- the little old lady who does family history is one of your VOTERS, regardless of province. By now you will likely know the Report of the Expert Panel was given to Liberal Member John Manley on June 30, 2000. To date we do not know WHY we, you and I, who contributed to the expenses involved re this report, are not allowed to view or know contents of the report. As I understand the Canadian Alliance Members of Parliament strongly supported census release, I find it disheartening to learn there are many in this party who fail to reply with his/her personal viewpoints. Imagine you were trying to put together a simple family history, from the period of 1881 as far as possible. You would be able to access 1891 and 1901 census records. From then on, you would have a big blank wall, thanks to the government. In Alberta, your 1906 first Canadian census was supposed to have been released in 1998 -- 92-years after taking of census. Check http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census -- Go to OTHER SITES You will find submissions to the Expert Panel, including Genetically Inherited Diseases, submitted by myself with help from others. There is a great deal of information prepared for you and others -- one committee member reads Hansard. The various Bills have been listed -- just click on the number. Check http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm Click on Alberta -- hope the BLUE ?? (no reply) is soon changed!! Read THE MYTHS OF CENSUS by Gordon Watts -- it covers all the truths that have been kept from OUR elected Members of Parliament. With the possibility of a coming election, IF you wish to be re-elected, it might be wise to remember there are many family historians and we are the VOTERS -- to elect or not elect. It is a known fact any Member of Parliament might not be allowed to vote as they have stated and promised -- but must vote the way they are told, like little children. When we elect Members of Parliament, we HOPE for the elected MP, living on money from us, to vote for US - not the Party! Looking forward for an early reply, Muriel M. Davidson Canada Census Committee
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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