| Name: | Mr. Andrew Telegdi |
| Political Party: | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Constituency: | Kitchener--Waterloo |
| Province: | Ontario |
| Telephone: | (613) 996-5928 |
| Fax: | (613) 992-6251 |
| Email: | Telegdi.A@parl.gc.ca |
| Address: | House of Commons, Ottawa K1A OA6 |
| Constituency Address: | 22 King St South Waterloo, Ontario N2J 1N8 |
02/27/2001 - letter from MP Andrew Telegdi to Muriel M. Davidson.
Muriel M. Davidson 25 Crestview Avenue Brampton, ON L6W 2R8 Dear Ms. Davidson Thank you for your E-mail of February 1, 2001 in which you recommend support of Bill S-12, introduced by Senator Milne on February 7. This legislation is very promising, for it expressly authorizes the transfer of all census records from Statistics Canada to the National Archives of Canada for permanent safekeeping. It gives access to the records to genealogists and other researchers 92 years after the census, subject to a privacy right it creates that allows individuals to object to the disclosure of personal information in the census records. This is a proper disposition of the results of the Canada Census and I look forward to S-12's passage through both the Senate and the House of Commons. Yours truly, Andrew Telegdi, M.P. Kirchener-Waterloo Constituency Office:- 22 King Street South, Main Floor, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 1N8 Tel: (519) 746-1573 Fax: (519) 746-6436 Parliamentary Office:- House of Commons, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 (613) 996-5928 fax: (613) 992-6251 08/19/99- letter to Mr. Bombay from Andrew Telegdi, M.P.
Thank you for your message regarding the non-release of the 1911 Census. I have been looking into the matter and have been informed by Statistics Canada that the case is as follows. Under the Privacy ACt, there are all sorts of documents that can be released and in the case of censuses, they have been released after the prescribed time has elapsed. In the case of the 1911 Census, however, they claim that the enabling legislation concerned with that census is different from the previous ones in that it is specified that the data would never be released. If we were to legislate retroactively to cancel the provisions against release, we would be reneging on the assurances given at the time that the data would remain confidential. The fact that many of the persons enumerated will be no longer living is a consideration, but it would be akin to breaking a will or reneging on an Indian treaty. Because the censuses that have been released to date have been so helpful in constructing family genealogies, it is regrettable that such a change was made for 1911 onward. On a more positive note, I think there is rather less doubt for most of us concerning the whereabouts of our ancestors as recently as 1911. StatsCan is prepared to provide further information by mail or phone: Statistics Canada Advisory Services 1-800-263-1126 Arthur Meighen Building, 101h Floor (416) 973-6586 25 St. Clair Toronto ON M4T 1 M4 Yours truly, <Signature> Andrew Telegdi, M.P. Kitchener-Waterloo AT/pde
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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