Post 1901 Census -- Application for Judicial Review

The following is an extract taken from the Application for Judicial Review filed by Calgary lawyer Lois Sparling on 5 February 2002. This Application seeks to obtain from the Federal Court of Canada a 'writ of mandamus' that would compel Statistics Canada to turn control of the 1906 Special Census of the Western Provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba) over to the National Archivist, Ian Wilson. Once that control is turned over it is expected these records will subsequently be made available to the public, in accordance with the Privacy Act and Regulations attached thereto, for purposes of research.

FEDERAL COURT - TRIAL DIVISION

MERTIE ANNE BEATTY, MURIEL DAVIDSON,
BEVERLEY ANN REES, DAVID OBEE, LOUISE SAUVE,
JEAN STANLEY, MARILYN ANNETTE TAYLOR,
WILLIAM WAISER, SHEILA WARD, GORDON ALLEN WATTS,
TOM WORMAN

Applicants

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THE CHIEF STATISTICIAN, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA,
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVIST, THE PRIVACY COMMISSIONER OF CANADA and
THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER OF CANADA

Respondents

FORM 301
NOTICE OF APPLICATION

TO THE RESPONDENT:

A PROCEEDING HAS BEEN COMMENCED by the Applicant. The relief claimed by the Applicant appears on the following page.

THIS APPLICATION will be heard by the Court at a time and place to be fixed by the Judicial Administrator. Unless the Court orders otherwise, the plce of hearing will be as requested by the Applicant. The Applicant request that this application be heard at Calgary, Albera

IF YOU WISH TO OPPOSE THIS APPLICATION, to receive notice of any step in the application or to be served with any documents in the application, you or a solicitor acting for you must prepare a notice of appearance in form 305 prescribed by the Federal Court Rules, 1998 and serve it on the Applicant's solicitor, or where the Applicant is self-represented, on the Applicant, WITHIN 10 DAYS after being served with this Notice of Application.

Copies of the Federal Court Rules, 1998, information concerning the local offices of the Court and other necessary information may be obtained on request to the Anministrator of this Court at Ottawa (telephone 613-992-4238) or at any local office.

IF YOU FAIL TO OPPOSE THIS APPLICATION, JUDGMENT MAY BE GIVEN IN YOUR ABSENCE AND WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE TO YOU.

February __5th__, 2002

Issued by: ___________________________

Address of 3^rd Floor, 635 - 8 Avenue SW
Local office: Calgary, Alberta T2P 3M3

TO:

THE CHIEF STATISTICIAN
(address)

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
(address)

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVIST
(address)

THE PRIVACY COMMISSIONER OF CANADA
(address)

THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER OF CANADA(address)

The Application