| Name: | Ms. Sarmite Bulte |
| Political Party: | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Constituency: | Parkdale--High Park |
| Province: | Ontario |
| Telephone: | (613) 992-2936 |
| Fax: | (613) 995-1629 |
| Email: | Bulte.S@parl.gc.ca |
| Website: | http://www.sarmitebulte.ca |
| Address: | House of Commons, Ottawa K1A OA6 |
| Constituency Address: | 2333 Dundas St West Suite 304 Toronto, Ontario M6R 3A6 |
10/28/2002 - email from MP Sarmite Bulte to Michael Harrison.
Dear Mr. Harrison: By now you may have heard that the Honourable Allan Rock, the Minister Responsible for Statistics Canada, will soon introduce legislation to allow access to the census records for genealogical and historical research 92 years after the census. This would therefore include both the 1906 and 1911 census. While I am not opposed to such legislation, and indeed I have sympathy for both amateur and profesional genealogists who are eager to access this data, I did not take a formal position on whether or not the 1906 and 1911 detailed census data should be made available. Officials at Statistics Canada as well as other Canadians also made a strong case that an initial promise of confidentiality should not be disregarded by subsequent generations. Regarding the proposed legislation, I fully expect to support it. The bill is currently being drafted and details will be made available once the Minister tables it in the House of Commons. I would like to thank you for taking the time to write to me on this matter and wish you the best of luck in your future genealogical research. Yours very truly, Sarmite D. Bulte, MP 09/20/2002 - email to MP Sarmite Bulte from Frank McKerry.
To: Sarmite Bulte, MP Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 2:48 PM Subject: Post 1901 Census Ms. Sarmite Bulte, M.P. Parkdale-High Park: It is noted on the Post 1901 web site that you are on the fence (undecided) on how you are going to vote for this Bill when it comes back to the floor of the House. Have you contacted any of your constituents on this matter ? The people who elected you to represent them in the House ? Many of your constituents are eagerly awaiting the release of the 1906 and 1911 Census and are trying to get family information to complete their family tree and ancestry links. I am not one of your constituents, but I am doing research for family in your riding and your YES vote will assist me in my search. Would you please change you Undecided mark to a YES vote on the 1906 and the 1911 Census release to the Archives Canada ? Respectfully M. Frank McKERRY, C.D. Vernon, B.C. 07/06/2002 - letter to MP Sarmite Bulte from Michal Harrison.
Dear Ms. Bulte: Thank you for your letter of June 24, 2002. I am glad that you value my opinion on the release of the post 1901 Census records of Canada but you did not answer my question. As my MP I asked you to support the release of the post 1901 Census records. Do you ? Regards Michael Harrison 06/12/2002 - letter to MP Sarmite Bulte from Michal Harrison.
Dear Ms. Bulte: I am writing in support of the call by many individuals and genealogists to have the Government of Canada release the post 1901 Census records for researchers. As someone who has been researching my various family connections for over 10 years, such records are critical! As my member of parliament I want you to support the release of the post 1901 Census records. Regards Michael Harrison 11/17/2000 - email from MP Sarmite Bulte to Lawrence C. Erwin. A year between letters does not seem to have made a difference in her opinion.
Date: Fri 11:07 AM To: Lawrence C. Erwin Subject: Release of Post 1901 Census To Mr. Lawrence C. Erwin: I wish to acknowledge and thank you for your e-mail dated November 5, 2000, regarding the release of post 1901 census to the public. There has been considerable public debate and interest on the part of genealogists, historians and archivists who had expected that the 1911 census records would be publicly available in 2003, 92 years after the taking of the census. Recognizing the importance of historical research but also taking into account the privacy concerns of Canadians, an Expert Panel on Access to Historical Census Records was created to provide independent, expert advise on the legal, privacy and archival implications of releasing historical census records. The Report of the Expert Panel on Access to Historical Census Records will be released in the near future. I repeat as I stated in my earlier letter of November 25, 1999, that this issue is very complex. Please be assured that I will study the specifics of the report before making my decision. Thank you for writing to me. Yours truly, Sarmite D. Bulte, M.P. Parkdale-High Park
Date: 11/04/2000 11:46 AM To: Sarmite Bulte Subject: Release of Post 1901 Census Some time ago, I asked you for your position regarding the release of the post 1901 census to the public. Your reply at that time indicated to me that you understood the problem perfectly but it told me nothing about where your sympathy lay. Many months have passed and surely you have arrived at some personal opinion on the matter. Before I cast my ballot on November 27, 2000, I would like to know where you stand on this matter. Lawrence C. Erwin, Toronto, Ont.
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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