Freedom Of Information Under Attack

Statistics Canada currently are legally obliged to remit to the National Archives all Census data after 92 years. But this has not happened to the 1911 census and with the blind assistance of Allan Rock , Statistics Canada is championing legislation to restrict this data and further confine the data from later census reports. Remember this is historic data after 92 years and " the truth of his origin is the birthright of every man" Millions of Canadians are involved in Genealogy research and many of these have sent petitions to the government requesting complete access to Census reports after 92 years. The Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology supports this idea. No citizens have spoken out against the current law but Mr Rock does not seem prepared to direct the head of Statistics to respect the law. What he is trying to do through Bill S -13 is to change the rules after his department has broken the law. The Information Commissioner has stated that the access was being withheld illegally. A cross country review has supported the 92 years rule, but Mr Rock does not listen. The information in every Census, is given by the Citizens, and belongs to the Citizens. The freedom is ours !!! Defeat bill S-13