The following message is posted courtesy of Susan Watt of the Archives of
Ontario Library:

> I thought you might be interested in the following excerpts:
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> BILLS AND STATUS OF LEGISLATION:
> "Bill 153, Archives Awareness Week Act, 2000/Loi de 2000 sur la Semaine de
> sensibilisation aux archives. Mr. Johnson (P.C./Perth--Middlesex). First
> Reading November 30, 2000."
> The electronic First Reading links have not yet appeared on the Bills Web
> site.  You might want to check later today or tomorrow.  On the Bills and
> Status of Legislation page scroll down to the Public Bills Index and click
> on "153" or scroll down a little further to the "A" section and click on
> the title of the Bill.  That will take to words copied above which might
> or might not yet be followed by the link to the First Reading.
> http://www.ontla.on.ca/Documents/documentsindex.htm
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> ONTARIO HANSARD
> 1st session, 37th Parliament | 1re session, 37e législature
> Thu 30 Nov 2000 / Jeu 30 nov 2000
> "INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
> ARCHIVES AWARENESS WEEK ACT, 2000 / LOI DE 2000 SUR LA SEMAINE DE
> SENSIBILISATION AUX ARCHIVES
> Mr Johnson moved first reading of the following bill:
> Bill 153, An Act to proclaim Archives Awareness Week / Projet de loi 153,
> Loi proclamant la Semaine de sensibilisation aux archives.
> The Speaker (Hon Gary Carr): Is it the pleasure of the House that the
> motion carry? Carried.
> The member for a short statement?
> Mr Bert Johnson (Perth-Middlesex): Ontario has a rich and colourful
> history, most of which is recorded, and archives play an essential role in
> the preservation and use of history, including perhaps Hansard and the
> staff who will have to be drawn in for those musical notes that we heard
> earlier in the day.
> This is to recognize the hard work and dedication of the entrepreneurs who
> work in the industry of archives."
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Ralph R. Coram
Senior Archivist, Financial / Architectural Portfolio
Archives of Ontario
Management Board Secretariat
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phone (416) 327-1548
fax (416) 327-1999
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Archives of Ontario Website: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/

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