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From: "Joan Reichardt" <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] CIC War Bride Hearings Televised tomorrow in Ottawa
Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 10:35:23 -0700
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Hi, Melynda, Like all the rest of us, I really apreciate all you have done
and continue to do. Hope to see you on TV!
I am waiting to do my Passport renewal until I am in Victoria in a couple of
weeks so that I can go into the office in person.
Getting the War Bride cover has turned into a challenge for me. I went into
our local post office, they knew nothing, I convinced them to check their
catalogues and lo and behold, there it was. I was told they would not be
getting any in but I could order them and they would call me when they
arrived. Yesterday got a call "Sorry, no luck, order from this number,
which I have now done so we shall see!
I don't know about the rest of you, but I have found the last week or so
quite emotional with all the VE day coverage. It brings back a lot of
memories. I wrote a letter to the local paper, which they printed, and then
was interviewed by one of the reporters (who sounded about 16) but who did a
good job of putting all I told him into a readable piece. Soon there won't
be any of us left who have personal memories of that historic day, so if you
haven't already done so, I encourage you to write it down, or tell it to
someone who will. In my letter I mentioned that I still have the red, white
and blue ribbon I wore in my hair on both VE and VJ , but when I went to
look for it I couldn't find it. I have so much 'stuff' it is not
surprising, but yesterday I remembered where I had put it so now have it in
with all the letters and other memorabilia in a large plastic box. I also
found a statue of Churchill, about 5 or 6 inches tall, copper coloured and
Made in Canada. I have no idea where or when I got it! Maybe I need to get
on the Antiques Road Show. Joan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melynda Jarratt" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 3:38 PM
Subject: [WarBrides] CIC War Bride Hearings Televised tomorrow in Ottawa


> FYI, I've been asked to come back to Ottawa tomorrow to appear before the
> committee again to speak on the War Bride issue at 12 o'clock noon in Room
> 253-D, Centre Block. I see that it's televised - on CPAC? Not sure.... I
> presume I will get a grilling after the Assistant Deputy Minister and
Acting
> Director speak at 11-12.
>
> Melynda Jarratt
> _________________
>
> http://www.parl.gc.ca/committee/CommitteePublication.aspx?SourceId=113481
>
> Televised
>
> 1. Briefing from the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada on
> Canadian War Brides
>
> Witnesses
>
> 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m
>
> Department of Citizenship and Immigration
>
> Daniel Jean, Assistant Deputy Minister
> Policy and Program Development
>
>
> Clark Goodman, Acting Director
> Citizenship Division, Acting Registrar, Citizenship, Integration Branch
>
>
> 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
>
> 2. Study on Citizenship Issues
>
> Witnesses
>
> Canadian War Brides
>
> Melynda Jarratt
>
>
>
>
> (In Camera)
>
> 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m
>
> 3. Study on Citizenship Issues
>
>
> Consideration of Draft Report
>
>
> Melynda Jarratt, BA, MA (History)
> Diploma in Digital Media and Design
> Webmaster: http://www.canadianwarbrides.com and
http://www.project-roots.com
> Voices of the Left Behind: Project Roots and the Canadian War Children of
> World War Two is available in English at
> http://www.project-roots.com/books.html and in Dutch at
> http://www.uitgeverijpica.nl/index.html?page=achterbleven
>
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