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Today I received John Manley's answer to my correspondence of Feb 22,
1995.  While very short, his letter did offer some promise.  It
particular, he offered me the opportunity to meet with Mr. Mac Evans,
President of the Canadian Space Agency, and Ms. Diana Durnford,  Mr.
Manley's Special Assistant-Policy sometime "in the coming weeks to discuss
these important issues.".  His letter was very polite, apologizing for the
delay and generally implying that he is quite open-minded concerning the
issues I have brought up in my various correspondences.

Of course, I immediately telephoned the minister's office to accept the
offer - I would guess that the meeting will be held sometime in June. 
Meanwhile, I am open to suggestions about what I should bring up in this
meeting.  Of course, I have my own list of things to cover but I would
appreciate any constructive ideas that any of you may have concerning what
we should include in our discussions.  I would also be happy to print out
and pass on to these people any e-mails that you post or send to me
directly supporting the manned space program in Canada.  

Of course it is certainly possible that nothing useful will come of this
meeting. However, I feel that it is an important step forward in getting
our voices heard by those who can really set and change Canada's space
policy.  Personally, I know of no "ordinary citizen" space activist who
has had this kind of opportunity before.  With your help I hope to make
this a useful and progressive meeting.

Any ideas?

Tom Harris