Date:
Thu, 1 Nov 2007 01:58:10 -0700
From:
nelsonwrsc@gmail.com
To:
nelsonwrsc@gmail.com
Subject: URGENT ACTION - Friday (Group E-mail)
Supporters, Please read the following message and do what
you can to
take action on Friday. Also, forward this message to
everyone you
think might be supportive.
In Solidarity and Peace,
Ryan and Jen Johnson &
Brandon Hughey
PAN-CANADIAN CALL-IN TO SUPPORT U.S. WAR RESISTERS IN
CANADA
• FRIDAY, November 2nd, 2007 •
After the successful anti-war mobilizations this October 27
in cities
in Canada, the U.S. and around the
world, supporters of U.S. War Resisters in Canada will be
contacting
key members of the federal government to demand that war
resisters be
allowed to stay in Canada.
Now that two opposition parties, the New Democratic Party (NDP)
and
the Bloc Québécois, support a provision for U.S. war
resisters, it's
time to put pressure on the opposition Liberals and the
minority
government of Stephen Harper to "Let them stay!"
On Friday, November 2nd, contact your Member of Parliament
(M.P.) and
these key members of government and lobby them to let the
war
resisters stay in Canada:
The Right Hon. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister:
Phone: (613) 992-4211
Fax: (613) 941-6900
E-mail: pm@pm.gc.ca
The Hon. Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and
Immigration:
Phone: (613) 954-1064
E-mail: Minister@cic.gc.ca
The Hon. Stéphane Dion, Leader of the Opposition (Liberal):
Phone: (613) 996-5789
E-mail: Dion.S@parl.gc.ca
Michael Ignatieff, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
(Liberal):
Phone: (613) 995-9364
E-mail:
Ignatieff.M@parl.gc.ca
The Hon. Maurizio Bevilacqua, Opposition Critic for
Citizenship and
Immigration (Liberal):
Phone: (613) 996-4971
E-mail:
Bevilacqua.M@parl.gc.ca
And contact your own Member of Parliament. (Note that on
Friday
November 2nd, they may be in their constituency office).
To find your local M.P., by your postal code or by name:
http://www.canada.gc.ca/directories/direct_e.html
KEY QUESTIONS TO RAISE:
 will
you or your party support a provision that will allow U.S.
War
resisters to stay in Canada?
if yes, what will you do as a Member of Parliament to make
sure this
provision is adopted in the House of Commons?
- will you meet with members of the War Resisters Support
Campaign and
war resisters themselves to discuss this issue in person?
KEY
POINTS TO HIGHLIGHT:
 a
recent poll showed that over 64.6% of Ontario residents
think war
resisters should be allowed to stay in Canada – including a
majority
of Conservative and Liberal voters.
Canada did not send troops into combat in Iraq because it
was not
sanctioned by the United Nations. Since we didn't join the
war, we
should support the soldiers who refuse to participate in
this illegal
and immoral war.
U.S. war resisters face imprisonment, harsh treatment and
even the
death penalty if returned to the United States. No one
should face
this punishment and persecution for following international
law and
refusing to participate in violations of that law.
For
LIBERALS, remind them of the Trudeau legacy of allowing
Vietnam
war deserters and dodgers to come to Canada.
- For CONSERVATIVES, remind them that in the 2007 poll of
Ontarians,
53% of Conservative voters said "let them settle in
Canada."
FRIENDLY ADVICE:
be polite, clear and concise.
do not get upset or behave unprofessionally in any
communications.
represent the campaign well and communicate the main points
to those
you contact.
Please let the campaign know about your efforts – send us a
report:
E-mail:
NelsonWRSC@gmail.com and also the National
Campaign at
resisters@sympatico.ca
THANK YOU!!!
Produced and distributed by the War Resisters Support
Campaign
http://www.resisters.ca/
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