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I just joined the group 'Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament.' a facebook group with a (current) membership of 122,560 members.
While impressive that so many people can click a button, if something is very easy to do, and requires almost nothing from you, it does not have much power. If this is actually a matter of importance to you, write to your elected officials on the municipal, provincial and federal level about this.
I suggest you read Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Address to the National Caucus, from March 2006.
In it he invites Canadians to contact him. I suggest that you take him up on that:
In an ideal world he would get 122,560 letters:
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa
K1A 0A2
pm@pm.gc.ca
Fax: 613-941-6900
Dalton McGuinty, Premier
Legislative Building
Queen's Park
Toronto ON M7A 1A1
https://www.premier.gov.on.ca/feedback/feedback.asp?Lang=EN (e-mail)
Fax: (416) 325-3745.
FIND YOUR MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT USING POSTAL CODE:
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Compilations/HouseOfCommons/MemberByPostalCode.aspx?Menu=HOC
I fully respect Prime Minister Harper's office and position, but I have serious concerns over his choices.
How do I explain to my son that the man who has the most power in Canada does not also seem to have the most responsibility?
If you would like to let Prime Minister Harper know your thoughts on if he's standing "foursquare behind the work, the hardship and the sacrifice of our young men and women in uniform in Afghanistan.", if you would like to shares your views on if Prime Minister Harper has brought "accountability back to Ottawa" with parliament's prorogation, if you have an opinion on if Mr. Harper's choice of closing parliament with a phone call is showing "Canada’s leadership in the world", then I suggest you get off Facebook and share your thoughts with him, or at least the people who open his mail.
I've made this note public: As always please use the titles and names of out elected officials with respect, even if you disagree strongly with their actions. When contacting them, and I hope you do, please be polite, even if you are voicing passionate opinions. If you participate in any physical protest please be peaceful, in control of yourself and mindful of all rules of peaceful assembly. If the police show up: do them no harm, and treat them with respect. Turning into a mob of angry hooligans will simply make us look American on National TV and will give Prime Minister Harper extra reason to ignore us and continue with what he's doing.
While impressive that so many people can click a button, if something is very easy to do, and requires almost nothing from you, it does not have much power. If this is actually a matter of importance to you, write to your elected officials on the municipal, provincial and federal level about this.
I suggest you read Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Address to the National Caucus, from March 2006.
In it he invites Canadians to contact him. I suggest that you take him up on that:
In an ideal world he would get 122,560 letters:
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa
K1A 0A2
pm@pm.gc.ca
Fax: 613-941-6900
Dalton McGuinty, Premier
Legislative Building
Queen's Park
Toronto ON M7A 1A1
https://www.premier.gov.on.ca/feedback/feedback.asp?Lang=EN (e-mail)
Fax: (416) 325-3745.
FIND YOUR MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT USING POSTAL CODE:
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Compilations/HouseOfCommons/MemberByPostalCode.aspx?Menu=HOC
I fully respect Prime Minister Harper's office and position, but I have serious concerns over his choices.
How do I explain to my son that the man who has the most power in Canada does not also seem to have the most responsibility?
If you would like to let Prime Minister Harper know your thoughts on if he's standing "foursquare behind the work, the hardship and the sacrifice of our young men and women in uniform in Afghanistan.", if you would like to shares your views on if Prime Minister Harper has brought "accountability back to Ottawa" with parliament's prorogation, if you have an opinion on if Mr. Harper's choice of closing parliament with a phone call is showing "Canada’s leadership in the world", then I suggest you get off Facebook and share your thoughts with him, or at least the people who open his mail.
I've made this note public: As always please use the titles and names of out elected officials with respect, even if you disagree strongly with their actions. When contacting them, and I hope you do, please be polite, even if you are voicing passionate opinions. If you participate in any physical protest please be peaceful, in control of yourself and mindful of all rules of peaceful assembly. If the police show up: do them no harm, and treat them with respect. Turning into a mob of angry hooligans will simply make us look American on National TV and will give Prime Minister Harper extra reason to ignore us and continue with what he's doing.