This particular President’s message is about saying “thank you”.
To begin, I want to thank the Northern Ontario Chapter of REAL Women of Canada for hosting the 2010 national conference in North Bay. It was a welcoming, friendly and well-organized conference. The speakers were informative, addressing communication, blogging and the importance of our work. Again, thanks to the organizing committee, Pauline Guzik, Kathie Hogan, and Jeannine Lebel, and all the committee members. It was a great day!
Secondly, a thank you to our wonderful members for your financial and moral support. Your membership strengthens our determination and our voice to speak out on pro-family, pro-life issues. You can greatly assist our organization in a couple of other ways too. Please find one new member, and join our REAL Women of Canada Fan Page on Facebook.
Third, I invite you to join me in personally thanking the many politicians who publicly support our pro-family values. REAL Women is always encouraging members to contact politicians, to oppose or to support a particular piece of legislation. Now I am suggesting the few names of a few politicians who deserve our thanks, and I am sure you can think of others to add to the list.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper for his decision to not include abortion in Canada’s G-8 maternal health care initiative.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington St, Ottawa
ON K1A 0A2
Email: pm@pm.parl.gc.ca
Fax 613-941-6900
The Hon. Jason Kenney, Minister for Citizenship & Immigration, for the decision to exclude mention of gay rights in the new Canadian citizenship guide.
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
Fax: 613-992-2235
E-Mail: Kenney.J@parl.gc.ca
MP Rod Bruinooge, Chairman of the Parliamentary all-party Pro-life caucus, for introducing private members Bill C-510 to make it a crime for a person to coerce a woman to have an abortion against her will.
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
Fax 613-943-1466
Email: Rod@bruinooge.com
MP Maurice Vellacott, for his many public statements on maternal health care, the abortion issue, family concerns, and for private member’s bills on equal parenting and conscience rights for health care workers.
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
Fax 613-992-3085
Email: Vellacott.M@parl.gc.ca
MP Brad Trost for his petition to cease CIDA funding of International Planned Parenthood and for statements on maternal health care.
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
Fax 613-996-9899
Email: Trost.B@parl.gc.ca
MP Joy Smith for her private member’s bill (Bill C-268) to establish a 5 year mandatory minimum sentence for offences of human trafficking of persons under 18 years of age.
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
Fax 613-996-9125
Email: Smith.J@parl.gc.ca
The three Liberal MP’s who voted against the Liberal motion to support the full range of family planning initiatives (including abortion) in Canada’s foreign aid. These MP’s are:
Paul Szabo, Dan McTeague, and John McKay.
Email: Szabo.P@parl.gc.ca Fax 613-996-3267
Email: McTeague.D@parl.gc.ca Fax 613-992-5880
Email: McKay.J@parl.gc.ca Fax 613-9928968
Surface mail address for all MP’s:
House of Commons,
Ottawa ON K1A 0A6
As I said, there are probably other politicians who deserve a “thank you letter”, so don’t hesitate to send them a personal note of appreciation.
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