March 12, 2008

Activism: Adopt a LIBERAL!!

ADOPT A LIBERAL, END THE WAR

Over 80% of Canadians are opposed to extending the war in Afghanistan beyond
2009. For some time the official position of the Liberal Party has been that
the mission in Afghanistan should end in 2009. And yet, this Thursday, when
Parliament votes on whether to extend Canada's troop deployment to 2011, the
Liberal Members of Parliament are likely to either vote in favour of the
motion, abstain, or not even show up, as has happened frequently over the
last several months. The Canadian Peace Alliance has collected thousands of
signatures in recent days to underline this point. But Stephane Dion and the
Liberals won't return our phone calls.

The antiwar movement even confronted Stephane Dion in Toronto to call on him
to oppose extending the war. The response was silence. Not even a witty
rejoinder. When mainstream media asked why Dion hadn't addressed the
concerns of the "well-reasoned protesters", he had nothing to say and left
the room. (See it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh8qBkrAuEM)

However, there are a large number of Liberal MPs (including Mr. Dion) who,
in 2006, voted against even extending the mission to 2009 (beyond the
original end date of 2007). The list is included here with Ottawa and
constituency phone numbers, and those with critic's duties are listed first.
These MPs voted to stop the war being extended to 2009, and there is no
reason they should support extending it to 2011. Call them now (all of them
if you can, but ideally pick a few and call them frequently). We need to
flood their voicemail and email over the next two days. Tell them: Don't
Extend It, End It. Visit www.endit.ca for more information.



LIBERAL OPPOSITION CRITICS
WHO VOTED AGAINST EXTENDING THE WAR TO 2009

Lib. Stéphane Dion. (613) 996-5789, Saint-Laurent: (514) 335-6655,
DionS@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Ken Dryden, social justice committee chair. Ottawa: (613) 941-6339,
Toronto: (416) 638-3700, Dryden.K@parl.gc.ca
Lib. John Godfrey (retiring soon). Ottawa: (613) 992-2855, Toronto: (416)
467-7275, Godfrey.J@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Colleen Beaumier, Multiculturalism. Ottawa: (613) 995-5381, Brampton:
(905) 846-0076, Beaumier.C@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Maria Minna, Status of Women. Ottawa: (613) 992-2115, Toronto: (416)
467-0860, Minna.M@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Mario Silva, Treasury Board. Ottawa: (613) 992-2576, Toronto: (416)
654-8048, Silva.M@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Brian Murphy, Democratic Reform, member of social justice committee.
Ottawa: (613) 992-8072, Moncton: (506) 851-3310, Murphy.B@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Marlene Jennings, Deputy House Leader. Ottawa: (613) 995-2251,
Montreal: (514) 489-8703, Jennings.M@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Ujjal Dosanjh, Public Safety. Ottawa: (613) 995-7052, Vancouver: (604)
775-5323, Dosanjh.U@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Marcel Proulx - deputy whip. Ottawa: (613) 992-7550, Gatineau: (819)
994-8844, Proulx.M@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Mauril Bélanger - heritage. Ottawa: (613) 992-4766, Constituency: (613)
947-7961, BelanM@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Maurizio Bevilacqua , citizenship and immigration. Ottawa: (613)
996-4971, Maple: (905) 303-5000, Bevilacqua.M@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Sukh Dhaliwal, Competitiveness & New Economy. Ottawa: (613) 992-0666,
Surrey: (604) 598-2200, Dhaliwal.S@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Dan McTeague, Consumer Affairs & Consular Services. Ottawa: (613)
993-6587, Toronto: (416) 287-0110, McTeague.D@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Pablo Rodriguez, Economic Development Agency for the Regions of Quebec.
Ottawa: (613) 995-0580, Anjou: (514) 353-5044, Rodriguez.P@parl.gc.ca
Lib. David McGuinty, Environment. Ottawa: (613) 992-3269, Constituency:
(613) 990-8640, McGuinty.D@parl.gc.ca
Lib. John McCallum, finance. Ottawa: (613) 996-3374, Markham: (905)
479-8100, McCallum.J@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Dominic LeBlanc, Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice. Ottawa: (613)
992-1020, Shediac: (506) 533-5700, Leblanc.D@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Omar Alghabra, Natural Resources. Ottawa: (613) 995-7321, Mississauga:
(905) 897-1952, Alghabra.O@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Carolyn Bennett, Public Health, Seniors, Disabled & Social Economy.
Ottawa: (613) 995-9666, Toronto: (416) 952-3990, Bennett.C@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Ruby Dhalla, Social Development. Ottawa: (613) 995-4843, Brampton:
(905) 874-6868
Lib. Hedy Fry, Sports, Vancouver Olympics. Ottawa: (613) 992-3213,
Vancouver: (604) 666-0135, Fry.H@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Francis Scarpaleggia, water. Ottawa: (613) 995-8281, Pointe-claire:
(514) 695-6661, Scarpaleggia.F@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Raymond Simard, Western Economic Diversification. Ottawa: (613)
995-0579, Winnipeg: (204) 983-3183, Simard.R@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Jean-Claude D'Amours, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Ottawa:
(613) 995-0581, Campbellton: (506) 739-4600 / (506) 235-2990,
Damours.J@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Susan Kadis, Revenue. Ottawa: (613) 992-0253, Thornhill: (905)
886-9911, Kadis.S@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Anita Neville, Indian Affairs. Ottawa: (613) 992-9475, Winnipeg: (204)
983-1355, Neville.A@parl.gc.ca
Lib. Andy Scott, vice chair, social justice committee. Ottawa: (613)
992-1067. Fredericton: (506) 452-4110, Scott.A@parl.gc.ca



OTHER LIBERALS
WHO VOTED AGAINST EXTENDING MISSION TO 2009

Lib. Bonnie Brown
Lib. Sue Barnes
Lib. Gerry Byrne
Lib. Brenda Chamberlain
Lib. Joe Fontana
Lib. Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Lib. Tina Keeper
Lib. Wajid Khan
Lib. Jean Lapierre
Lib. Lawrence MacAulay
Lib. Diane Marleau
Lib. Bill Matthews
Lib. Lloyd St. Amand
Lib. Brent St. Denis
Lib. Paul Steckle
Lib. Belinda Stronach
Lib. Paul Szabo
Lib. Andrew Telegdi
Lib. Lui Temelkovski
Lib. Gary Merasty
Lib. Shawn Murphy
Lib. Stephen Owen
Lib. Massimo Pacetti
Lib. Bernard Patry
Lib. Yasmin Ratansi
Lib. Todd Russell
Lib. Roger Valley


FORMER LIBERAL (NOW CONSERVATIVE)
WHO VOTED AGAINST EXTENDING MISSION TO 2009

Con. Joe Comuzzi


CONTACT INFO FOR ALL CANADIAN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/MainMPsCompleteList.aspx?TimeP
eriod=Current&Language=E


www.endit.ca

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