Another Way To Fight Omnibus Bill C-38

I received the following from one of the people I was protesting with the other day near Conservative M.P. David Sweet's constituency office. It offers yet another tool in the fight against Haper's undemocratic push to remake Canada in his image:

I know many of you are upset and outraged about the 2012 Budget Bill that Harper is trying to slam through parliament with his majority. Here is one quick little step you can take to help stop the Bill being passed - take away his majority! There were 7 Conservative MPs who missed the final budget vote earlier this year for a number of reasons, let's convince them again!

Action #20: Here is the set of seven Conservative MPs. Please email them and ask that they "call in sick" on the day of the final budget vote. It will only take a few minutes of your time. Please feel free to pass this along to encourage others to participate.

1. Michael Chong: michael.chong@parl.gc.ca

2. Joe Daniel: Joe.Daniel@parl.gc.ca

3. Barry Devolin: barry.devolin@parl.gc.ca

4. John Duncan: john.duncan@parl.gc.ca

5. Rick Dykstra: rick.dykstra@parl.gc.ca

6. Kerry-Lynne Findlay: Kerry-Lynne.Findlay@parl.gc.ca

7. Diane Finley: diane.finley@parl.gc.ca

Here are two possibilities for the text of the email:

Dear Honourable XXX,

I am emailing you to respectfully ask that you not participate in the upcoming budget vote -- call in sick instead. The process of including legislation in the budget bill circumvents our democratic process and makes a farce of our democracy. The erosion of democracy and citizens rights bit by bit leads ultimately to a dictatorial system. If the changes to environmental legislation are legitimate and have merit, then they will be able to withstand scrutiny in the house, in the press and in the minds of the people. Please defend our democracy and insist that this budget bill be divided up appropriately.

'Lest we forget' Hundreds of thousands of Canadian men and women have lost their lives in two world wars to protect our democracy. Think of their sacrifice.

Sincerely,

OR

Dear Honourable XXX,

I am emailing you to respectfully ask that you not participate in the upcoming budget vote -- call in sick instead. The gutting of 50 years of environmental legislation will have profound implications for the health and safety of Canadians, who are growing increasingly concerned about Budget 2012. If the changes to environmental legislation are legitimate and have merit, then they will be able to withstand scrutiny in a bill of their own. Please defend our democracy and insist that this budget be broken up into manageable bills.

Sincerely,