emails for the review Committee

[John Y Cannuck]

The Hon. Reg Alcock, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board

Email: Alcock.R@parl.gc.ca

The Hon. John McCallum, Minister of Veterans Affairs

Email: McCallum.J@parl.gc.ca

The Hon. Anne McLellan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Email McLellan.A@parl.gc.ca

The Hon. Lucienne Robillard, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec

Email: Robillard.L@parl.gc.ca

The Hon. Denis Coderre, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, Minister responsible for La Francophonie, and Minister responsible for the Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution

Email: Coderre.D@parl.gc.ca

The Hon. Stan Kazmierczak Keyes, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Sport)

Email: Keyes.S@parl.gc.ca

The Hon. Tony Valeri; Minister of Transport

Email: Valeri.T@parl.gc.ca

The Hon. Andy Scott, Minister of State (Infrastructure)

Email: Scott.A@parl.gc.ca

Here's a simple email even you one finger typists can manage:

I am an honest Canadian taxpayer.
I own guns
I am singled out, opressed and unjustly taxed.
The Gun Registry is a waste of MY money. A Billion has been wasted, why waste more? Please ditch this program and direct the funds towards police, and police services.

Signed:
<name>
<return address snail mail>

Please Respond!
______________

[upnorth]

which one of these fools has the hot potato now ??:evil:  :evil:

[cdnclub45]

It seems to me we could use an email address of those controlling the purse strings especially in light of the fact they're now looking for places to scrounge funds for other unnecessary programs such as health care or the military.  But then, what the heck do I know about finances, being that I'm just a lowly citizen of this country.

[Eagle Eye]

Since when was spending for healthcare and the military unnecessary?  If that is what you think, you are out of step with the vast majority.  

BTW, I already sent my email to Annie "get your gun" McLellan.  Not that it will do any good.

[John Y Cannuck]

I think that

unnecessary programs such as health care or the military

was a tongue in cheek reply.
cdnclub45 just forgot the smiley face so we'd understand.

[John Y Cannuck]

The emails listed above, for our American viewers, are for Liberal members of Canadian Parliament currently reviewing wastefull government programs, like THE GUN REGISTRY  :evil:  .
I hope everyone will make themselves up an email and send it off right away to these .... (I can't think of a worse word than Liberal)....
Or failing, or in addition to that, send them a snail mail.

Free of Charge, NO STAMP NEEDED to:

Parliament Buildings, Ottawa.


You can put OHMS where the stamp normally goes if you like.
"On Her Majestys Service"
Kinda adds insult don't you think.

[John Y Cannuck]

What is really agrivating, is that the results are likely to be declared a "cabinet secret" and we will never know the truth, just like a lot of other things around the registry spending.

[Eagle Eye]

Yeah, I know but fact is, the Conservatives are no better.  They gave us the GST.  That is costing each of us thousands of dollars every year.   :eek:

[Eagle Eye]

What is really agrivating, is that the results are likely to be declared a "cabinet secret" and we will never know the truth, just like a lot of other things around the registry spending.

Well just remember John, it is your province that keeps electing them.     It sure as heck wasn't Western Canada.  So, what are you doing to change the voting pattern of your fellows Ontarians?   :?

[Eagle Eye]

I think that

unnecessary programs such as health care or the military

was a tongue in cheek reply.
cdnclub45 just forgot the smiley face so we'd understand.

Okay sorry about that.  I wasn't sure if it wasn't some kind of eastern humour or what.  Afterall, we don't joke about healthcare, gun control or the military out here.  We do have a few words to say about Ontario voting for the left all the time though.    :wink:

[Eagle Eye]

John Canuck....what would a suitable replacement for the gun laws be in your opinion?  

I suggest that they scrap the registry for non-restricted firearms and keep the user licensing (PAL's).  I believe that would weed out 98% of the nut cases out there while keeping the numbers of firearms someone has out of some federal mainframe computer.  Of course the problem with dropping registration is that they could no longer prove guilt or compliance with safe storage laws.  That is why I don't think anything will be done to change things.   :cry:

[John Y Cannuck]

I don't like licencing either, but I'd be happy to settle for it, if the registry died.
i think the PAL does everything that is possible to do though legislation to fight gun violence. The cops, and the educators have to do the rest.

[cdnclub45]

The PC's gave us gun control and they also gave us the GST.  I can live with the GST but this gun control is an infringement on my rights as a citizen to expect some degree of privacy from a Gov't that is increasingly in our faces and our lives.  There are a no. of issues in Bill C-68 that I can live with also, such as safe storage and the licencing.   However I can't and will not tolerate the seeminly indiscriminate search and seizure clauses as well as the registration issue.  These two really rot my gotchies.   Unfortunately, we in the eastern provinces are probably responsible for the acceptance of this dispicable piece of legislation given the large urban populations of Montreal and Trauna.  However, pls don't forget that we all don't dance to their tune.  And NO! My firearms are NOT registered.

[Eagle Eye]

Well I understand where you are coming from but I hope you don't hunt anymore.   Here is why....

An acquaintance of mine was deer hunting this past November and was stopped on his way home in a road side hunter check stop put on by AB Fishcops.   However, there was also an RCMP officer with them.  He checked for firearm licenses and registration and since this guy didn't have either, his $2,000 (replacement cost) rifle with scope was seized because it wasn't registered.  He won't be getting it back either.   He was mad to say the least but he is thankful that he wasn't criminally charged.  The legal bill for fighting this would have set him back big time..at least $10 grand according to one quote he got.  

Let us face it...a billion loonies have been spent and nothing will change that.  Furthermore, even if the "new" Conservatives ever come to power (and that is unlikely given the response they get from Ontario voters), they will not change it either.  The Liberals will not undue the law, although they may streamline it a bit.   (However, regardless of what I think about the law, the system seems to work very well now....I bought a new rifle three months ago...the transfer was approved right away without any waiting and I received the registration documents in 8 days).    

So, send your emails to Ottawa and write as many letters as you can but just we aware that this new review Martin has promised is nothing more than an attempt to show that he is doing something about it before the coming election.  He has already stated that he supports the law and won't cancel the registration.   :cry:

[upnorth]

If they were to scrap the registry, but keep the licencing, how many would be in favour of full disclosure of medical and MENTAL information to the cfc??? Right now, mental info is not made avail. due to confidentiality rights. Just thought I'd throw this out for discussion. If Mark Lepine's mental history had been brought to their attention, he NEVER would have been issued an fac. food for thought....