Calling all “interested parties”
May 2, 2008
This just arrived in my inbox:
The result of Marc Lemire’s Constitutional Challenge could literally make or break our fight against Section 13. It is IMPERATIVE that you email these people, and get EVERYONE YOU KNOW to do it, too!
We can put an end to Section 13 without having to wait for Parliament to wake up…but we have to act today!
I’m going to make this simple for everyone. Here is the list of emails:
THE CANADIAN CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION
A. ALAN BOROVOY, GENERAL COUNSEL
e-mail: mail@ccla.orgBritish Columbia Civil Liberties Association
Jim Braunagel
e-mail: jim@bccla.orgPEN Canada
email: info@pencanada.caThe Canadian Association of Journalists
Algonquin College
John Dickens, Executive Directoremail: canadianjour@magma.ca
Your letter just has to ask them to “intervene as an interested party” in the Warman vs Lemire Constitutional Challenge of Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act.
Have at it, O Reader! Freedom of expression is a cornerstone right of free societies everywhere, and this right is being eroded in Canada in part because we are letting it be eroded. Speak out about this issue, and the in no uncertain terms, or you will lose the right to do so (under the guise of it being for your own good, no less!).
I think it goes without saying that all emails sent should be polite, concise, and spell-checked thoroughly. Be nice, and be articulate, and your message will go a lot further.
Update: Welcome, Steynians!
