Getting Senators to Listen in the House of Sober Second Thought

We are at a critical stage right now...

PLEASE, take a few moments and write a personal letter (see specific details and
instructions below) appealing to members of the Senate, asking them to urge the government to remove the proposed amendments to the Navigable Waters Protection Act from Bill C-10 (the budget implementation act) so that proper consultation can be done with the public, commercial interests, and with First Nations.

PLEASE, make your appeal as personal and detailed as possible.

Send your appeal to all members of the Senate. If you have time, you can also draft more specific appeals for members of the Senate standing committees listed below:


ALL SENATE MEMBERS:

adamsw@sen.parl.gc.ca, andrer@sen.parl.gc.ca, anguswd@sen.parl.gc.ca,
atkinn@sen.parl.gc.ca, baconl@sen.parl.gc.ca, bakerg@sen.parl.gc.ca,
gautht@sen.parl.gc.ca, bironmi@sen.parl.gc.ca, brownb@sen.parl.gc.ca,
damphh@sen.parl.gc.ca, callbc@sen.parl.gc.ca, campbel@sen.parl.gc.ca,
carsts@sen.parl.gc.ca, champa@sen.parl.gc.ca, chapum@sen.parl.gc.ca,
cochre@sen.parl.gc.ca, rattel@sen.parl.gc.ca, cookj@sen.parl.gc.ca, coolsa@sen.parl.gc.ca,
cordyj@sen.parl.gc.ca, cowanj@sen.parl.gc.ca, dallar@sen.parl.gc.ca,
dawsod@sen.parl.gc.ca, dayja@sen.parl.gc.ca, debanp@sen.parl.gc.ca, dininc@sen.parl.gc.ca,
pdowne@sen.parl.gc.ca, dyckli@sen.parl.gc.ca, egglea@sen.parl.gc.ca,
rokosg@sen.parl.gc.ca, fairbj@sen.parl.gc.ca, foxf@sen.parl.gc.ca, frasej@sen.parl.gc.ca,
fureyg@sen.parl.gc.ca, goldsy@sen.parl.gc.ca, grafsj@sen.parl.gc.ca, harbm@sen.parl.gc.ca,
hervic@sen.parl.gc.ca, hublee@sen.parl.gc.ca, jaffem@sen.parl.gc.ca,
johnsj@sen.parl.gc.ca, joyals@sen.parl.gc.ca, kennyco@sen.parl.gc.ca,
kinsen@sen.parl.gc.ca, charrf@sen.parl.gc.ca, lavigr@sen.parl.gc.ca,
lebrem@sen.parl.gc.ca, losier@sen.parl.gc.ca, smithc@sen.parl.gc.ca,
mahovf@sen.parl.gc.ca, massip@sen.parl.gc.ca, mccoye@sen.parl.gc.ca,
meighen@sen.parl.gc.ca, mercet@sen.parl.gc.ca, merchp@sen.parl.gc.ca,
milnel@sen.parl.gc.ca, mitchg@sen.parl.gc.ca, moorew@sen.parl.gc.ca,
munsoj@sen.parl.gc.ca, murral@sen.parl.gc.ca, mcgeed@sen.parl.gc.ca,
nolinp@sen.parl.gc.ca, olived@sen.parl.gc.ca, pepinl@sen.parl.gc.ca,
russem@sen.parl.gc.ca, phaleg@sen.parl.gc.ca, lachah@sen.parl.gc.ca,
poulim@sen.parl.gc.ca, poyv@sen.parl.gc.ca, prudhm@sen.parl.gc.ca, ringup@sen.parl.gc.ca,
jcrivest@sen.parl.gc.ca, rompkw@sen.parl.gc.ca, kfl@sen.parl.gc.ca, sibnic@sen.parl.gc.ca,
smithd@sen.parl.gc.ca, spivam@sen.parl.gc.ca, stgerg@sen.parl.gc.ca,
stollp@sen.parl.gc.ca, stratt@sen.parl.gc.ca, tardic@sen.parl.gc.ca,
tkachd@sen.parl.gc.ca, wattc@sen.parl.gc.ca, zimmer@sen.parl.gc.ca


MEMBERS OF SPECIFIC SENATE COMMITTEES

Standing Committee on National Finance

callbc@sen.parl.gc.ca, chapum@sen.parl.gc.ca, dayja@sen.parl.gc.ca, debanp@sen.parl.gc.ca, dininc@sen.parl.gc.ca, egglea@sen.parl.gc.ca, mitchg@sen.parl.gc.ca, mcgeed@sen.parl.gc.ca, ringup@sen.parl.gc.ca,


Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples

brazeaup@sen.parl.gc.ca, brownb@sen.parl.gc.ca, campbel@sen.parl.gc.ca
carsts@sen.parl.gc.ca, dyckli@sen.parl.gc.ca, hublee@sen.parl.gc.ca, langd@sen.parl.gc.ca, smithc@sen.parl.gc.ca, russem@sen.parl.gc.ca, greenn@sen.parl.gc.ca, sibnic@sen.parl.gc.ca, stgerg@sen.parl.gc.ca


Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

anguswd@sen.parl.gc.ca, bakerg@sen.parl.gc.ca, damphh@sen.parl.gc.ca,
campbel@sen.parl.gc.ca, frasej@sen.parl.gc.ca, joyals@sen.parl.gc.ca,
nolinp@sen.parl.gc.ca, jcrivest@sen.parl.gc.ca, wattc@sen.parl.gc.ca


Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

adamsw@sen.parl.gc.ca, gautht@sen.parl.gc.ca, anguswd@sen.parl.gc.ca,
merchp@sen.parl.gc.ca, milnel@sen.parl.gc.ca, mitchg@sen.parl.gc.ca,
russem@sen.parl.gc.ca, sibnic@sen.parl.gc.ca, spivam@sen.parl.gc.ca, stgerg@sen.parl.gc.ca


Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

anguswd@sen.parl.gc.ca, bakerg@sen.parl.gc.ca, damphh@sen.parl.gc.ca,
campbel@sen.parl.gc.ca, frasej@sen.parl.gc.ca, joyals@sen.parl.gc.ca,
nolinp@sen.parl.gc.ca, jcrivest@sen.parl.gc.ca, wattc@sen.parl.gc.ca


Standing Committee on Transport and Communications

adamsw@sen.parl.gc.ca, baconl@sen.parl.gc.ca, dawsod@sen.parl.gc.ca,
rokosg@sen.parl.gc.ca, foxf@sen.parl.gc.ca, johnsj@sen.parl.gc.ca, cochre@sen.parl.gc.ca,
merchp@sen.parl.gc.ca, mercet@sen.parl.gc.ca, zimmer@sen.parl.gc.ca



ACTION:

1) If you are a CANADIAN CITIZEN who is concerned about the government's move to erase the public right of navigation in Canada:

- Write a personal appeal to members of the Senate detailing your concerns and asking that the NWPA amendments be removed from C-10 so that public consultation can occur.

- Speak about the value of the public right of navigation and how its removal will impact you.

- Address any issues that concern you, economic or commercial impacts, heritage values, environmental impacts, democratic principles, the duty to consult, the public trust in government to protect the rights of citizens.


2) If you represent a GROUP or ORGANIZATION or COMMERCIAL INTEREST:

- Write an appeal to the members of the Senate, introduce your organization, express your concerns about the NWPA amendments proposed in C-10 and formally request a hearing to speak in defense of the ancient public right of navigation in Canada.

- Explain how the removal of navigation rights in Canada will impact your organization or its members, or your commercial operation.

- Clearly articulate the failure of the government to consult.

- Urge the Senate to amend C-10 and remove the non-budget items so that proper
consultation can take place.





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Canadian Rivers Network
www.ispeakforcanadianrivers.ca