Write a Letter
After the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, former United States Senator Paul Simon said, "If every member of the House and Senate had received 100 letters from people back home saying we have to do something about Rwanda, then I think the response would have been different."
The situation today is no different. Canada's politicians will only push for action on Darfur if they think their constituents want them to push for action on Darfur. Write your MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Bernier, or Prime Minister Stephen Harper: in five minutes or less, you will make a difference.
Step 1: Find the address
To write your MP:
Enter your postal code here for your MP's mailing and email addresses.
To write the Minister of Foreign Affairs:
Write the Honourable Maxime Bernier at BerniM@parl.gc.ca.
To write the Prime Minister:
Write Prime Minister Stephen Harper at pm@pm.gc.ca.
Letters to the Prime Minister can also be mailed without a stamp to the address:
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa
K1A 0A2
Step 2: Modify our sample letter
Sample letter to the Prime Minister click here.
Sample letter to your Member of Paliament click here.
Step 3: Send your letter