_____ Dear friends: Canada will soon be deciding whether to recognize the illegal and unilateral secession of Kosovo and Metohija! Please make sure your elected representatives hear your voice that Canada SHOULD NOT recognize the illegally proclaimed independence of the Serbian province. Please URGENTLY copy the text of the attached letter and send emails to the leaders of Canada's four major political parties and ALL other Members of Parliament. Make sure to personalize the email by inserting your name and address at the bottom, and addressing the particular MP you are writing to. If you are writing to more than one MP, address the email to "Dear Honourable Members of Parliament". MP: http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Compilations/HouseOfCommons/MemberByPostalCo de.aspx?Menu=HOC Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister - [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА], <mailto:,[Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА]> [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] Hon. Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs - [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] <mailto:,[Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА]> Hon. Stephane Dion, Liberal Party of Canada - [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] Hon. Jack Layton, NDP - [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] You can also send your letters by regular mail ? three key MPs: Mr. Kevin Sorenson House of Commons MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS 518 Justice Building Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A6 Mr. Consiglio Di Nino Senate of Canada, East Block, Room 279 HONOURABLE SENATORS Parliament Buildings Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A4 Mr. Deepak Obhrai Parliamentary Secretary Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2 ESTIMATED EFFORT: less than 5 minutes _____ February 28, 2008 To: [MP] [Address/e-mail] Re: Canada?s Position on Kosovo and Metohija Dear Honourable [Name], Deeply concerned by the possibility that our Government may be prepared to support the illegal and unilateral secession of Kosovo and Metohija from the Sovereign State of Serbia, I would like to draw your attention to the following: 1. Canada has a long-standing commitment to the rule of law. As a member of the United Nations, Canada has the obligation to protect the territorial integrity of other sovereign member states. If Canada were to recognize the illegal and unilateral secession of the territory of Kosovo and Metohija from the sovereign state of Serbia, Canada would be in breach of international law and its responsibilities as a member of the United Nations. 2. By recognizing the unilateral secession of any territory from any sovereign state, Canada or any other country would be directly denying the validity of the UN Charter and the Helsinki Final Act, which were designed to safeguard international peace and security. Therefore, by supporting a secession of a large and vital part of Serbia, which is an internationally recognized, sovereign, democratic state and a member in good standing of the UN, Canada would directly endanger international peace and security. The secession of Kosovo would set a dangerous precedent for the unilateral claim of independence by every separatist ethnic or religious group in the world, including regional majorities within Canada. Therefore, I request that you petition the Canadian Government to refuse to recognize this illegal and unilateral claim of independence and to require that the status of Kosovo and Metohija be determined through peaceful negotiations by the authorities in Serbia and Albanian representatives in Kosovo and Metohija, under the auspices of the United Nations Security Council. Name : Address : Tel : E-mail : _____ _____ _____ NOVINE Toronto <http://www.novine.ca> www.novine.ca <mailto:[Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА]> [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] <mailto:[Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА]> [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] <mailto:[Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА]> [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] T.416.466.0888 F.416.466.1921 _____
