ACTIONS

Democracy

Letter to L’Association Pour La Revendication Des Droits Démocratiques supporting the Supreme Court challenge to First Past the Post

Letter to the Prime Minister 2011 02 25 calling for him to protect the integrity of parliament and of his office by firing Minister Bev Oda Letter 2011 02 25 Oda & Integrity CUSJ

Letter to the prime minister 2010-07-05 regarding the actions of the police during the recent Toronto G20 summit: G20 letter

Letter to the prime minister 2010-01-27 regarding the proroguing of Parliament: Prorogue letter

Letter to several federal ministers 2010-07-12 regarding the denial of funding to Kairos, CCIC and other NGOs: Kairos/CCIC letter

Criminal Justice

 Senate Letter Campaign January to March 2012

Letter to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice on the Omnibus Crime Bill

Letter to the prime minister and the minister of public safety 2010-01-10 regarding the closure of prison farms: Prison farms letter

Letter to four federal party leaders 2010-04-15 recommending against new legislation for mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug law offenders: Mandatory minimums letter

Letter to the Mayor of Toronto 2009-01-11 deploring injustice to David Chen: David Chen letter

Environment

Letter to the Canadian Council of Churches endorsing the Canadian Interfaith Call for Leadership and Action on Climate Change

Letter to Premier McGuinty and Environment Minister John Wilkinson calling for a full Provincial Environmental review of the Highland Quarry Project.  letter 2011 08 05 – Highland Quarry – Prov final

Letter to  Prime Minister Harper and Environment Minister Kent calling for a Federal Environmental review of the Highland Quarry Project    letter 2011 08 05 – Highland Quarry – Fed-Final

Letter to Greenpeace signing on to Darlington Declaration  Letter 2011 07 31 Darlington-Greenpeace

Letter to Minister Duguid, Province of Ontario, asking him to promote renewable energy over fossil fuels and nuclear at the provincial energy ministers’ conference.    letter 2011 07 14 Renewable Energy-Final

Letter to Mr. Craig Laing, Aggregate Resources Officer, Ontario Ministry of National Resources and to Premier McGuinty opposing the development of a large quarry near the Niagara Escarpment.  letter 2011 04 25 – Unicamp quarry

Letter to the Senate of Canada 2010-06-25 recommending they pass Bill C-311 – the Climate Change Accountability Act: Bill C-311 Climate Change letter

Letter to the federal minister of the environment 2009-11-07 urging support for the Copenhagen conference climate change resolution: Copenhagen Climate Change letter

Human Rights

Letter to the Minister of Justice asking for a decision not to extradite Hassan Diab

Letter to the Canadian Council for Refugees supporting their campaign against Bill C-4, a bill that takes away charter human rights from smuggled refugees.  Letter 2011 07 31 Bill C-4 – Refugees

Coalition Letter led by Project Fly Home which CUSJ supported asking for the United Nations to remove Abousfian Abdelrazik from their 1267 no fly list.  He has been cleared of all charges by the RCMP but still does not have freedom of movement, nor can he work, because his name is on this list.  2011 06 05 Abdelrazik Coalition Statement

Coalition Letter led by the Rideau Institute asking Premier Harper to support putting asbestos on the dangerous substance list, thus requiring people who sell it to inform purchasers of the dangers.  Harper did not support this action and was the only Western leader not to.  CUSJ put its name on the coalition.  letter 2011 06 04 asbestos – Rideau Institute

Letter to all Senators asking them to expedite the passage of Bill C-389 and add gender identity and expression as prohibited grounds for discrimination under the law. Letter 2011 02 14 Transgender

Letter to the prime minister 2011-02-14 outlining CUSJ objections to the proposed limitations of refugee rights in Bill C-49: Bill C-49 Refugee Policy letter

Letter to the prime minister 2011-02-14 urging action to make AIDS drugs more available by supporting Bill C-393 and a one-license solution: CAMR AIDS drugs letter

Press release 2010-11-08 regarding the Hassam Diab Support Committee: Hassam Diab press release

Letter to the Canadian Council of Refugees 2010-11-07 supporting the call for MPs to defeat Bill C-49 regarding smuggling and refugees: Defeat Bill C-49 on Refugee Policy

Letter to the Attorney General of El Salvador 2010-03 expressing support for environmental and other community leaders opposing the Pacific Rim El Dorado mining project: Attorney General re Gold mining in El Salvador

Letter to the CEO of Pacific Rim 2010-04-19 regarding the assassinations of protesters opposing the Pacific Rim El Dorado project: Pacific Rim CEO re Gold mining in El Salvador

Letter to U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy 2009-07-19 urging the release of Leonard Peltier: Senator Leahy re Leonard Peltier

Letter to the prime minister 2009-07-09 urging the restoration of full citizenship rights to Abousfian Abdelrazik: Abdelrazik letter

Peace

Document containing emails and notes (2008) for a peace resolution: Peace resolution 2008

Letter to Iman (sic) Ibrahim at Ottawa Chapter 2010-11-01 regarding the establishment of a Canadian Department of Peace: Imam Ibrahim re Dept of Peace

Letter to the editor, Ottawa Citizen, 2010-10-03 from 18 members of the UU Fellowship of Ottawa deploring the cancellation by the Defence Minister of a presentation at National Defence Headquarters by Imam Zijad Delic to mark Islamic History Month: Islamic History Talk cancelled

 

Economic Justice

Letter to the PM and the Minister of the Wheat Board asking them to follow our own law and conduct a plebiscite of farmers before killing the Wheat Board

Flyer of support and encouragement to the occupy movement 2011 11 01

Letter to Prime Minister Harper asking him to take the lead and get the provinces together to develop a consensus on a national housing policy.  letter 2011 07 25 housing