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To Peter Braid, MP,
In light of your comment during a recent interview that you haven't heard from your constituents "any more than usual," I thought I would address the issue of proroguing Parliament. You'll also notice from the address bar that I've cc'd a few of your peers for accountability's sake.
I strongly dislike the decision by your party to prorogue Parliament. The claims made by your party that this prorogation is standard procedure and not without precedent are poorly motivated and lack the conviction of character that I, as a Canadian, would expect from a democratic government. The assertion that an absence from your publicly paid position is acceptable under the current circumstances of this nation and with regard to the important debates now before the House and its committees is both FALSE and gravely INSULTING to Canadians. Such a betrayal of our trust is inexcusable.
As my Member of Parliament I formally request that you publicly oppose a prorogation and return to Parliament, as scheduled, on January 25th 2010 to do the work that the people of the Kitchener-Waterloo riding elected you to do.
I invite you to reply to this letter with your decision regarding this request; however, I ask that you not send a form letter which fails to acknowledge my specific request and instead attempts to shift focus away from important issues such as the investigation into your government's complicit behaviour in the torture of Afghan detainees. If I do receive such a letter, I will not hesitate to use my means to publish and distribute a document which blatantly ignores the concerns of a Canadian citizen and registered voter.
I await your response.
Sincerely and with best wishes,
Marc Cameron
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Hey Marc,
I sent a similar letter to my MPP re: the HST vote and for her to do her sworn duty of representing the people of her riding.
I wasn't surprised when I got 4 pages in the mail of standard issue response from her office. Let me know if you hear anything back from them.
I will Nate. I sort of expect it. What was your position on the HST debacle?
Just to update this post, I did receive the same standard form letter from my MP that anyone else who wrote them likely received which did answer my request, nor provide any substantial explanation or course of action while our government grinds to a halt so Stephen Harper can regroup and cook up a new marketing strategy for the public trust that he runs like a gas station.
I'm frustrated.
Well done.
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