UrgentAction-NO Troops In Afghanistan

Email your MP, email all the MP's and tell them NO to extending our mission in Afghanistan. Support our Troops! Bring them home now! Emails for all MP's are below.

All Members of Parliament

Member	Party	Riding	Prov.	E-mail †
Mr. Guy André	BQ	Berthier–Maskinongé	PQ	Andre.G
Mr. Gérard Asselin	BQ	Manicouagan	PQ	Asselin.G
Mr. Claude Bachand	BQ	Saint-Jean	PQ	Bachand.C
Ms. Vivian Barbot	BQ	Papineau	PQ	Barbot.V
Mr. André Bellavance	BQ	Richmond–Arthabaska	PQ	Bellavance.A
Mr. Bernard Bigras	BQ	Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie	PQ	Bigras.B
Mr. Raynald Blais	BQ	Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine	PQ	Blais.R
Ms. France Bonsant	BQ	Compton–Stanstead	PQ	Bonsant.F
Mr. Robert Bouchard	BQ	Chicoutimi–Le Fjord	PQ	Bouchard.R
Ms. Diane Bourgeois	BQ	Terrebonne–Blainville	PQ	Bourgeois.D
Ms. Paule Brunelle	BQ	Trois-Rivières	PQ	Brunelle.P
Mr. Serge Cardin	BQ	Sherbrooke	PQ	Cardin.S
Mr. Robert Carrier	BQ	Alfred-Pellan	PQ	Carrier.R
Mr. Paul Crête	BQ	Rivière-du-Loup–Montmagny	PQ	Crete.P
Mr. Claude DeBellefeuille	BQ	Beauharnois–Salaberry	PQ	DeBellefeuille.C
Ms. Nicole Demers	BQ	Laval	PQ	Demers.N
Ms. Johanne Deschamps	BQ	Laurentides–Labelle	PQ	Deschamps.J
Mr. Gilles Duceppe	BQ	Laurier	PQ	Duceppe.G
Ms. Meili Faille	BQ	Vaudreuil-Soulanges	PQ	Faille.M
Ms. Carole Freeman	BQ	Châteauguay–Saint-Constant	PQ	Freeman.C
Ms. Christiane Gagnon	BQ	Québec	PQ	Gagnon.C
Mr. Roger Gaudet	BQ	Montcalm	PQ	Gaudet.Ro
Mr. Michel Gauthier	BQ	Roberval	PQ	Gauthier.M
Ms. Monique Guay	BQ	Rivière-du-Nord	PQ	Guay.M
Mr. Michel Guimond	BQ	Charlevoix–Montmorency	PQ	Guimond.M
Mr. Maka Kotto	BQ	Saint-Lambert	PQ	Kotto.M
Mr. Yvon Lévesque	BQ	Nunavik–Eeyou	PQ	Levesque.Y
Mr. Jean-Yves Laforest	BQ	Saint-Maurice–Champlain	PQ	Laforest.J
Mr. Mario Laframboise	BQ	Argenteuil–Mirabel	PQ	Laframboise.M
Ms. Francine Lalonde	BQ	La Pointe-de-l'Île	PQ	Lalonde.F
Ms. Carole Lavallée	BQ	Saint-Bruno–Saint-Hubert	PQ	Lavallee.C
Mr. Marc Lemay	BQ	Abitibi–Témiscamingue	PQ	Lemay.M
Mr. Yves Lessard	BQ	Chambly–Borduas	PQ	Lessard.Y
Mr. Yvan Loubier	BQ	Saint-Hyacinthe–Bagot	PQ	Loubier.Y
Mr. Marcel Lussier	BQ	Brossard–La Prairie	PQ	Lussier.M
Mr. Réal Ménard	BQ	Hochelaga	PQ	Menard.R
Mr. Serge Ménard	BQ	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	PQ	Menard.S
Mr. Luc Malo	BQ	Verchères–Les Patriotes	PQ	Malo.L
Ms. Maria Mourani	BQ	Ahuntsic	PQ	Mourani.M
Mr. Richard Nadeau	BQ	Gatineau	PQ	Nadeau.R
Mr. Christian Ouellet	BQ	Brome–Missisquoi	PQ	Ouellet.C
Mr. Pierre Paquette	BQ	Joliette	PQ	Paquette.P
Mr. Gilles Perron	BQ	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	PQ	Perron.G-A
Ms. Pauline Picard	BQ	Drummond	PQ	Picard.P
Mr. Louis Plamondon	BQ	Richelieu	PQ	Plamondon.L
Mr. Jean Roy	BQ	Matapédia–Matane	PQ	Roy.J
Mr. Benoît Sauvageau	BQ	Repentigny	PQ	Sauvageau.B
Mr. Thierry St-Cyr	BQ	Jeanne-Le Ber	PQ	St-Cyr.T
Ms. Caroline St-Hilaire	BQ	Longueuil	PQ	St-Hilaire.C
Ms. Louise Thibault	BQ	Rimouski–Témiscouata	PQ	Thibault.L
Mr. Robert Vincent	BQ	Shefford	PQ	Vincent.R
Mr. James Abbott	Cons.	Kootenay–Columbia	BC	Abbott.J
Ms. Diane Ablonczy	Cons.	Calgary–Nose Hill	AB	Ablonczy.D
Mr. Harold Albrecht	Cons.	Kitchener–Conestoga	ON	Albrecht.H
Mr. Mike Allen	Cons.	Tobique–Mactaquac	NB	Allen.M
Mr. Dean Allison	Cons.	Niagara West–Glanbrook	ON	Allison.D
Ms. Rona Ambrose (c.m.)	Cons.	Edmonton–Spruce Grove	AB	Ambrose.R
Mr. Rob Anders	Cons.	Calgary West	AB	Anders.R
Mr. David Anderson	Cons.	Cypress Hills–Grasslands	SK	Anderson.Da
Mr. John Baird (c.m.)	Cons.	Ottawa West–Nepean	ON	Baird.J
Mr. Dave Batters	Cons.	Palliser	SK	Batters.D
Mr. Leon Benoit	Cons.	Vegreville–Wainwright	AB	Benoit.L
Mr. Maxime Bernier (c.m.)	Cons.	Beauce	PQ	Bernier.M
Mr. James Bezan	Cons.	Selkirk–Interlake	MB	Bezan.J
Mr. Jean-Pierre Blackburn (c.m.)	Cons.	Jonquière–Alma	PQ	Blackburn.J
Mr. Steven Blaney	Cons.	Lévis–Bellechasse	PQ	Blaney.S
Ms. Sylvie Boucher	Cons.	Beauport	PQ	Boucher.S
Mr. Garry Breitkreuz	Cons.	Yorkton–Melville	SK	Breitkreuz.G
Mr. Patrick Brown	Cons.	Barrie	ON	Brown.P
Mr. Gord Brown	Cons.	Leeds–Grenville	ON	Brown.G
Mr. Rod Bruinooge	Cons.	Winnipeg South	MB	Bruinooge.R
Mr. Blaine Calkins	Cons.	Wetaskiwin	AB	Calkins.B
Mr. Ron Cannan	Cons.	Kelowna	BC	Cannan.R
Mr. Lawrence Cannon (c.m.)	Cons.	Pontiac	PQ	Cannon.L
Mr. Colin Carrie	Cons.	Oshawa	ON	Carrie.C
Mr. Bill Casey	Cons.	North Nova	NS	Casey.B
Mr. Rick Casson	Cons.	Lethbridge	AB	Casson.R
Mr. Mike Chong (c.m.)	Cons.	Wellington–Halton Hills	ON	Chong.M
Mr. Tony Clement (c.m.)	Cons.	Parry Sound–Muskoka	ON	Clement.T
Mr. John Cummins	Cons.	Delta–Richmond East	BC	Cummins.J
Mr. Pat Davidson	Cons.	Sarnia–Lambton	ON	Davidson.P
Mr. Stockwell Day (c.m.)	Cons.	Okanagan–Coquihalla	BC	Day.S
Mr. Dean Del Mastro	Cons.	Peterborough	ON	DelMastro.D
Mr. Barry Devolin	Cons.	Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock	ON	Devolin.B
Mr. Norman Doyle	Cons.	St. John's North	NF	Doyle.N
Mr. Rick Dykstra	Cons.	St. Catharines	ON	Dykstra.R
Mr. David Emerson (c.m.)	Cons.	Vancouver Kingsway	BC	Emerson.D
Mr. Ken Epp	Cons.	Edmonton–Sherwood Park	AB	Epp.K
Mr. Ed Fast	Cons.	Abbotsford	BC	Fast.E
Ms. Diane Finley (c.m.)	Cons.	Haldimand–Norfolk	ON	Finley.D
Mr. Brian Fitzpatrick	Cons.	Prince Albert	SK	Fitzpatrick.B
Mr. Jim Flaherty (c.m.)	Cons.	Whitby–Oshawa	ON	Flaherty.J
Mr. Steven Fletcher	Cons.	Charleswood–St. James	MB	Fletcher.S
Mr. Royal Galipeau	Cons.	Ottawa–Orléans	ON	Galipeau.R
Ms. Cheryl Gallant	Cons.	Renfrew–Nipissing–Pembroke	ON	Gallant.C
Mr. Peter Goldring	Cons.	Edmonton East	AB	Goldring.P
Mr. Gary Goodyear	Cons.	Cambridge	ON	Goodyear.G
Mr. Jacques Gourde	Cons.	Lotbinière–Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	PQ	Gourde.J
Ms. Nina Grewal	Cons.	Fleetwood–Port Kells	BC	Grewal.N
Ms. Helena Guergis	Cons.	Simcoe–Grey	ON	Guergis.H
Mr. Art Hanger	Cons.	Calgary Northeast	AB	Hanger.A
Mr. Stephen Harper (c.m.)	Cons.	Calgary Southwest	AB	Harper.S
Mr. Dick Harris	Cons.	Cariboo–Prince George	BC	Harris.R
Mr. Luc Harvey	Cons.	Louis-Hébert	PQ	Harvey.L
Mr. Laurie Hawn	Cons.	Edmonton Centre	AB	Hawn.L
Mr. Loyola Hearn (c.m.)	Cons.	St. John's South	NF	Hearn.L
Mr. Russ Hiebert	Cons.	South Surrey–White Rock–Cloverdale	BC	Hiebert.R
Mr. Jay Hill	Cons.	Prince George–Peace River	BC	Hill.J
Ms. Betty Hinton	Cons.	Kamloops–Thompson	BC	Hinton.B
Mr. Rahim Jaffer	Cons.	Edmonton–Strathcona	AB	Jaffer.R
Mr. Brian Jean	Cons.	Athabasca	AB	Jean.B
Mr. Randy Kamp	Cons.	Dewdney–Alouette	BC	Kamp.R
Mr. Gerald Keddy	Cons.	South Shore–St. Margaret's	NS	Keddy.G
Mr. Jason Kenney	Cons.	Calgary Southeast	AB	Kenney.J
Mr. Ed Komarnicki	Cons.	Souris–Moose Mountain	SK	Komarnicki.E
Mr. Daryl Kramp	Cons.	Prince Edward–Hastings	ON	Kramp.D
Mr. Mike Lake	Cons.	Edmonton–Beaumont	AB	Lake.M
Mr. Guy Lauzon	Cons.	Stormont–Dundas–South Glengarry	ON	Lauzon.G
Mr. Pierre Lemieux	Cons.	Glengarry–Prescott–Russell	ON	Lemieux.P
Mr. Tom Lukiwski	Cons.	Regina–Lumsden–Lake Centre	SK	Lukiwski.T
Mr. Gary Lunn (c.m.)	Cons.	Saanich–Gulf Islands	BC	Lunn.G
Mr. James Lunney	Cons.	Nanaimo–Alberni	BC	Lunney.J
Mr. Peter MacKay (c.m.)	Cons.	Central Nova	NS	MacKay.P
Mr. Dave Mackenzie	Cons.	Oxford	ON	Mackenzie.D
Mr. Fabian Manning	Cons.	Avalon	NF	Manning.F
Mr. Inky Mark	Cons.	Dauphin–Swan River	MB	Mark.I
Mr. Colin Mayes	Cons.	North Okanagan–Shuswap	BC	Mayes.C
Mr. Ted Menzies	Cons.	Macleod	AB	Menzies.T
Mr. Rob Merrifield	Cons.	Yellowhead	AB	Merrifield.R
Mr. Larry Miller	Cons.	Grey–Bruce–Owen Sound	ON	Miller.L
Mr. Bob Mills	Cons.	Red Deer	AB	Mills.B
Mr. James Moore	Cons.	Port Moody–Westwood–Port Coquitlam	BC	Moore.J
Mr. Rob Moore	Cons.	Fundy	NB	Moore.R
Mr. Rob Nicholson (c.m.)	Cons.	Niagara Falls	ON	Nicholson.R
Mr. Rick Norlock	Cons.	Northumberland–Quinte West	ON	Norlock.R
Mr. Gordon O'Connor (c.m.)	Cons.	Carleton–Lanark	ON	Oconnor.G
Mr. Deepak Obhrai	Cons.	Calgary East	AB	Obhrai.D
Ms. Bev Oda (c.m.)	Cons.	Clarington–Scugog–Uxbridge	ON	Oda.B
Mr. Brian Pallister	Cons.	Portage–Lisgar	MB	Pallister.B
Mr. Christian Paradis	Cons.	Mégantic–L'Érable	PQ	Paradis.C
Mr. Daniel Petit	Cons.	Charlesbourg	PQ	Petit.D
Mr. Pierre Poilievre	Cons.	Nepean–Carleton	ON	Poilievre.P
Mr. Jim Prentice (c.m.)	Cons.	Calgary North Centre	AB	Prentice.J
Mr. Joe Preston	Cons.	Elgin–Middlesex–London	ON	Preston.J
Mr. James Rajotte	Cons.	Edmonton–Leduc	AB	Rajotte.J
Mr. Scott Reid	Cons.	Lanark–Frontenac–Lennox and Addington	ON	Reid.S
Mr. Lee Richardson	Cons.	Calgary South Centre	AB	Richardson.L
Mr. Gerry Ritz	Cons.	Battlefords–Lloydminster	SK	Ritz.G
Mr. Andrew Scheer	Cons.	Regina–Qu'Appelle	SK	Scheer.A
Mr. Gary Schellenberger	Cons.	Perth–Wellington	ON	Schellenberger.G
Ms. Bev Shipley	Cons.	Middlesex–Kent–Lambton	ON	Shipley.B
Ms. Carol Skelton (c.m.)	Cons.	Saskatoon–Rosetown–Biggar	SK	Skelton.C
Ms. Joy Smith	Cons.	Kildonan–St. Paul	MB	Smith.J
Mr. Monte Solberg (c.m.)	Cons.	Medicine Hat	AB	Solberg.M
Mr. Kevin Sorenson	Cons.	Crowfoot	AB	Sorenson.K
Mr. Bruce Stanton	Cons.	Simcoe North	ON	Stanton.B
Mr. Brian Storseth	Cons.	Westlock–St. Paul	AB	Storseth.B
Mr. Chuck Strahl (c.m.)	Cons.	Chilliwack–Fraser Canyon	BC	Strahl.C
Mr. David Sweet	Cons.	Ancaster–Dundas–Flamborough–Westdale	ON	Sweet.D
Mr. Myron Thompson	Cons.	Wild Rose	AB	Thompson.M
Mr. Gregory Thompson (c.m.)	Cons.	St. Croix–Belleisle	NB	Thompson.G
Mr. David Tilson	Cons.	Dufferin–Caledon	ON	Tilson.D
Mr. Vic Toews (c.m.)	Cons.	Provencher	MB	Toews.V
Mr. Bradley Trost	Cons.	Saskatoon–Humboldt	SK	Trost.B
Mr. Garth Turner	Cons.	Halton	ON	Turner.G
Mr. Merv Tweed	Cons.	Brandon–Souris	MB	Tweed.M
Mr. Dave Van Kesteren	Cons.	Chatham-Kent–Essex	ON	VanKesteren.D
Mr. Peter Van Loan	Cons.	York–Simcoe	ON	VanLoan.P
Mr. Maurice Vellacott	Cons.	Saskatoon–Wanuskewin	SK	Vellacott.M
Ms. Josée Verner (c.m.)	Cons.	Louis-Saint-Laurent	PQ	Verner.J
Mr. Mike Wallace	Cons.	Burlington	ON	Wallace.M
Mr. Mark Warawa	Cons.	Langley	BC	Warawa.M
Mr. Chris Warkentin	Cons.	Peace River	AB	Warkentin.C
Mr. Jeff Watson	Cons.	Essex	ON	Watson.J
Mr. John Williams	Cons.	Edmonton–St. Albert	AB	Williams.J
Ms. Lynne Yelich	Cons.	Blackstrap	SK	Yelich.L
Mr. André Arthur	Ind.	Portneuf	PQ	Arthur.A
Mr. Omar Alghabra	Lib.	Mississauga–Erindale	ON	Alghabra.O
Mr. Mauril Bélanger	Lib.	Ottawa–Vanier	ON	Belanger.M
Mr. Larry Bagnell	Lib.	Yukon	YT	Bagnell.L
Mr. Navdeep Bains	Lib.	Mississauga–Brampton South	ON	Bains.N
Ms. Sue Barnes	Lib.	London West	ON	Barnes.S
Ms. Colleen Beaumier	Lib.	Brampton West	ON	Beaumier.C
Mr. Don Bell	Lib.	North Vancouver	BC	Bell.D
Ms. Carolyn Bennett	Lib.	St. Paul's	ON	Bennett.C
Mr. Maurizio Bevilacqua	Lib.	Vaughan	ON	Bevilacqua.M
Mr. Raymond Bonin	Lib.	Nickel Belt	ON	Bonin.R
Mr. Ken Boshcoff	Lib.	Thunder Bay–Rainy River	ON	Boshcoff.K
Mr. Scott Brison	Lib.	Kings–Hants	NS	Brison.S
Ms. Bonnie Brown	Lib.	Oakville	ON	Brown.B
Mr. Gerry Byrne	Lib.	Humber–St. Barbe–Baie Verte	NF	Byrne.G
Mr. John Cannis	Lib.	Scarborough Centre	ON	Cannis.J
Ms. Brenda Chamberlain	Lib.	Guelph	ON	Chamberlain.B
Mr. Raymond Chan	Lib.	Richmond	BC	Chan.R
Mr. Denis Coderre	Lib.	Bourassa	PQ	Coderre.D
Mr. Joe Comuzzi	Lib.	Thunder Bay–Superior North	ON	Comuzzi.J
Mr. Irwin Cotler	Lib.	Mount Royal	PQ	cotlei
Mr. Roy Cullen	Lib.	Etobicoke North	ON	Cullen.R
Mr. Rodger Cuzner	Lib.	Cape Breton–Canso	NS	Cuzner.R
Mr. Jean-Claude D'Amours	Lib.	Madawaska–Restigouche	NB	Damours.J
Mr. Sukh Dhaliwal	Lib.	Newton–North Delta	BC	Dhaliwal.S
Ms. Ruby Dhalla	Lib.	Brampton–Springdale	ON	Dhalla.R
Mr. Stéphane Dion	Lib.	Saint-Laurent–Cartierville	PQ	Dion.S
Mr. Ujjal Dosanjh	Lib.	Vancouver South	BC	Dosanjh.U
Mr. Ken Dryden	Lib.	York Centre	ON	Dryden.K
Mr. Wayne Easter	Lib.	Malpeque	PE	Easter.W
Mr. Mark Eyking	Lib.	Sydney–Victoria	NS	Eyking.M
Ms. Raymonde Folco	Lib.	Laval–Les Îles	PQ	Folco.R
Mr. Joe Fontana	Lib.	London North Centre	ON	Fontana.J
Ms. Hedy Fry	Lib.	Vancouver Centre	BC	Fry.H
Mr. John Godfrey	Lib.	Don Valley West	ON	Godfrey.J
Mr. Ralph Goodale	Lib.	Wascana	SK	Goodale.R
Mr. Bill Graham	Lib.	Toronto Centre	ON	Graham.B
Ms. Albina Guarnieri	Lib.	Mississauga East–Cooksville	ON	Guarnieri.A
Mr. Mark Holland	Lib.	Ajax–Pickering	ON	Holland.M
Mr. Charles Hubbard	Lib.	Miramichi	NB	Hubbard.C
Mr. Michael Ignatieff	Lib.	Etobicoke–Lakeshore	ON	Ignatieff.M
Ms. Marlene Jennings	Lib.	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Lachine	PQ	Jennings.M
Ms. Susan Kadis	Lib.	Thornhill	ON	Kadis.S
Ms. Nancy Karetak-Lindell	Lib.	Nunavut	NU	Karetak-Lindell.N
Mr. Jim Karygiannis	Lib.	Scarborough–Agincourt	ON	Karygiannis.J
Ms. Tina Keeper	Lib.	Churchill	MB	Keeper.T
Mr. Wajid Khan	Lib.	Mississauga–Streetsville	ON	Khan.W
Mr. Jean Lapierre	Lib.	Outremont	PQ	Lapierre.J
Mr. Dominic LeBlanc	Lib.	Beauséjour	NB	LeBlanc.D
Mr. Derek Lee	Lib.	Scarborough–Rouge River	ON	Lee.D
Mr. Lawrence MacAulay	Lib.	Cardigan	PE	MacAulay.L
Mr. Gurbax Malhi	Lib.	Bramalea–Gore–Malton	ON	Malhi.G
Mr. John Maloney	Lib.	Welland	ON	Maloney.J
Ms. Diane Marleau	Lib.	Sudbury	ON	Marleau.D
Mr. Keith Martin	Lib.	Esquimalt–Juan de Fuca	BC	Martin.K
Mr. Paul Martin	Lib.	LaSalle–Émard	PQ	Martin.P
Mr. Bill Matthews	Lib.	Random–Burin–St. George's	NF	Matthews.B
Mr. John McCallum	Lib.	Markham–Unionville	ON	McCallum.J
Mr. David McGuinty	Lib.	Ottawa South	ON	McGuinty.D
Mr. Joe McGuire	Lib.	Egmont	PE	McGuire.J
Mr. John McKay	Lib.	Scarborough–Guildwood	ON	McKay.J
Mr. Dan McTeague	Lib.	Pickering–Scarborough East	ON	McTeague.D
Mr. Gary Merasty	Lib.	Churchill River	SK	Merasty.G
Mr. Peter Milliken	Lib.	Kingston and the Islands	ON	Milliken.P
Ms. Maria Minna	Lib.	Beaches–East York	ON	Minna.M
Mr. Brian Murphy	Lib.	Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe	NB	Murphy.B
Mr. Shawn Murphy	Lib.	Charlottetown	PE	Murphy.S
Ms. Anita Neville	Lib.	Winnipeg South Centre	MB	Neville.A
Mr. Stephen Owen	Lib.	Vancouver Quadra	BC	Owen.S
Mr. Massimo Pacetti	Lib.	Saint-Léonard–Saint-Michel	PQ	Pacetti.M
Mr. Bernard Patry	Lib.	Pierrefonds–Dollard	PQ	Patry.B
Mr. Jim Peterson	Lib.	Willowdale	ON	Peterson.J
Mr. Marcel Proulx	Lib.	Hull–Aylmer	PQ	Proulx.M
Mr. Yasmin Ratansi	Lib.	Don Valley East	ON	Ratansi.Y
Ms. Karen Redman	Lib.	Kitchener Centre	ON	Redman.K
Mr. Geoff Regan	Lib.	Halifax West	NS	Regan.G
Ms. Lucienne Robillard	Lib.	Westmount–Ville-Marie	PQ	Robillard.L
Mr. Pablo Rodriguez	Lib.	Honoré-Mercier	PQ	Rodriguez.P
Mr. Anthony Rota	Lib.	Nipissing–Timiskaming	ON	Rota.A
Mr. Todd Russell	Lib.	Labrador	NF	Russell.T
Mr. Michael Savage	Lib.	Dartmouth–Cole Harbour	NS	Savage.M
Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia	Lib.	Lac-Saint-Louis	PQ	Scarpaleggia.F
Mr. Andy Scott	Lib.	Fredericton	NB	Scott.A
Ms. Judy Sgro	Lib.	York West	ON	Sgro.J
Mr. Mario Silva	Lib.	Davenport	ON	Silva.M
Mr. Raymond Simard	Lib.	Saint Boniface	MB	Simard.R
Mr. Scott Simms	Lib.	Bonavista–Exploits	NF	Simms.S
Mr. Lloyd St. Amand	Lib.	Brant	ON	St.Amand.L
Mr. Brent St. Denis	Lib.	Algoma–Manitoulin–Kapuskasing	ON	St.Denis.B
Mr. Paul Steckle	Lib.	Huron–Bruce	ON	Steckle.P
Ms. Belinda Stronach	Lib.	Newmarket–Aurora	ON	Stronach.B
Mr. Paul Szabo	Lib.	Mississauga South	ON	Szabo.P
Mr. Andrew Telegdi	Lib.	Kitchener–Waterloo	ON	Telegdi.A
Mr. Lui Temelkovski	Lib.	Oak Ridges–Markham	ON	Temelkovski.L
Mr. Robert Thibault	Lib.	West Nova	NS	Thibault.R
Mr. Alan Tonks	Lib.	York South–Weston	ON	Tonks.A
Mr. Roger Valley	Lib.	Kenora	ON	Valley.R
Mr. Joseph Volpe	Lib.	Eglinton–Lawrence	ON	Volpe.J
Mr. Tom Wappel	Lib.	Scarborough Southwest	ON	Wappel.T
Mr. Bryon Wilfert	Lib.	Richmond Hill	ON	Wilfert.B
Mr. Blair Wilson	Lib.	Vancouver–Sunshine Coast	BC	Wilson.B
Mr. Borys Wrzesnewskyj	Lib.	Etobicoke Centre	ON	Wrzesnewskyj.B
Mr. Paul Zed	Lib.	Saint John	NB	Zed.P
Mr. Charlie Angus	NDP	Timmins–James Bay	ON	Angus.C
Mr. Alex Atamanenko	NDP	Southern Interior	BC	Atamanenko.A
Ms. Catherine Bell	NDP	Vancouver Island North	BC	Bell.C
Mr. Dennis Bevington	NDP	Western Arctic	NT	Bevington.D
Ms. Dawn Black	NDP	New Westminster–Coquitlam	BC	Black.D
Mr. Bill Blaikie	NDP	Elmwood–Transcona	MB	Blaikie.B
Mr. Chris Charlton	NDP	Hamilton Mountain	ON	Charlton.C
Ms. Olivia Chow	NDP	Trinity–Spadina	ON	Chow.O
Mr. David Christopherson	NDP	Hamilton Centre	ON	Christopherson.D
Mr. Joe Comartin	NDP	Windsor–Tecumseh	ON	Comartin.J
Ms. Jean Crowder	NDP	Nanaimo–Cowichan	BC	Crowder.J
Mr. Nathan Cullen	NDP	Skeena–Bulkley Valley	BC	Cullen.N
Ms. Libby Davies	NDP	Vancouver East	BC	Davies.L
Mr. Paul Dewar	NDP	Ottawa Centre	ON	Dewar.P
Mr. Yvon Godin	NDP	Acadie–Bathurst	NB	Godin.Y
Mr. Peter Julian	NDP	Burnaby–New Westminster	BC	Julian.P
Mr. Jack Layton	NDP	Toronto–Danforth	ON	Layton.J
Mr. Wayne Marston	NDP	Hamilton East–Stoney Creek	ON	Marston.W
Mr. Pat Martin	NDP	Winnipeg Centre	MB	Martin.Pd
Mr. Tony Martin	NDP	Sault Ste. Marie	ON	Martin.T
Mr. Brian Masse	NDP	Windsor West	ON	Masse.B
Ms. Irene Mathyssen	NDP	London–Fanshawe	ON	Mathyssen.I
Ms. Alexa McDonough	NDP	Halifax	NS	McDonough.A
Ms. Peggy Nash	NDP	Parkdale–High Park	ON	Nash.P
Ms. Penny Priddy	NDP	Surrey North	BC	Priddy.P
Ms. Denise Savoie	NDP	Victoria West	BC	Savoie.D
Mr. Bill Siksay	NDP	Burnaby–Douglas	BC	Siksay.B
Mr. Peter Stoffer	NDP	Sackville–Eastern Shore	NS	Stoffer.P
Ms. Judy Wasylycia-Leis	NDP	Winnipeg North	MB	Wasylycia-Leis.J

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Phony Debate On Afghanistan

The Harpocrites have pulled another fast one. This time they are heading off protests at the past. They have called for an debate and up down vote on extending our mission in Afghanistan for two years.

That mission is NOT a NATO mission, that mission is being led by the Brits and will not be underway until June. We are running the US mission Operation Enduring Freedom.

And like the Americans whom they shamelessly imitate, the Harpocrites are calling for a no amendment, up down vote tommorow night. Just like the Republicans use in the US senate hearings. NDP accuse Tories of 'Rambo-style' tactics on Afghan vote

The reason; increasing opposition to Canada's involvement in Afghanistan by Canadians. And knowing the casualties will get greater, and having made promises to the Karzai government, they need to get a two year commitment NOW. Forget Darfur. Our troops are over extended as it is between Haiti and Afghanistan.

This is not a debate its a set up. No chance for peace groups to mobilize protests, barely enough time for us to email our MP's. The Liberal caucus is divided. As could be seen on CTV and CBC polticial broadcasts today, with Liberals supporting the extension and questioning it.

Clever move by Harper. Just in time for his June meeting with George at the Ranch. Mission accomplished.


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Carnival of Socialism

Carnival of Socialism number two

Mike Schafer's Think Socialist has hosted this fortnight's carnival: here!

Andrew Rihn at http://monkey6079.livejournal.com/ is already preparing next fortnight's celebrations. E-mail your articles to him at monkey6079@gmail.com
If you are interested in joining our band of itinerant hosts or just becoming a fellow-traveller of the carnival, email your blog details to camusfan@msn.com.

Yes I shamelessly lifted this from the Carnival of Socialism Blog.

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The Secret of Harpers Success

Stupid voters. The amount of Canadians that are illiterate is equal to the number of Canadians who support Harper. Coincidence? I think Not.

Canada is among leading OECD countries in literacy scores for secondary school students, but literacy skills appear to be weaker for adults in Canada. Evidence suggests that Canadians are experiencing a decline in these skills over the course of their lives.

Literacy Skills

• The proportion of Canadian adults with low literacy skills remains relatively high compared to other countries.
• Canadian adults are performing in the middle of comparison countries in literacy.
• Evidence suggests that Canadians are experiencing a decline in literacy skills over the course of their lives.

The 2006 Composite Learning Index



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Build A Wall And They Will Still Come

I am surprised that no one has noted the American fetish for building a wall along the border with Mexico is modeled on the Israeli wall in Palestine. Which was declared illegal by the International Court in the Hague.

Of course some folks might think that given the fascist nature of the United States that they are modeling it on the old Berlin Wall.

Fascism may be defined as a form of political behavior marked by obsessive preoccupation with community decline, humiliation, or victimhood

And with the xenophobic nationalism that is being raised by the right wing media in the US, and yes I include CNN, one could be forgiven for thinking that Bush's speech last night was a bit of sturm and drang for the right wing. Public Supports Troops on Border

What was that saying the Republicans had during the Cold War? Oh yes; Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall.

My how times have changed. Now they are saying Build the Wall. Patrol won't halt Mexican wave

Beefing up security on the Mexican border is mostly a symbolic gesture. Border patrol numbers have been rising inexorably for 20 years, with scarcely a dent in the number of immigrants who make it past them. Desperate people will find a way: East Germany used to shoot fugitives trying to escape across the Berlin wall, but people still took their chances and made it across. Bush cannot satisfy the demands of those who want the Mexican border sealed. Bush's border dispute

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The NDP Discovers Blogging

Stop the press the NDP has discovered blogging. The only party NOT to blog during the last election now is blogging. From Bonn. From the Climate Change conference. On the trail of Rona Ambrose goes NDP MP from Skenna; Nathan Cullen. Read his blog here. Better late than never.



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Harpers Director of Non-Communication

No comment.

Government officials would not confirm reports. Sandra Buckler, a spokeswoman for the Prime Minister, said she was not allowed to talk about the story, in what is becoming a familiar pattern for this government's communications director."Sorry — not able to confirm," she said.
Tories move to extend Afghanistan mission

Origin of 'See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil'

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Kyoto Opps

Now whose embarrassed? Canada is not the only country that has admitted Kyoto is a failure. Deal with it. Carbon credits are a joke. The only way to reduce green house gases is to actually use scrubbers and pollution reduction, as well as adopting a policy of industrial ecology. Anything else is platitudes. As any proponent of Social Ecology will attest to.

The European Commission admitted Monday that member states had given companies far too generous targets for greenhouse gas emissions last year, raising questions about the Continent's ability to meet its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and triggering chaos in Europe's embryonic market in trading emissions credits. The revelations, some of which had been leaked earlier in the month, prompted Germany and Britain to call for stricter European quotas for greenhouse gas emissions in the years ahead. Europe set bar low on greenhouse gas targets

IE and China's Circular Economy Initiative

China's top leadership has instituted a potentially far-reaching transformation of the economy to a more closed-loop system, with industrial ecology and cleaner production methods as the foundation for the strategy of transformation. The proposed goal is a ten-fold increase in productivity and efficiency of production. This is likely to become the most strategically significant application of industrial ecology, given China huge population and consumption of global resourdes. See our overview of this initiative.

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Also see: A Critique of Kyoto Capitalism Is NOT Sustainable




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Nothing To Worry About In Bolivia

Despite the hand wringing and crocodile tears from the Canadian Mining industry about Bolivia's planned nationalizations of oil and mining, there is nothing to fear from it.

Nationalization worries foreign mining firms

TORONTO
Bolivia's plan to nationalize its natural-gas industry and exert greater state control over all of its natural resources has North American mining companies fretting over their future prospects extracting the nation's rich resources of gold, silver and tin.
The chairman of one of the world's largest gold-mining firms told shareholders he would now "put my buck" on exploration in Pakistan, rather than the South American countries that are erecting more roadblocks to foreign investors.
Patricia Dillon, president of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, said plans by Bolivia to raise taxes and royalties on foreign mining firms are disconcerting.

Cuba is a excellent example of cooperation between a Canadian Mining Giant and a state-capitalist regime. I am speaking of Sherritt Gordon. Which has revived the nickel mines, coal production and oil production in Cuba based on an unheard of 50/50 deal.

China, Canada seek crude off Cuba, but not US
HAVANA (AFP) - China will send 12 hi-tech rigs to drill for oil in Cuban waters of the Gulf of Mexico, officials have confirmed, irking US lawmakers that US firms cannot prospect in nearby US waters. Cuba has stepped up work on a total of 36 new oil wells with Chinese companies and Canada's Sherritt, about four kilometers (2.5 miles) off the north coast, officials said privately.

Maverick shifts gears -- again

Ian Delaney's Cuban adventure laid the groundwork for his latest contrarian project: Canada and its coal, WENDY STUECK writes

At the time, the only two places in the world with a surplus of nickel and a shortage of refining capacity were Russia and Cuba. Talks with Russian interests went nowhere. But by 1991, Sherritt had struck a deal to buy metal from Cuba, an arrangement it cemented through a joint venture in 1994.

The Canadian-Cuban partnership made sense for both parties: Sherritt was hungry for metal and Cuba, reeling from the disappearance of billions in financial aid after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, was desperate for hard currency.

One party, however, was mightily displeased. The United States, which imposed a sweeping trade embargo on communist Cuba in 1961, watched with consternation as foreign investors, including Sherritt, moved into the country.

Slammed by U.S. critics for daring to do business with a communist dictator, Mr. Delaney launched a company to do just that. In 1995, the former Sherritt was split in two, with one arm holding the fertilizer business and the other set up to focus solely on Cuba.

In 1996, the Helms-Burton Act came into effect. The legislation opened the door to lawsuits against companies that "traffic" in property confiscated in the Cuban revolution of 1959, and to this day prohibits Mr. Delaney and other Sherritt executives from setting foot in the United States.

Through it all, Mr. Delaney chomped on Cuban cigars, trumpeted the potential of the Cuban business scene and said one should never back down from a fight.

It's a trait that he's still known for.

"Ian is very much a 'screw you' kind of guy," says long-time acquaintance Jeff Green, chairman of Toronto-based Paradigm Capital Inc.

Something the Canadian Miners in Bolivia should consider. Instead of whining about how they intend to invest in Pakistan, home of the Taliban and Osama bin Laden Inc., instead of Bolivia.

A capital strike by the Canadian Miners against the people of Bolivia will not result in harm to Bolivia, but will give another black eye to a Canadian industry that already has a poor international reputation for pollution, expolitation and environmental disasters.

Suck it up and make a fair deal with Bolivia. After all Canadians pride themselves in being fair.

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Before the Crying Starts

Anyday now we will be hearing the manufacturing lobby spokesperson, former Mulroney Cabinet Minister, Warren Perrin and the Council of Canadian CEO's along with their earstwhile ally in the Canadian Auto Workers Jim Stanford starting to decry the high Canadian dollar.

The fact is that it is now the international currency of choice as the Petro-dollar. And our commodity prices for metals and ores, shows a boom in the mining industry, and of course a boom in the Canadian loonie. While the oil and mining sector directly impacts on the Toronto Stock exchange. That boom is resulting in further monopolization of the mining sector in Canada, through a heated round of mergers and aquistions.

Mining merger mania timeline

Multibillion-dollar mergers are breaking out across the mining sector and a few mutual funds are well-positioned to reap the gains.

The real reason that there will be an impact on Canadian exports to the US is NOT because of the loonies rise but because of a tightening of the American market due to the US dollar's decline.

So before David Dodge and the Bank of Canada start screwing around with interest rates, that is raising them, which has had no effect on the loonie, we should remember this.

That the loonie is now seen as the Petro-dollar and a secure investment, which will attract more international finance, to offset those losses incurred by reduced market purchases from south of the border.

As well our position of exporting into the US market has made us popular with foreign manufacturers such as automobile companies, and Mittal Steel.

Of course the last time we had high foreign investment in the Canadian dollar and in Canada we had the right wing whining about debt and deficits and how we owed, we owed, to foreign investors. Ya just can't win with these guys. Ever.

On the rise
What impact will a strong Canadian dollar have on Durham Region?

May 15, 2006
By Izabela Jaroszynski

Staying cost-competitive in relation to the United States is vital for a manufacturing industry already suffering from job losses.

Earlier this year, KPMG released its Competitive Alternatives report, citing Canada as the cheapest place to do business among G7 countries and giving Canada a 4.5 per cent advantage over the U.S. when it comes to overall cost of doing business.

But with the stronger dollar, will this advantage erode?

Mark MacDonald, director of Competitive Alternatives for KPMG, says yes, but insists that the value of the Canadian dollar against the American is only one factor that goes into determining overall competitiveness.

"It is very case specific," he said. "Having said that, it is certainly not a secret that people in Canada are concerned."

For Mr. Myers, the concern goes deeper than just a strong dollar.

"It is also the reason behind the increase," he said. "Part of it is an increase in the cost of doing business, with energy prices going up and commodity prices going up. The other part is a weakening American economy."

That worries Mr. Myers because it will mean that sales in the U.S. can decline.

"It is easier to adjust to a higher dollar if your sales in the U.S -- your major market -- are booming, but right now there are indicators that those sales are going to weaken in the course of the coming year."

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Putting the Boots to Outsourcing

Here's a good news story about insourcing, Kodiak boots are now being made in Canada. Again. After being outsourced to Asia.

KODIAK COMES HOME It's been quite a hike for an iconic boot to Asia and back, and Kodiak Group Holdings Inc. is out to prove manufacturing can still survive and prosper in the Great White North

And here is why, Candaian productivity. That is variable capital; technology and labour. Which is called in modern economic parlance; value added production.

But before we begin cheering, its a speciality high priced boot that will be made in Canada, to sell to the branded market, which wants Made In Canada and will pay more for it. While their main low cost commercial boots will continue to be made in labour intensive low waged Asia. Until the workers in those countries form unions in the shoe industry.

But Mr. Huckle would not be making Kodiaks in Markdale, located two hours northwest of Toronto, without the confluence of special circumstances. For one thing, he was able to acquire two highly automated shoe plants from the takeover of rival Terra Footwear, a Canadian company famous for fast production turnarounds.

Terra's 110-worker plant in Markdale makes only a few models of high-end Kodiaks with a retail price of more than $140. Even with these more expensive boots, Mr. Huckle is giving away 7 to 8 percentage points in margin compared with making the same boots in Asia -- where he still sources the majority of his boots.

But he wants the domestic production to offer quick, efficient service for Canadian retailers, who may require only small numbers of boots, but need them in a hurry.

With Asian production, he has to contract for long production runs -- more than 1,200 pairs -- and has to carry a lot of inventory. With domestic manufacturing, the plant keeps enough materials around for relatively short runs. Because of automation and location, it can turn around Canadian production orders in 21 days, compared with 90 days for orders from Asia.

Mr. Huckle, who was on a five-country tour of Asia last week, says the developing world is still best for making products with high labour content. Wages in his Asian contract plants are a fraction of the average $15.50 an hour earned at Markdale, which has an in-house union.

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More Evidence For A Social Wage

A new report on Canada's Social Safety net proves what I have been saying here about the need for a Social Wage for ALL Canadians, that is a Living Wage or what was once called The Guaranteed Annual Income.

"When you look at the income-security policies, nothing has fundamentally changed for these folks in 40 years even though the labour market has changed enormously," she said. "Income-security programs are out of sync with the needs of people who are working in our modern economy." Coalition to unveil recommendations on social safety net

The report itself is interesting since those on the panel came from the left and right.

In addition to the Conference Board of Canada, the Caledon Institute and the C.D. Howe Institute, the members include top business leaders (Falconbridge chairman David Kerr and Nestle Purina Canada president Karen Kuwahara), labour leaders (Canadian Labour Congress president Ken Georgetti), bank economists Don Drummond (TD Bank) and Warren Jestin (Bank of Nova Scotia), social agencies, academics, foundations and a group of low-income individuals.Coalition to unveil recommendations on social safety net

And while calling for reforms they do not go far enough. Women in Canada not working need wages for housework , and all working class Canadians employed or not need a base social wage for those who earn less than $60,000 a year. As for tax breaks there should be NO income taxes on working class Canadians earning $100,000 or less.

Task force calls for social reforms

Income security programs are failing Canadians and need a federal overhaul that could cost $8.5 billion each year, says an exhaustive report by a task force of Toronto community members and civic leaders. The task force recommends the federal government reform employment insurance, create a new refundable tax benefit for all low-income working-age adults and provide a national disability income support program for those unable to enter the workforce.

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Stupid Human Gets Bear Killed

Another bear has been killed due to a stupid human.

The stupid human was mountain biking in the wilderness, well in the wild, well in Banff on a bike trail in the woods.

Wilderness. National Park. Animal preserve. Spring. Bears come out of hibernation and are looking for food. It's their park too.

Stupid human was biking along a wilderness trail in bear country. Stupid human was not paying attention to his reality. Nope he was listening to his IPod in the woods, as if we was in the city riding down the street. So he did not hear the bear approach.

It was a pitiful specimen of a bear, underweight and obviously in need of a good meal. The bear obviously thought the stupid human was food on wheels, sort of take out and delivery in one, and could not believe his luck.

Stupid human did not hear the bear until it was too late. Then he cried out Grizzly. Stupid human could not have been stupider, it was a black bear. An underweight one. Hungry. In a national park. A protected species, supposedly protected from stupid humans.

Well unfortunately for this poor bear, he met stupid human and attacked him. Resulting in the death of a bear, in his woods, in his national park, in his protected area. Thanks to a stupid human on a bike with an IPod in his ears thinking he was traveling down Younge Street in Toronto instead of being in BEAR COUNTRY. And the Greenies want to promote eco-tourism, please spare me, and the bears.

The black bear was likely three or four years old. In the spring, bears forage in the valley around Banff for food before moving into the mountains in summer when the snow is gone. Young bears generally have a tough time competing with older bears for food and this black bear was "particularly thin," Mr. Syme said. It was about 57 kilograms (125 pounds) and was probably seven kilos (15 pounds) or so underweight. "[The bear] was in poor condition," Parks Canada said in a press release.

The attack underscores the need to adhere to safety advice, which people sometimes spurn, Mr. Syme said. This includes travelling in groups, making noise and carrying bear spray. Mr. Flaaten was also wearing headphones, which is not good practice in the mountains. "Listening for those little subtle signals is important," Mr. Syme said. "If they're drowned out by music, it's not something I'd encourage people to do." Cry from the woods saves cyclist after black bear mauling

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