Contact MPs to end the long-gun registry

Private Member's Bill C-391 faces another hurdle on September 22. A committee of MPs examining the bill before the summer recess passed a motion to kill the bill. The motion to kill the bill is scheduled to be voted on in the House of Commons September 22nd.

Unless at least 11 of the 22 opposition politicians -- 12 News Democrats, 8 Liberals and 2 Independents -- that previously supported Bill C-391 in second reading vote to oppose this motion on September 22nd, efforts to end the long-gun registry officially go back to square one.

What you can do

1. Contact the Eight Liberals:

Leader Michael Ignatieff has "whipped" his MPs telling them to support the registry or face discipline. Please contact them and encourage them to stay the course or the very least, remain absent for any votes. Most Liberals cite police chief support of the registry as a reason to change their vote. Please see these two articles that address that issue:

Chiefs' case for long-gun registry fails by Lorne Gunter (Edmonton Journal, August 30, 2010)

Police chiefs' registry fool's gold, by Kevin Gaudet (Edmonton Sun, August 25, 2010)

The mailing address for all MPs: House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 (There is no postage required to mail an MP in the House of Commons.)

Anthony Rota Liberal Nipissing—Timiskaming Ontario Rota.A@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 995-6255 Fax: (613) 996-7993	Jean-Claude D'Amours Liberal Madawaska—Restigouche New Brunswick Damours.J@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 995-0581 Fax: (613) 996-9736	Keith Martin Liberal Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca British Columbia Martin.K@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 996-2625 Fax: (613) 996-9779	Larry Bagnell Liberal Yukon Bagnell.L@parl.gc.ca Parl Ph: (613) 995-9368 Fax: (613) 995-0945
Scott Andrews Liberal Avalon Newfoundland and Labrador Andrews.S@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 992-4133 Fax: (613) 992-7277	Scott Simms Liberal Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor Newfoundland and Labrador Simms.S@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 996-3935 Fax: (613) 996-7622	Todd Russell Liberal, Newfoundland and Labrador, Russell.T@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 996-4630 Fax: (613) 996-7132	Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque Prince Edward Island Easter.W@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 992-2406 Fax: (613) 995-7408

Or cut and paste the following (Uses ";" separation best for Outlook):
Andrews.S@parl.gc.ca; BagneLL@parl.gc.ca; DamouJ@parl.gc.ca; EasteW@parl.gc.ca; MartiK@parl.gc.ca; RotaA@parl.gc.ca; RusseT@parl.gc.ca; SimmsSc@parl.gc.ca;

Or cut and paste the following (Uses "," separation best for other e-mail programs):

Andrews.S@parl.gc.ca, BagneLL@parl.gc.ca, DamouJ@parl.gc.ca, EasteW@parl.gc.ca, MartiK@parl.gc.ca, RotaA@parl.gc.ca, RusseT@parl.gc.ca, SimmsSc@parl.gc.ca,

2. Send an email to Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff:

Tell Mr. Ignatieff you want Liberal MPs to be able to vote freely on this issue and not forced to vote against it.

The mailing address for all MPs: House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 (There is no postage required to mail an MP in the House of Commons.)

Michael Ignatieff (Liberal Leader of the Opposition)
Ph: 613-995-9364
Fax: 613-992-5880
E-Mail: Ignatieff.M@parl.gc.ca

3. Contact the 12 New Democrats:

Unlike Michael Ignatieff, Jack Layton is not "whipping" (read: threatening) his caucus -- although the majority of New Democrats support the wasteful long-gun registry and are intensely lobbying their colleagues.

Like the Liberals above, please contact these MPs and encourage them to stay the course.

The mailing address for all MPs: House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 (There is no postage required to mail an MP in the House of Commons.)

Bruce Hyer NDP Thunder Bay—Superior North Ontario Hyer.B@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 996-4792 Fax: (613) 996-9785	Carol Hughes NDP Algoma—Manitoulin— Kapuskasing Ontario Hughes.C@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 996-5376 Fax: (613) 995-6661	Charlie Angus NDP Timmins-James Bay Ontario Angus.C@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 992-2919 Fax: (613) 995-0747	Claude Gravelle NDP Nickel Belt Ontario Gravelle.C@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 995-9107 Fax: (613) 995-9109
Dennis Bevington NDP Western Arctic Northwest Territories Bevington.D@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 992-4587 Fax: (613) 992-1586	Glenn Thibeault NDP Sudbury Ontario Thibeault.G@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 996-8962 Fax: (613) 995-2569	Jim Maloway NDP Elmwood—Transcona Manitoba Maloway.J@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 995-6339 Fax: (613) 995-6688	John Rafferty NDP Thunder Bay—Rainy River Ontario Rafferty.J@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 992-3061 Fax: (613) 995-3515
Malcolm Allen NDP Welland Ontario Allen.Ma@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 995-0988 Fax: (613) 995-5245	Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley British Columbia Cullen.N@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 993-6654 Fax: (613) 993-9007	Niki Ashton NDP Churchill Manitoba Ashton.N@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 992-3018 Fax: (613) 996-5817	Peter Stoffer NDP Sackville—Eastern Shore Nova Scotia Stoffer.P@parl.gc.ca Ph: (613) 995-5822 Fax: (613) 996-9655

Or cut and paste the following (Uses ";" separation best for Outlook):
Hyer.B@parl.gc.ca; Hughes.C@parl.gc.ca; Angus.C@parl.gc.ca; Cullen.N@parl.gc.ca;
Ashton.N@parl.gc.ca; Stoffer.P@parl.gc.ca; Gravelle.C@parl.gc.ca; Bevington.D@parl.gc.ca; Thibeault.G@parl.gc.ca; Maloway.J@parl.gc.ca; Rafferty.J@parl.gc.ca; Allen.Ma@parl.gc.ca;

Or cut and paste the following (Uses "," separation best for other e-mail programs):
Hyer.B@parl.gc.ca, Hughes.C@parl.gc.ca, Angus.C@parl.gc.ca, Cullen.N@parl.gc.ca, Ashton.N@parl.gc.ca, Stoffer.P@parl.gc.ca, Gravelle.C@parl.gc.ca, Bevington.D@parl.gc.ca, Thibeault.G@parl.gc.ca, Maloway.J@parl.gc.ca, Rafferty.J@parl.gc.ca, Allen.Ma@parl.gc.ca,

4. Contact Independent MPs:

Contact MPs Andree Arthur and Helena Guergis encouraging them to stay the course.

The mailing address for all MPs: House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 (There is not postage required to mail an MP in the House of Commons.)

André Arthur
Independent
Portneuf-Jacques Cartier
Quebec
Arthur.A@parl.gc.ca
Ph: (613) 992-2798
Fax: (613) 995-1637

Hon. Helena Guergis
Independent Conservative
Simcoe—Grey
Ontario
Guergis.H@parl.gc.ca
Ph: (613) 992-4224
Fax: (613) 992-2164

For our main gun registry campaign page, click here.

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