WHAT WAS SAID IN PARLIAMENT
ON ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
In the House of Commons – Oct. 3, 2006
Government Orders
Situation in Sudan
NOTE: A lengthy all-party debate on the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan took place in the House Tuesday evening. We are including an exerpt from the debate in which Canadian Jewish Congress Pacific Region was cited for its involvement in this critical issue. For a complete text of this debate click here and then click on the last item of the index listed as "Government Orders"
Mr. Bill Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas, NDP): [Siksay.B@parl.gc.ca]
“There are 450,000 people who have been killed, 3.4 million people who have been affected by the conflict, 2 million are internally displaced, and 250,000 have fled to Chad. In the past two months alone, 50,000 have been displaced and more than 200 women and girls raped. These are stark statistics that describe the terrible human suffering in Darfur.
“The situation in Sudan and Darfur weighs heavily on many people in Canada. This matter was first drawn to my attention as a newly elected MP in 2004 by the Canadian Jewish Congress, Pacific region. Its work with members of the Darfurian community in the greater Vancouver area has been very important and stems from its commitment that genocide must never again be part of humanity's common history..."
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Mr. Bill Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas, NDP): [Siksay.B@parl.gc.ca]
“There are 450,000 people who have been killed, 3.4 million people who have been affected by the conflict, 2 million are internally displaced, and 250,000 have fled to Chad. In the past two months alone, 50,000 have been displaced and more than 200 women and girls raped. These are stark statistics that describe the terrible human suffering in Darfur.
“The situation in Sudan and Darfur weighs heavily on many people in Canada. This matter was first drawn to my attention as a newly elected MP in 2004 by the Canadian Jewish Congress, Pacific region. Its work with members of the Darfurian community in the greater Vancouver area has been very important and stems from its commitment that genocide must never again be part of humanity's common history..."
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# # #
Contacting Members of the House of Commons
Mail can be sent postage-free to any Member at the following address:
House of Commons
Parliament Buildings
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
All Members can be e-mailed. Use the complete surname, followed by .(dot) the first letter of the given name @parl.gc.ca
Example: The e-mail address for Jim Abbott is Abbott.J@parl.gc.ca
The e-mail address for Prime Minister Stephen Harper is pm@pm.gc.ca.
For Senators:
The Senate of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A4
Not all Senators have email addresses. For those who do, the standard format is the first five letters of the last name followed by the first letter of the first name, followed by @sen.parl.gc.ca.
Example: The e-mail address for Senator Raynell Andreychuk is andrer@sen.parl.gc.ca
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