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Form Letters for Government Officials & Newspapers

These "form letters": can be copied and pasted into your own word/letter writing program.  Feel free to add to/change/delete... whatever you need to do to make the necessary additions and to personalize.

Remember: It's important you Speak Out and Speak Up about this disease; especially for those who cannot speak for themselves.  If you're reluctant to do it for yourself; do it for them.  They're counting on you! It'll only take you a minute and for some of the letters, the postage is FREE.   PLEASE:  Nothing will ever change unless you do. 

NOTE:  Canada Post provides "FREE mailing privileges" to the following:

  • Members of the Senate

  • Members of the House Of Commons

  • The Governor General or Secretary to the Governor General

  • Speaker or Clerk of the Senate or House of Commons

  • Parliamentary Librarian or Associate Parliamentary Librarian

Mail to the Provincial Health Ministers is NOT FREE

 

FORM LETTERS

- TEMPORARY Form Letter for Electoral District Candidates & Party Leader - Pre Election of October 14th, 2008

Letter to Your Provincial Minister of Health - You can check who your Health Min. is with his/her complete mailing address under Govt Contacts by Province. NOT Free Postage

- Letter to Your Member of Parliament.  To find out who YOUR MP is for your area, enter your POSTAL CODE at this site. under Current Parliamentarians. FREE Postage

(Updated & Revised Feb 8/2007)- Letter to the Prime Minister.  Why Not?  He just committed $260 M (announced Nov. 2006) from the budget to establish a well needed and overdue "Canadian Partnership Against Cancer" and he's an asthma sufferer which means he would know what it's like NOT to breathe.  FREE Postage

- Letter to the Canadian Minister of Health -  FREE Postage

- Form Letter for Newspapers (Letters to the Editor)            NOT Free Postage      Here's  a link for you to look up the name and address of  various Canadian newspapers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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