[mobglob-discuss] Fw: [CFS-FCEE] URGENT SAME SEX MARRIAGE AT RISK

[Paul Browning]

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From: "Nammi Poorooshasb" <onammio at sfu.ca>
To: <sfss-forum at sfu.ca>; "Bargaining Unit" <sfss-bu at sfu.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:46 PM
Subject: [CFS-FCEE] URGENT SAME SEX MARRIAGE AT RISK


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> From: "CFS ON Chair" <chairperson at cfsontario.ca>
> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:28:17 -0500
> To: "ON Members' List CFS" <members-list at cfsontario.ca>, "NAT Member's List
> CFS" <members-membres at list.web.net>
> Subject: [CFS-FCEE] URGENT SAME SEX MARRIAGE AT RISK
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> PLEASE HELP TO FORWARD THIS URGENT MESSAGE! It is still vital that
> messages 
> are sent even if it is past the 1pm meeting on Dec 10.
> 
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>     Equal marriage needs your help today.  Paul Martin is  on record as
> saying that he supports the governments  decision not to appeal the
> historic court decisions  allowing same-sex couples to marry.  The CBC
> reported  Thursday however that Paul Martin is considering  expanding
> the Supreme Court Reference to ask the  Court if he can choose an
> option other than givingsame-sex couples access to marriage itself.
> 
> Paul Martin will be meeting with his Liberal caucus  this Wednesday
> (Dec.10) at 1:00 pm, where this will  be the hot topic.
> 
> Please contact Paul Martin and your MP before this  meeting.
> E-mail Mr. Martin and your MP (even if you don't know  who your MP is)
> fromour action website  www.equal-marriage.ca/mp.php
> In addition, please call Martin at 613-992-4284 or  514-363-0954. Our
> experience shows that MPs pay most  attention to phone calls.
> 
> WHY NOT CIVIL UNION?
> If a "civil union" question is added to the  Reference, it would amount
> to
> an appeal of the  Ontario, B.C. and Quebec decisions.  It would signal
> that the government is prepared to reverse its  decision to let us
> marry.
> That it is prepared to  abandon true equality and give second-class
> status to  same-sex couples.
> 
> In addition to being a dramatic abandonment of  leadership (shown by
> Chretien), it can't help but  give a morale boost to opponents of equal
> marriage.
> 
> ACT NOW!
> Please let Paul Martin and your MP know that  expanding the Reference
> is a bad idea, by visiting  our action website
> www.equal-marriage.ca/mp.php
> You can choose from our pre-written message, or compose  your own, to
> let
> them know civil union is not  equality.
> 
> Paul Martin is on the record as saying that "separate  but equal" is not
> an option.  Our new Prime Minister  should not begin his tenure by
> flip-flopping on basic  equality for all Canadians.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your fast action!!
> 
> Laurie Arron
> Political Coordinator
> Canadians for Equal Marriage
> 
> 
> PS: To view the CBC story: "Liberals say Martin wants  to end same-sex
> marriage controversy":
> http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/12/04/samesex031204
> To view our fact sheet on Civil Union, visit:
> http:www.equal-marriage.ca/resources.php Then take action from our
> website:  http://www.equal-marriage.ca/mp.php
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