Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Send a message to the Senate Defence Committee today!

Dear Supporters,

Please email the Senate Standing Committee on National Security and Defence today!

They are hearing witnesses on whether to reinstate the Royal Designation to the Canadian navy, and Honourable Senators are split on the issue.

Here is the list of Committee Senators:


Chair: Wallin, Pamela
Deputy Chair: Dallaire, Roméo


Please click on the members' name to review the biography.

Dallaire, Roméo Lib. - (Gulf - Quebec)
Day, Joseph A. Lib. - (Saint John-Kennebecasis - New Brunswick)
Manning, Fabian C - (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Mitchell, Grant Lib. - (Alberta)
Patterson, Dennis Glen C - (Nunavut - Nunavut Territory)
Pépin, Lucie Lib. - (Shawinegan - Quebec)
Plett, Donald Neil C - (Landmark - Manitoba)
Segal, Hugh C - (Kingston-Frontenac-Leeds - Ontario)
Wallin, Pamela C - (Saskatchewan)

The Leader of the Government in the Senate, or, in the absence of that Leader, the Deputy Leader of the Government, and the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, or, in the absence of that Leader, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, are members ex officio in addition to the number of appointed members, of the Committee of Selection and all select committees of the Senate.

LeBreton, Marjory (or Comeau, Gerald J. ) Ex-officio - C
Cowan, James S. (or Tardif, Claudette ) Ex-officio - Lib.

1 comment:

  1. Emails sent to them all!

    Don't forget sending one to Senator Mike Duffy to further encourage his support.

    ReplyDelete

The Petition moves along...

May 1: Laurie Hawn, M.P. agrees to support petition
April 30: Sent draft petition to The Dominion Institute to seek their sponsorship
April 28: Sent draft petition to Captain(N) Pickingford, Project Manager, Canadian Navy Centennial Project
April 27: Sent petition to Blaine Barker of the Royal Canadian Naval Association and Bob Nixon of the Naval Officer's Association of Canada and Peter Dawe, Executive Director of the RMC Club
April 26: The Monarchist League of Canada members are supportive
April 25: Interesting - even heated - debate over at the Navy, Army, Air Force Forum, where the "Yeas" have it by a two-thirds majority.