Dear Mr. Prime Minister, you suck!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Conservative Party of Canada
#1204 - 130 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 5G4
Dear Prime Minister Harper:
This letter is meant to bring to your attention the plight of our Gay and Lesbian, Transgendered and Questioning residents in Canada.
I am a first year Social Service Work student at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario currently working on a LGBTTIQQ project researching community programs available to the LGBTTIQQ community. I was appalled to find out that, as a heterosexual married female I am offered mid-level health care, and I will admit I take it for granted—but to find out that services that specifically catered to the LGBTTIQQ community were cut off by your Conservative Government. Community non-profit organizations such as the Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition have laid off their entire staff members, because your government has decided the rights of Homosexual Canadians aren’t as important as the rest of us Heterosexuals.
Mr. Harper, I know your stance on Gay Rights, and you are entitled to your opinion, however off-track and misguided as your religious standpoints are; but that being said, who are you to decide that regular Homosexual taxpaying, law abiding citizens are not as valuable as his or her neighbour? Yes, you’re the Prime Minister, and congratulations on attaining that title, but people expect you to be unbiased and focused on the wellbeing of all Canadians, regardless of their sexual orientation, religion or colour.
I would like to remind you that 50 years ago African Canadians were in the same boat. Can you honestly say that such backward thinking as not providing Homosexuals the right to access health services that pertain to them is right? Is it politically correct? Is it fair?
No, it isn’t. There are many Women related health non-profit organizations that are still being funded, many Cancer related health non-profit organizations are still up and running, why choose to cut an entire area of health directed towards Canadian Homosexuals? I am not saying that the above mentioned non-profit organizations deserve funding cuts, but perhaps you would not look so one sided if you had spread the funding cuts across the entire spectrum of non-profit organizations, instead of focusing on one area. Or, perhaps you could have not cut funding at all? I’m sure we would have passed on the expensive Canadian Olympic opening act if it meant one group of people were to be singled out and oppressed.
I pay my taxes, I vote, I work hard, go to school, volunteer my time and I am a Heterosexual, and I believe the rights of Homosexuals are being infringed. I am the new wave of Canadian Mr. Harper, and you are in dangerous waters if you think your way of thinking is the way our great country is going.
I love my neighbour, whether or not he has a wife or a husband, reads a bible or Quran, wears a wig or a turban. Can you honestly say you do?
I do not expect a reply back, I do not even expect your eyes to view my argument, but consider this a warning that your way of life is coming to an end, that one day Canadian’s will rise up and open their minds to all individuals and accept all people as they are. Perhaps then we won’t need to fight wars and terrorism. Your point of view will be outdated. It’s up to you as a political figure to change with the times, to stay current. If you like your job, you will heed my warning.
Sincerely,
Kala Bennett-Alexander
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Rating on the Epic Fail-o-Meter? 10. Failure Imminent.
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pure love Kala! well written!