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Without the Snowbirds How will we prove the worth of our forces to the
Public. 


By now, you've heard the bad news: there is a distinct possibility that
the
Snowbirds air
demonstration team will disappear after its 2001 season, the victim of
continued federal
government cuts.

Now is the time to make our objections heard -- not only about the
possible
disbandment of the
team, but also to the cuts to other Canadian military units and
programs.
For example, there is a
rumoured plan to mothball two of the five CP-140 Aurora aircraft at
Comox --
this despite an
allegation that these five aircraft are so thinly stretched that at
least
one foreign vessel has been
able to enter Canadian waters undetected and discharge a cargo of
illegal
refugees.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OPINION KNOWN:

Let�s start lobbying THESE PEOPLE:

Federal finance minister Paul Martin (613) 992-4284
Fax: (613) 992-4291
Email: Martin.P@parl.gc.ca


Federal defence minister Art Eggleton
Telephone: (613) 941-6339
Fax: (613) 941-2421
Email: Eggleton.A@parl.gc.ca


Prime Minister Jean Chr�tien

Telephone: (613) 992-4211
Fax: (613) 941-6900
Email: pmo@pm.gc.ca

Heritage Minister Sheila Copps
(�Why her?� you ask.  Simple. Because the Snowbirds are a tangible
symbol of
Canadian
accomplishments -- just the kind of thing that should be honoured by
her
department.
Telephone: (613) 995-2772
Fax: (613) 994-1267
Email: Copps.S@parl.gc.ca

ALSO -- AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT -- politicians judge the intensity
of
public reaction
to a policy move by the volume of �snail-mail� they get.  SEND LETTERS,

TOO!! Mail can be
sent postage-free to any member of the House of Commons at the
following
address:

House of Commons
Parliament Buildings
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6

Incidentally, the Reform Party's defence critics are:
Art Hanger, who's at
Telephone: (613) 947-4487
Fax: (613) 947-4490
Email:  Hanger.A@parl.gc.ca
and also MP Jim Hart, who�s at
  hart@reform.ca