To elected officials who work for us,

I’m emailing to inquire about why we aren’t seeing meaningful action on the 94 Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report. As we approach one year of the recovery of 215 bodies of children in unmarked graves in Kamloops B.C, I’m concerned about the lack of action being taken on these files.

Can you please provide me with an update on the status of these 94 Calls to Action, and how you are taking the findings from the TRC Report and centring Indigenous folk (in addition to Black and other marginalized communities) in policies you are creating that are outside these 94 calls to action. I’d hate to hear that it is business as usual given everything we now know.

Sincerely,

[your name] [your postal code]

Officials who work on files regarding Indigenous people in Canada:

Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services patty.hajdu@parl.gc.ca

Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc.Miller@parl.gc.ca

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca

Jagmeet Singh, NDP Leader jagmeet.singh@parl.gc.ca

Charlie Angus, NDP Critic charlie.angus@ndp.ca

ᓘᕆ ᐃᓪᓚᐅᖅ Lori Idlout, NDP Critic lori.idlout@parl.gc.ca

Copy and paste for easy cc-ing: lori.idlout@parl.gc.ca, charlie.angus@ndp.ca, jagmeet.singh@parl.gc.ca, justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca, Marc.Miller@parl.gc.ca, patty.hajdu@parl.gc.ca

To elected officials who work for us,

I’m emailing to ask that you advocate for action, and adequate funding towards implementing the 231 calls to justice to end the violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people.

This is an ongoing genocide occurring in a country that prides itself as advocates for human rights on the global stage. I really want our country and the people in it to do better than the colonial settlers who began Canada’s long history of violence and systemic oppression against the Indigenous people of the land we now call Canada. If we don’t meaningfully make sustainable changes, then are we any better than those colonial settlers?

So, I would like for you to advocate for an action plan, adequate funding and progress on the 231 Calls to Justice.

Please email me back with an update on this and what action you are taking to advocate on behalf of me, your constituent.

Sincerely,

[your name] [your postal code]

Dear Elected Official,

In 2018 Cannabis was made legal in Canada, yet many non-violent offenders remain in prison for cannabis possession.

While we do have a cannabis amnesty program in Canada, last year the government of Canada said that likely 10000 people would be eligible for this, yet have only granted amnesty to about 500 people. We know that this is a racial issue because BIPOC folk, in particular Black and Indigenous people, were more likely to be prosecuted for non-violent cannabis possession.

It feels a bit like a half-baked plan to legalize something but not ensure that non-violent offenders are released from prison and have their records expunged for that crime.

As your constituent I would like to know how you plan to advocate on this issue, and what plans are currently in progress to right this wrong.

Sincerely,

[your name] [your postal code]

Email your member of parliament and

cc/ Justin.Trudeau@parl.gc.ca Jagmeet.Singh@parl.gc.ca

To elected officials who work for us,

With the overturning of Roe v. Wade in America, I’m emailing you to let you know that abortion access is health care.

As such I would like for you to work to

• strengthen enforcement of the Canada Health Act across this country

• work to ensure that provinces and territories respect and uphold the Canada Health Act

• Create the promised Health Canada web portal that will feature accurate, unbiased information

• increase federal health transfers with ties to the expansion of reproductive and sexual health services across the country

• permanently fund the new Health Canada sexual and reproductive health fund

In doing this work, and all work really, I ask that you ensure that Indigenous, Black and trans folk, in addition to people who live in rural areas, are intentionally centred in your policy-making. We must work to ensure this policy is equitable.

Please email me back with an update on this and what action you are taking to advocate on behalf of me, your constituent.

Sincerely,

[your name] [your postal code]