February 1, 2022. OTTAWA, ON. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) calls on all Canadians to contact their Member of Parliament and tell them they support Canada providing Ukraine defensive weapons.
Yesterday, the House of Commons held a take-note debate on Ukraine, with the participation of the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada; the Honourable Erin O’Toole, Leader of the Opposition; and Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the New Democratic Party – together with many Members of Parliament of all parties.
“The UCC is grateful to Canadian parliamentarians for the strong support for Ukraine that we saw in the House of Commons yesterday,” stated Alexandra Chyczij, National President of the UCC. “The threat of a further Russian invasion of Ukraine grows every day. Please contact your Member of Parliament today and add your voice to the growing calls for Canada to join our allies and provide Ukraine with defensive weapons.”
What you can do:
Send your Member of Parliament an email calling for Canada to provide Ukraine with defensive weapons. MPs emails are Firstname.Lastname@parl.gc.ca
You can find your MP by postal code here: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en
A draft email you can send:
“Russia invaded Ukraine eight years ago, and the threat of a further Russian invasion grows every day. The Ukrainian people need Canada’s support in defending their country today. The US, UK, Baltic States, Poland, and other allies are already providing Ukraine with defensive weapons. As your constituent, I urge you to support Canada joining our allies and providing Ukraine with defensive weapons now.”
The transcript of yesterday’s debate is available here
You can watch a video of the debate on the Parliamentary Affairs Channel CPAC [Debate begins at 07:43:24]
The briefing note the UCC provided Members of Parliament ahead of yesterday’s debate is available here:
UCC Brief to Members of Parliament: Deterring a further Russian Invasion of Ukraine
