It’s up to you to express your concern to our decision-makers, including politicians at all levels, heads/CEO’s of business and industry, civil service leaders, and others. We all pay taxes and pension funds invest in corporations so we have every right to speak out.

Here are some tips to help:

  • Give your postal and other addresses at the top and be sure to date the letter, fax, or email.
  • Next, write the individual and address of the person to whom you are writing.
  • Make a simple salutation: e.g. Dear Prime Minister/Premier/President/Mayor, etc.
  • Express your concern in a first paragraph of a sentence or two.
  • State what action you want the person to take in a very succinct second paragraph.
  • Ask for a reply as soon as possible: e.g. “I look forward to hearing from you very shortly.”
  • Sign it with: ‘Yours sincerely,’
  • Finally, print your name underneath if it is a postal letter.
  • No stamp needed for letters to the PM/ M.P.’s, Senators in the Canadian Parliament.

A record (or copies) can be kept of letters sent with dates, and a folder of replies received so that you can refer to the original if you don’t hear after a reasonable length of time. Or, you can enclose a copy of the original.

It is best to be polite no matter how angry or upset you may be. However, if the reply is not satisfactory, contact the recipient again as soon as possible. You have every right to keep demanding answers until you are satisfied.

Your letter or other contact will have a very important impact. Imagine the impact if thousands and thousands do the same!  Our goal is to get action NOW so that our grandchildren will have a decent environment in the decades ahead. Tell all your friends and let us know  how many times you have written, who you have written to, and what kind of replies you have received.  Feel free to post your letters and replies in the Blog!

Addresses

The information below applies to Canada only.  For those who live outside of Canada, please contact your own government for addresses.

M.P.’s in Ottawa can be reached at the House of Commons, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6

Emails to the P.M.’s office: pm@pm.gc.ca

(Letters to our Prime Minister, Members of the House of Commons, and Senators do not require postage. And if you mark a letter “Private” or “Confidential” it will be more likely to get the decision-maker’s attention.)

A complete list of current Canadian M.P.’s can be found on Parliament’s website.