PETITION CALLING FOR A DEPARTMENT OF PEACE – PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE
To all supporters of the Canadian Department of Peace Initiative (CDPI):
CDPI has launched a petition to promote awareness and to indicate support of the CDPI campaign for the federal government to establish a Canadian Department of Peace. Please download the petition, circulate and return to a local chapter or by mail to the addresses below the petition. It is only the petition with the original signatures that is official and can be presented in Parliament by MPs.
NOTE: Each petition page must show the entire preamble to be valid.
PETITION TO ESTABLISH A DEPARTMENT OF PEACE
TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED
We the undersigned residents of Canada draw the attention of the House to the following:
That non-violent peace has been sought by people since time immemorial;
That there exist proven methodologies for the non-violent resolution of conflict;
That the Military-Industrial Complex be constrained from perpetuating armed conflict;
That the promotion of a culture of nonviolent peace be placed firmly in decision making structure of the government;
That Canada’s foreign and military policy return to UN peacekeeping, peacebuilding and peace diplomacy;
That, to redirect this policy consistent with Canada’s interests for peace and human security, there is an urgent need for a Federal Department of Peace to establish a sustainable culture of peace at home and abroad through the creation of a Minister of Peace in Cabinet;
Whereas over a million Canadians actively support a federal Department of Peace as an important Ministerial position to provide critical leadership in the heart of government towards ensuring the federal government’s commitment to the promotion of peace worldwide;
THEREFORE, your petitioners call upon Parliament to establish a Department of Peace headed by a Minister of Peace as a senior cabinet position; and that this Department will reinvigorate Canada’s role as a global peacebuilder and work towards developing Culture of Peace and Nonviolent Resolution of Conflicts as a top priority.
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You may add more pages as required, but each page must contain the entire preamble to be valid.
We look forward to your signing the petition and disseminating it widely to
friends and colleagues who are on your email lists and social media
networks (Facebook and Twitter).
Mail returned petitions to:
Eastern signatures: CDPI Petitions, c/o OMM Peace and Social Concerns, 91-A Fourth Ave., Ottawa ON K1S 2L1
Western signatures (Manitoba west): Canadian Peace Initiative, 45 Cambridge St., Victoria BC V8V 4A7
Alternately, click on the
link below to show your support on-line:
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/department-of-peace.html
The petition is posted on CDPI Facebook
page also at:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Canadian-Department-of-Peace-Initiative/116559845067605). Thanks to our youth media consultant Trizana Parillo who identified and designed the e-petition set up.