HOW TO CONTACT YOUR POLITICIANS |
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TIPS ON CONTACTING POLITICIANSWhen writing to a politician, it is best to send a hand-written or typed letter expressing your concerns and any personal experience you have had with the problem you are addressing, and clearly setting out the law, regulation, policy or program you want the politician to implement to solve the problem or to address your concern.You can also send your letter by fax. Emails, petitions, and postcards are not as effective as letters as many politicians disregard them because they are so easy to sign and send. It is important to write to your Member of the House of Commons (known as your "MP"), but always also send a copy to the responsible Minister as they have the power to change laws, regulations, policies or programs and need to hear from citizens directly. For all the lists of current Cabinet Ministers, MPs and Senators maintained by the Parliament of Canada web page: Lists of Federal Ministers, MPs and Senators www.parl.gc.ca/common/SenatorsMembers_House.asp?Language=E&Sect=hoccur |
CABINET MINISTERSYou can send a letter by mail to any Cabinet Minister for free to:House of Commons Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A6 To find the direct contact information for any Cabinet Minister or Secretary of State (also known as "Junior Ministers"), click on the link below: Contact Info for Cabinet Ministers and Secretaries of States www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/Ministry.asp |
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS (MPs)You can send a letter by mail to any Member of the House of Commons (known as "MPs") Parliament for free to:House of Commons Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A6 Find your MP using your postal code www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?lang=E&source=sm Parliamentary Secretaries are not members of the federal Cabinet, but are elected MPs who are appointed to assist Cabinet ministers, and they are usually a member of the House of Commons Committee that is linked to the Minister. To find the direct contact information for any Parliamentary Secretary, click on the link below: Contact Information for Parliamentary Secretaries www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/ParlSec.asp?Language=E |
SENATORSYou can send a letter by mail to any Senator for free to:The Senate of Canada Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A4 To find any Senator, click on the link below: List of Senators www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/senate/isenator.asp?Language=E To find the phone or fax number of any Senator, click on the link below: Senators' Phone and Fax Numbers www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/senate/IsenAssist.asp?Language=E&sortord=N |