Here’s the text of my letter. Hope you sent yours! -T.

Prime Minister Designate Harper,

As you begin your term in office, I ask that you remember
the values that Canadians such as myself subscribe to.
These include:

PEACE – no Star Wars, no racial profiling, support for
real solutions to the problems in the Middle East and no
following the warmongering agenda of other countries

UNIVERSAL PUBLIC HEALTHCARE – no private-for-profit
clinics and no cuts to services by deeming them “non-
essential”

A LIVING WAGE and STRONG SOCIAL PROGRAMS – no corporate
welfare and tax cuts for the rich, no cuts to social
programs, and increased assistance for agencies working
with women and children fleeing abusive homes

EQUAL HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL BASED ON THE STIPULATIONS OF
THE CHARTER – no discrimination based on sexual
orientation, gender, race or religion

EQUALITY OF EDUCATION – support for students, including a
new federal loan system that enables students to graduate
without an insurmountable debt load

KEEP A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE – keep abortion legal and
accessible in Canada for all women

MAKE EVERY VOTE COUNT – support change in our electoral
system by endorsing and passing a system of proportional
representation

I ask that you and your government commit to an agenda of
peace and equality for all Canadians, and continue the
legacy of Canadians who have worked to make this a country
to be proud of.