Burma supporters urged to lobby 40th Canadian Parliament MPs

Dear friends and supporters:

40th Canadian Parliament has reopened today with newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs). You might wonder the status of those MPs who were part of Parliamentary Friends of Burma (PFOB).

Good news is that 23 out of 29 are re-elected. Those who re-elected are alphabetically listed below:

1. Bryon Wilfert (Liberal) – Richmond Hill, Ontario
2. Bruce Stanton (Liberal) – Simcoe North, Ontario
3. Christiane Gagnon (Bloc Québécois) – Quebec, Quebec
4. Deepak Obhrai (Conservative) – Calgary East, Alberta
5. Derek Lee (Liberal) – Scarborough-Rough River, Ontario
6. Diane Bourgeois (Bloc Quebecois) – Terrebonne-Blainville, Quebec
7. Gary Goodyear (Conservative) – Cambridge, Ontario
8. Geoff Regan (Liberal) – Halifax West, Nova Scotia
9. Irwin Cotler (Liberal) – Mount Royal, Quebec
10. Irene Mathyssen (NDP) – London-Fanshawe, Ontario
11. Jack Layton (NDP) – Toronto-Danforth, Ontario
12. Jason Kenney (Conservative) – Calgary South-east, Alberta
13. Jean Crowder (NDP) – Nanaimo-Cowichan, British Columbia
14. Judy Wasylycia (NDP) – Winnipeg North, Manitoba
15. Keith Martin (Liberal) –Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca, British Columbia
16. Larry Bagnell (Liberal) – Yukon, Yukon
17. Olivia Chow (NDP) – Trinity-Spadina, Ontario
18. Patrick Brown (Conservative) – Berries, Ontario
19. Paul Dewar (NDP) – Ottawa Center, Ontario
20. Paul Szabo (Liberal) –Mississauga South, Ontario
21. Rob Anders (Conservative) – Calgary West, Alberta
22. Stockwell Day (Conservative) –Okanagan-Coquihalla, British Columbia
23. Wayne Marston (NDP) – Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, Ontario

Those who not re-elected or run in the last election are:

1. Alex McDonough, ( veteran NDP MP who did not ran in the election)
2. Blair Wilson (Green Party)
3. Garth Turner (Liberal)
4. John Maloney (Liberal)
5. Lloyd St. Amand (Liberal)
6. Rahim Jaffer (Conservative)

In addition to MPs, PFOB has eight Senators. They are as followed:

1. Sen. David Smith
2. Sen. Joseph Day
3. Sen. Mira Spivak
4. Sen. Mobina Jaffer
5. Sen. Nancy Ruth
6. Sen. Percy Downe
7. Sen. Raynell Andreychuk
8. Sen. Vivienne Poy

Colleagues and supporters across Canada are urged to lobby your MPs to join Parliamentary Friends of Burma (PFOB). PFOB was founded in December 7, 2006, as part of Canada’s effort to support democracy movement in Burma.

-Canadian Friends of Burma-
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The Canadian Friends of Burma (CFOB) is federally incorporated, national non-governmental organization working for democracy and human rights in Burma since 1991.
Contact:
Suite 206, 145 Spruce St.,
Ottawa, K1R 6P1;
Tel: 613.237.8056;
Email: cfob@cfob.org;
Web: www.cfob.org