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Public vs private health care

Flemming Holm Posted on June 17, 2007 by Flemming HolmOctober 11, 2014

The Hon. Judy Streatch, M.L.A. Government of Nova Scotia Dear Judy: It was very kind of you to meet with our group at Grace McClung’s on May 25. I hope you got – and continue to get – some satisfaction … Continue reading →

Posted in foodbanks, health care, Human Rights, income gap, Justice, Nova Scotia, poverty, Social policy, taxes, United States

Letter to Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada

Flemming Holm Posted on May 3, 2007 by Flemming HolmOctober 11, 2014

The Hon. Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Canada Ottawa, ON. Dear Peter MacKay: I have heard on reliable authority that since 2001 more than 800 social activists in the Philippines have been assassinated in waves of state-sponsored … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, democracy, foreign affairs, Human Rights, Justice, Myanmar, Peace and war, Philippines, Zimbabwe

First Nations, Residential Schools and Land Claims

Flemming Holm Posted on May 1, 2007 by Flemming HolmOctober 11, 2014

The Hon. Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, House of Commons, Ottawa. Dear Mr. Prentice: I understand that your Department has begun to search archival records for information concerning deaths of students at residential schools. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, First Nations, Native land claims, residential schools

Take action on global warming!

Flemming Holm Posted on April 4, 2007 by Flemming HolmOctober 11, 2014

Dear Gerald Keddy, M.P., My income consists totally of pension payments, and has always been modest. But I fully expect that if Canada is to deal adequately with its environmental problems the action will cost me at least a thousand … Continue reading →

Posted in alternative energy, Canada, carbon tax, global warming

To the Conservatives on women’s and social programs

Flemming Holm Posted on November 16, 2006 by Flemming HolmOctober 11, 2014

I object to the federal government cuts to grants to women’s and social programs. Many people in our society need a hand let down from above before they can stand on their own feet and take their places as contributing … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, democracy, Social policy, Stephen Harper

Refugee American soldiers in Canada

Flemming Holm Posted on November 10, 2006 by Flemming HolmOctober 11, 2014

The Hon. Monte Solberg, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Government of Canada. Dear Monte Solberg: Just in case you missed it, I am enclosing a copy of a recent article published in the November issue of The United Church Observer, … Continue reading →

Posted in 9/11, Canada, conscientious objectors, Iraq, Justice, refugees, United States

Ethanol, the income gap, and taking the high road

Flemming Holm Posted on October 1, 2006 by Flemming HolmOctober 12, 2014

Excerpts of a letter to a Canadian politician There is no question in my mind that we had to divest ourselves of the corrupt Liberal Government. Not that everyone at the top of the Liberal Party was complicit – far … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, alternative energy, Canada, carbon footprint, Danish cartoons, democracy, Denmark, foreign affairs, global warming, Guantanamo Bay, homeless, income gap, Israel and Palestine, Social policy, Stephen Lewis, The Bible

Letter to Stephen Harper on Israel and Palestine

Flemming Holm Posted on July 16, 2006 by Flemming HolmOctober 12, 2014

The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada Dear Mr. Harper: Apparently the Canadian government has allied itself with Israel in its struggle against the Palestinians. I want to remind you of some Biblical and historical facts. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, democracy, foreign affairs, George Bush, Israel and Palestine, Justice, Peace and war, Stephen Harper

Canada in the world

Flemming Holm Posted on June 15, 2006 by Flemming HolmOctober 12, 2014

Yesterday I saw Jeffrey Sachs on CPAC, and was most impressed. He is Special Advisor to Kofi Annan on the subject of the Millennium Goals, and is with the Earth Institute of Columbia University. He expressed most eloquently some thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in alternative energy, Canada, democracy, equal pay for women, First Nations, foreign affairs, health care, homeless, Human Rights, income gap, Israel and Palestine, Justice, Social policy, United States, water

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