Category: gaza

Interview on Petition e-4802

I was nervous when CKMS journalist Dan Kellar asked to interview me about my petition to restore UNWRA funding. I’ve never done anything like this before, and am much more comfortable writing than talking. But I ventured outside my comfort zone because this is such an important issue.

Frankly I was afraid to listen to it. I only got up the nerve after my sister-in-law told me how much she enjoyed the interview and appreciated all the information in it. And fortunately it’s not just me! You’ll also get to hear from Mike Morrice and government Minister Melanie Jolie.

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LOCAL PETITIONER CHALLENGES CANADA’S UNWRA FUNDING CUTS WITH MP’S SUPPORT

With a little more than a week to go, as I write, we’re up to 7,300 signatures!

PARLIAMENT OF CANADA [logo] House of Commons Chambre des Communes Canada Petition e-4802 (Foreign affairs) #UNRWA History Open for signature February 12, 2024, at 2:03 p.m. (EDT) Closed for signature March 13, 2024, at 2:03 p.m. (EDT) Member of Parliament Mike Morrice Kitchener Centre Green Party Caucus Ontario 7,300 signatures Province/ Territory Signatures Alberta 455 British Columbia 1,242 Manitoba 73 New Brunswick 40 Newfoundland and Labrador 46 Northwest Territories 6 Nova Scotia 185 Nunavut 3 Ontario 4,062 Prince Edward Island 26 Québec 982 Saskatchewan 88 Yukon Territory 6

I very much hope anyone who hasn’t yet will sign e-4802 and share it as widely as possible.

SIGN Petition e-4802: Restore UNRWA Funding

The more signatures this petition receives, the more seriously the Government of Canada will take it, so please keep signing and sharing! 

Thank you for your support!

Listen to the CKMS interview of Mike Morrice and me!

CKMS News – 2024-02-29 – Local petitioner challenges Canada’s UNWRA funding cuts with MP’s support | CKMS 102.7 FM – Radio Waterloo

Listen to the CKMS interview of Mike Morrice and me!

Canadians and Canadian residents: please sign and share this important petition to #RestoreUNWRA funding

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4802

visual laurel 2024-03-01 07:45:15


Thank-you, Mike Morrice! It is great to have an Member of Parliament in Ontario that actually represents me, even if not actually in my riding! I was quite upset this morning when I started seeing those reports, so I was very happy to see your post.

Mike is the MP sponsor for my Petition to the House of Commons, asking the Government of Canada to restore UNWRA funding during this humanitarian catastrophe.

Canadian citizens and residents can sign my Petition e-4802

Laurel L Russwurm 2024-02-26 17:47:15

/Doctors Without Borders addressed the UN Security Council.

Outside the meeting, Remy Carriere, Emergency MSF co-ordinator just back from said he didn't think many humanitarian organizations could function in without the services provided by .

He also said,

"A lot of the services everybody is receiving is because UNWRA is functional today."

Canadians: Please sign and share my e-4802 petition to
restore UNWRA funding

ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Pet

This is simply not right.

This is simply not right.

The first thing that must happen is a ceasefire.

The second thing is the restoration of humanitarian aid.

If you’re a Canadian and/or live in Canada, please sign my petition to restore UNWRA funding https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4802

If you are an American, please contact your elected representatives and tell them *not* to veto tomorrow’s (Tuesday Feb 20, 2024) Gaza Ceasefire resolution in the UN.

Canada needs to show leadership here to prevent genocide in Gaza.

Canada needs to show leadership here to prevent genocide in Gaza.

This is is not optional: countries like Canada that have signed the Genocide Convention have assumed the obligation of preventing the perpetration of genocide by other states.

Most of the news from Gaza is traumatic, as ambulances are attacked and hospitals, schools, homes,…

This miracle baby was pulled from a bombed house in #Gaza

Most of the news from Gaza is traumatic, as ambulances are attacked and hospitals, schools, homes, and places of worship are bombed, people are killed and wounded, whole families are wiped out in an instant. There isn’t much good news.

But this little miracle baby is good news.

If we leave it up to Israel to decide the fate of Palestinians, this innocent orphan’s future won’t be very bright.

Palestinians have lost enough. Its time they were free. They need the opportunity for self determination and the right of return that is their due.

Hey, I’ve got an idea: since Israel has destroyed so much of Gaza’s housing stock and real estate has been turned to rubble, its time the illegal walls and checkpoints came down, and the illegal occupiers were turned out of the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Its too bad Canada traded in peacekeeping for warmaking. This could have been an opportunity for real leadership. Sadly, we won’t likely get that before we have #ProportionalRepresentation.

Signatures for Petition e-4802

Thank-you so very much to everyone who has signed my restore UNWRA Funding Petition!

Imagine: 3,051 signatures in only 5 days!

And here I was wondering if my Petition would really be able to get enough signatures to get certified for presentation to Parliament in just 30 days. I knew very well that I’m not the only Canadian who cares desperately about the plight of Palestinians in Gaza, but I…


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