Dear Friends, We urgently need your help to defeat legislation currently pending in the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa that would criminalize “Srebrenica genocide denial.” Here are some of the details: <http://www.sarajevotimes.com/canada-could-become-the-first-country-in-the-world-to-punish-srebrenica-genocide-denial/> http://www.sarajevotimes.com/canada-could-become-the-first-country-in-the-world-to-punish-srebrenica-genocide-denial/ <https://avaz.ba/globus/svijet/448244/u-kanadi-pokrenuta-peticija-za-kaznjavanje-onih-koji-negiraju-genocid-u-srebrenici> https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/canadians-launch-petition-ban-srebrenica-genocide-denial-181227115025333.html <https://avaz.ba/globus/svijet/448244/u-kanadi-pokrenuta-peticija-za-kaznjavanje-onih-koji-negiraju-genocid-u-srebrenici> <https://avaz.ba/globus/svijet/448244/u-kanadi-pokrenuta-peticija-za-kaznjavanje-onih-koji-negiraju-genocid-u-srebrenici> https://muslimlink.ca/news/why-bosnian-canadians-want-to-make-srebrenica-genocide-denial-illegal-in-canada More information about this initiative, also known as “Petition e-1837 Stop Srebrenica genocide denial,” may be found on the website of the “Institute for research of genocide,” an organization of Bosniak expats in Canada which is behind the legislative proposal: <http://instituteforgenocide.org/en/> http://instituteforgenocide.org/en/ If you have Facebook access you may also find out more about this initiative by visiting the FB page: “Petition e-1837 Stop Srebrenica genocide denial”. The proposed “Srebrenica denial” legislation is a clear and present threat to freedom of thought and expression in Canada. It is also discriminatory toward the large number of Canadian citizens and residents of Serbian descent who are adamantly opposed to the imputation of genocide to their country of origin, devoid as it is of any objective proof. On our internet page, <http://www.srebrenica-project.org> www.srebrenica-project.org , you will find in both Serbian and English (by clicking on the US flag) an abundance of facts and arguments that refute the genocide accusation that you may use in addressing Canadian legislators regarding this obnoxious law. We feel that the principal point of confrontation should be the unsupported charge that genocide was committed by Serbian forces in Srebrenica. Everything else is relatively secondary by comparison. We kindly ask you to address Canadian legislators, respectfully and without delay, in English or in French, and to express your strong opposition to this legislative project which has an enormous potential to suppress Srebrenica research and open debate in Canada. The list of the email addresses follows. Please make sure that all Canadian legislators receive the text of your letter, supported by appropriate facts and arguments. You can accomplish that by using the Bcc: option in the To: line of your email. Or, you can simply address the letter to all of them collectively. Here is the list of the legislators’ email addresses: <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox_KtbxLvHDjCgNPCVmpKXvpPgdllMzBcvGSBmailto_Adam_Vaughn_parl_gc_ca_Ahmed_Hussen_parl_gc_ca_Alain_Rayes_parl_gc_ca_Alaina_Lockhart_parl_gc_ca_Alexander_Nuttall_parl_gc_ca_Alexandra_Mendes_parl_gc_ca_Alexandre_Boulerice_parl_gc_ca_Ali_Ehsassi_parl_gc_ca_Alice_Wong_parl_gc_> [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email 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protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],Erin.O’ <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox_KtbxLvHDjCgNPCVmpKXvpPgdllMzBcvGSBmailto_Toole_parl_gc_ca_Erin_Weir_parl_gc_ca_Eva_Nassif_parl_gc_ca_Fay> [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],Fayç <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox_KtbxLvHDjCgNPCVmpKXvpPgdllMzBcvGSBmailto_al_El_Khoury_parl_gc_ca_Filomena_Tassi_parl_gc_ca_Fin_Donnelly_parl_gc_ca_Francesco_Sorbara_parl_gc_ca_Francis_Drouin_parl_gc_ca_Francis_Scarpaleggia_parl_gc_ca_Fran> [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],Franç <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox_KtbxLvHDjCgNPCVmpKXvpPgdllMzBcvGSBmailto_ois_Philippe_Champagne_parl_gc_ca_Fran> [email protected],Franç <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox_KtbxLvHDjCgNPCVmpKXvpPgdllMzBcvGSBmailto_ois_Choquette_parl_gc_ca_Frank_Baylis_parl_gc_ca_Gabriel_Ste_Marie_parl_gc_ca_Gagan_Sikand_parl_gc_ca_Garnett_Genuis_parl_gc_ca_Gary_Anandasangaree_parl_gc_ca_Geng_Tan_parl_gc_ca_Geoff_Regan_parl_gc_ca_Georgina_Jolibois_parl_gc> [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],Jennifer.O’ <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox_KtbxLvHDjCgNPCVmpKXvpPgdllMzBcvGSBmailto_Connell_parl_gc_ca_Jenny_Kwan_parl_gc_ca_Jim_Carr_parl_gc_ca_Jim_Eglinski_parl_gc_ca_Jody_Wilson_Raybould_parl_gc_ca_Joe_Peschisolido_parl_gc_ca_Jo> [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],Joë <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox_KtbxLvHDjCgNPCVmpKXvpPgdllMzBcvGSBmailto_l_Godin_parl_gc_ca_Jo> [email protected],Joë <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox_KtbxLvHDjCgNPCVmpKXvpPgdllMzBcvGSBmailto_l_Lightbound_parl_gc_ca_John_Aldag_parl_gc_ca_John_Barlow_parl_gc_ca_John_Brassard_parl_gc_ca_John_McCallum_parl_gc_ca_John_McKay_parl_gc_ca_John_Nater_parl_gc_ca_John_Oliver_parl_gc_ca_Jonathan_Wilkinson_parl_gc_ca_Joyce_Murra> [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email 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protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],Matthew.Dubé@ <http://parl.gc.ca/> parl.gc.ca, <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox_KtbxLvHDjCgNPCVmpKXvpPgdllMzBcvGSBmailto_Maxime_Bernier_parl_gc_ca_Mel_Arnold_parl_gc_ca_Melanie_Joly_parl_gc_ca_Michael_Chong_parl_gc_ca_Michael_Cooper_parl_gc_ca_Michael_Levitt_parl_gc_ca_Michael_McLeod_parl_gc_ca_Michel_Boudrias_parl_gc_ca_Michel_Picard_parl_gc_ca_> [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],Monique.Pauzé@ <http://parl.gc.ca/> parl.gc.ca, <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox_KtbxLvHDjCgNPCVmpKXvpPgdllMzBcvGSBmailto_Murray_Rankin_parl_gc_ca_Nathan_Cullen_parl_gc_ca_Nathaniel_Erskine_Smith_parl_gc_ca_Navdeep_Bains_parl_gc_ca_Neil_Ellis_parl_gc_ca_Nick_Whalen_parl_gc_ca_Nicola_DiIorio_parl_gc_ca_Niki_Ashton_parl_gc_ca_Omar_Alghabra_parl_gc_c> 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protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],Seamus.O’ <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox_KtbxLvHDjCgNPCVmpKXvpPgdllMzBcvGSBmailto_Regan_parl_gc_ca_Sean_Casey_parl_gc_ca_Sean_Fraser_parl_gc_ca_Serge_Cormier_parl_gc_ca_Shannon_Stubbs_parl_gc_ca_Shaun_Chen_parl_gc_ca_Sheila_Malcolmson_parl_gc_ca_Sheri_Benson_parl_gc_ca_Sherry_Romanado_parl_gc_ca_Simon_Marcil> [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] The legislative sponsor of this law is MP Brian Masse. You may address your views to him personally at the following email: <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox_KtbxLvHDjCgNPCVmpKXvpPgdllMzBcvGSBmailto_brian_masse_parl_gc_ca> [email protected] <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox_KtbxLvHDjCgNPCVmpKXvpPgdllMzBcvGSBmailto_brian_masse_parl_gc_ca> We urge you to consider this situation with utmost attention and seriousness. There is an impending danger that soon in Canada critical comments about the phony “Srebrenica genocide” may become a punishable, criminal act. Dr Srdja Trifkovic’s experience in 2011 <https://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/canada-entry-ban-i-have-finally-won/> https://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/canada-entry-ban-i-have-finally-won/ when he was banned from entering Canada to lecture to students because of the thought crime of denying “Srebrenica genocide” is highly indicative of what is likely to result from the enactment of this law. Bear in mind that in 2011, when Dr Trifkovic was barred from entering Canada, there was in Canada no law comparable to the legislation currently set to be presented for parliamentary approval. The impact of this law will not be just to bar entry into Canada of those deemed to harbor politically incorrect thoughts, but also to punish within Canada anyone bold enough to publicly express them. We must not allow that to happen, at least for the sake of freedom of speech and upholding the truth. Kind regards, Stephen Karganovic Srebrenica Historical Project -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SERBIAN NEWS NETWORK" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/senet. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
