The date.

The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, PC, MP

Prime Minister of Canada

House of Commons

Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A6

Fax: (613) 941-6900 or (613) 957-5571; pm@pm.gc.ca

Dear Prime Minister Chrétien,

I/We object or [the name of your group] objects to the US Missile Defense (MD) program and am/are/is disturbed that the Government of Canada has not yet spoken out clearly and unequivocally against it.

I am /We are convinced that:

• MD is a step towards the basing of weapons in space (plans for which can be found on the US Space Command web site: http://www.gsinstitute.org/resources/extras/vision_2020.pdf
• MD violates the intent of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
• MD will provoke new conventional and nuclear arms races both on Earth and in space
• MD will undermine arms control and disarmament
• MD will make Canada and the world less secure

I/We therefore conclude that MD runs counter to Canada’s traditional multilateral approach to security and its long-standing support for international non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament agreements.

I/We urge the Government of Canada to say a resounding "NO!" to missile defence, and to work with other middle powers for an international agreement to end the development of missile technology.

Yours sincerely,

Your address

Hon. John McCallum, Minister of National Defence; fax: 613-995-8189; McCallum.J@parl.gc.ca

Your Member of Parliament