Communique #3 – Christian Family Life
National Chairperson of Christian Family Life Dorothy Johansen, November 4, 2021.
My dear League sisters,
As a federal election has recently been held and the cabinet ministers appointed, it is time for members to take action to support Resolution 2019.01 Canada to Honour its Commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Resolved, that national council of The Catholic Women’s League of Canada, in 99th annual national convention assembled, urges the federal government to honour its legal commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by providing legal protection to children before birth.
The action plan is as follows:
- Write to the prime minister and minister of justice with copies to local members of parliament urging the legal protection to children before birth as stated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which Canada has signed and ratified.
- Educate members on the importance of legal protection for unborn children and encourage members to speak to family and friends.
- Educate members on the importance of understanding United Nations’ documents as they apply to the lives of Canadians and encourage members to speak to family and friends.
- Raise awareness to the annual Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children on January 22nd.
- Monitor the federal government’s response to this resolution
Please ask your diocesan counterparts to encourage members to write a short letter that states their opinion that the federal government should honour its legal commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by providing legal protection to children before birth.
The prime minister can be contacted at:
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A2
Alternatively, complete an online contact form at pm.gc.ca/en/connect/contact.
The federal minister of justice can be contacted at:
Department of Justice Canada
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
E-mail: mcu@justice.gc.ca
Telephone: (613) 957-4222
TDD/TTY: (613) 992-4556
Facsimile: (613) 957-3559
Additionally, encourage your diocesan counterparts to ask parish councils and members to plan for and participate in the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children on January 22nd.
Dorothy Johansen
National Chairperson of Christian Family Life