Please Email Minister of Immigration

Well, I thought things were going ok, but now they're not. I just received an email from Tim Uppal's office saying they talked to Ottawa and it's going to be "very difficult to expedite the adoptions."

So I called Jason Kenney's office and the assistant was not helpful at all. (He is the Minister of Immigration). First she said, "Call your own MP." Well, I already did that.

She basically said I couldn't talk to him and there was nothing they could do because the Canadian embassy in P-A-P is destroyed and they can't get the PAPERWORK!

I said, "Surely a first world nation like Canada won't be held back by a little bit of paperwork to get a one year old baby out of a disaster zone!" and she said, "Yes, that's the way it works."

I am absolutely sickened. I told her we were being interviewed by CBC news tonight....hmmm....

Then I emailed Mr. Kenney the biggest longest email he might ever receive and I am asking you to do the same! (It doesn't have to be big and long!--probably better if it's not)

Mr. Kenney (Kennej@parl.gc.ca)

1. My friends' baby is in Haiti
2. We've been approved as adoptive parents
3. Our adoption has been approved by Haitian Social Services, but not quite yet finalized
4. We need to get our baby out of Haiti on HUMANITARIAN grounds (without a Haitian passport)
5. If our baby and all the other babies stay in Haiti, it will take months/years for the adoptions to be completed now that Haiti has been destroyed
6. The orphanage will be getting an influx of new orphans because of the disaster
7. If the orphanage runs out of food/water...the children may die!
8. CANADA NEEDS TO HELP THESE CHILDREN GET HOME!!!!