As a Canadian tax payer and a Canadian citizen living abroad, I and my wife Margaret lend our full support for the candidacy of Dr. Qais Ghanem representing Ottawa South in the forthcoming Federal Election in October 2008.

I am living in Ottawa South. I am writing to express my full support for your party and your decision to defend the candidacy of Dr. Qais Ghanem to represent the Green Party in the federal elections at the riding of Ottawa South.
I congratulate you for the good choice.

He was the one who had initiated the dialogue between Arab & Jewish Canadians. He started this initiative even during the darkest days of violence in the Middle East, when both part were extremely passionate about the issue. He started Pot-Luck for Peace by inviting activists from both communities to his house.

Let the greens truly be greens and call things as they are, criticism of Israeli policy is not equal to anti-semitism, if we state fact we need not qualify it to avoid being tarnished with the anti-semetic brush. It should be our wish that all nations live in peace and that the world is free of nuclear arms. I urge you to do the right thing and act like a true green who is brave enough to challenge the status quo to bring about real change.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Riyan Qirbi

As a Jewish-Canadian, I am writing not only to stand up and unequivocally express my upport for Dr. Ghanem but also to express my outrage at such a tactic being used against him. In the several years I have known Dr. Ghanem, he has shown himself to be one of the most tolerant, compassionate and inclusive people I have ever met.
 

Solar Hot Water comes to Ottawa!!!  Seminar on the technical and financial aspects of solar Hot Water generation, June 10th at the University of St. Paul.

We had a successful meeting last Thursday evening, our third town-hall meeting of the Ottawa South EDA. Although the attendence was modest, the discussion was animated and every one had the opportunity to comment or ask questions. There were four physicians and one health economist.

Two years ago I was invited to a Bat Mitzvah at a synagogue downtown, and to my first seder at the home of a Jewish lawyer friend of mine. Both were interesting and new experiences for me.

At:  St Thomas the Apostle Church, 2345 Alta Vista.

Physicians and Health Economists to discuss this very important issue and answer your questions.
Participants:

This marathon session of oral presentations on the Impacts of the Uranium Cycle took place on Tuesdya 22 April 2008, from 1 pm to after 9 pm. Donna Dillman and other helped organize a very successful day with about 40 speakers discussing various aspects of this important and dangerous component of our environmant. Most presentations lasted 10 minutes, and some were followed by questions from a 3-person panel.