As some may know, I’ve been active with the Darfur community in Calgary over the past two years, helping them to bring light to the atrocities taking place in Sudan.  Physicians for Human Rights spearheaded a letter to the new UN director Ban-Ki Moon asking that he give his full attention to GENOCIDE in Darfur and provide much needed leadership.

What do you think the Canadian Government should be doing about the situation in Darfur?  What are some possible solutions that should be addressed?

Last week I hosted a meeting with some members of the Darfur community in my office along with a courageous man- Mel Middleton from Three Hills – who has been active in Sudan for many years.  One option we looked at was to pressure the Chinese government whose oil money is helping finance the war against the civilians of Darfur and southern Sudan.  The other idea was to link with Muslim communities here in Canada who can then advocate in the Arab world that the rights of these Muslim people in Darfur must not be violated.  The Muslim Free Press just wrote a wonderful article on exactly just this.  I would value your comments on these proposals.

Read Letter Here