| Letter To Nine Senators On the off-chance that the nine new senators appointed by Prime Minister Harper on September 28, 2009 might be interested in my whistleblower’s tale, and hopefully before they were informed of my persona non grata status, I sent each a copy of Shooting the Messenger accompanied by a letter. ------------------------------------------------------------------ September 30, 2009 Senator … The Senate of Canada Ottawa, K1A 0A9 Dear Senator …, It is with great pleasure, and an equal measure of hope, that I present you with a copy of Shooting the Messenger, a book about my experiences at Foreign Affairs and the consequences for me of discovering and reporting on two extraordinary breaches of the public trust at the Department. The hope is that, as a recent Senate appointment, you will not be blasé about the events described in my whistleblower’s tale and after a short read you will get in touch with the Honourable Lawrence Cannon and demand that he do the right thing. It is not enough that the Minister goes to the United Nation (as he did recently) and tells the world to do as we say. We should, and the Minister must lead by example, or we risk being accused of being hypocrites by both friend and foe. Should you require further information, please get in touch at your convenience. Sincerely
_____________________ Bernard Payeur ------------------------------------------------------------------ I can understand former Montréal Canadians' coach Jacques Demers who admitted in 2005 to being illiterate not having the courtesy to even acknowledge my letter and the gift of my book, but what about the other eight Senate appointments. Linda Frum Sokolowski, journalist and daughter of the late regretted Barbara Frum; Doug Finley, the main strategist for the Conservatives through four general elections; Carolyn Stewart-Olsen, a senior adviser to Harper for about seven years; Don Plett, the current president of the Conservative party; Kelvin K. Ogilvie, past president of Acadia University; Dennis Patterson, former N.W.T. premier; Judith Seidman, Tory organizer; Claude Carignan, lawyer.
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