Mr. Martin,

On behalf of Fathers 4 Justice Canada, I hereby serve notice of our intention to step up our campaign of non-violent direct action against Canada's family courts, beginning on Friday, May 6, 2005.

We now have supporters from coast to coast to coast that are prepared to embrace civil disobedience to highlight the epidemic of mass fatherlessness in Canada. To date we have taken steps to minimize the impact of our actions while still demonstrating our resolve to bring about meaningful family law reform, however, it is now apparent that our efforts have been unsuccessful and we will now be forced to intensify our efforts to bring truth, justice and equality to family law.

Every day children in every jurisdiction in Canada lose full or partial contact with their fathers as a direct result of the family courts' failure to reflect the will of Parliament as defined in the Divorce Act, their failure to enforce their own Orders and their failure to conform with the core values embodied in s. 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Our message is clear: enforce the will of Parliament; enforce Court Orders that are continually broken by recalcitrant mothers; enforce the right of children have to a meaningful, loving relationship with both parents as outlined in the Divorce Act or face a dramatic escalation in our campaign.

If our demands are not met within 40 days we will launch an unprecedented campaign against every court in the country that continues to fail to act in the best interests of our children.

We are Fathers 4 Justice, however, if you have any reason to doubt our sincerity I refer you to Tony Blair - he knows who we are.

Sincerely,

Steve Osborne
National Coordinator and Spokesperson
Fathers-4-Justice Canada
www.fathers-4-justice.ca

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Stephen Harper, Leader of the Conservative Party
Jack Layton, Leader of the New Democratic Party
Gilles Duceppe, Leader of the Bloc Quebecois