July 12th, 2004
VIA FAX: 1 888 524 - 1444
Mr. Jean-Pierre
Kingsley
Chief
Election Officer
Elections Canada
257 Slater Street
OTTAWA, ON K1A 0M6
Dear Sir:
According to a national media report this past weekend, I understand you have received a complaint about comments made by American film director Michael Moore which claims he violated the Canada Elections Act.
While we do not have equality with the value of our dollar with the United States we certainly have equality with the right wing and their stupidity. It was always amazing to me that a group of individuals who promoted and believed in free trade do not believe in the freedom of ideas and political opinion.
If it will assist in your review of this matter I am willing to declare Michael Moore a citizen of Sarnia, Ontario therefore making him a de-facto Canadian. Making him a honourary Canadian will give him the right to whine, bitch, moan, complain about taxation and the high level of taxes and then move forward and pay his tax bill and vote for the government in power.
It is my hope that Mr. Moore, who has frequented Sarnia in the past, will accept this distinguished honour.
Perhaps I should paraphrase the words of John F. Kennedy..All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Sarnia, and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words Ich bin ein Sarnian.
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While Sarnia does not have a Berlin wall we do have a sound barrier on the highway which will be an excellent substitute.
Mr. Moore featured Sarnia in his Academy award winning documentary Bowling for Columbine which, by the way, is now available on DVD. This is not a cheap ploy to extend our 15 minutes of fame. We only received 4 minutes and this is simply trying to get it up to 10 minutes.
In conclusion I also want to state to you that this is non-partisan. I do not belong to an organized political partyI am a Federal Liberal.
Yours sincerely,
Mike Bradley
Mayor of Sarnia
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