IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED
Regarding the proposed ostrich cull
THREE IMPORTANT ACTIONS TO TAKE RIGHT NOW, AND TOMORROW (Oct 2)
1. Send an email to the 20 members of the Standing Committees on Health and Agriculture. CFIA reports to them. Each group is holding a meeting Oct 2.
2 & 3. Attend the 2 online meetings on Oct 2. If you cannot sit there to watch, keep your device on. They need to know they are under scrutiny.
The Universal Ostrich Farm NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT !! NOW !! to get the ostrich crisis added to the agenda of Standing Committee meetings on Thursday, October 2nd.
Please send the email below to these 20 MPs who sit on the Standing Committees with oversight of CFIA:
(copy + paste all email addresses together and send just one email to all)
Michael.coteau@parl.gc.ca; yves.perron@parl.gc.ca; john.barlow@parl.gc.ca; richard.bragdon@parl.gc.ca; sophie.chatel@parl.gc.ca; paul.connors@parl.gc.ca; marianne.dandurand@parl.gc.ca; dave.epp@parl.gc.ca; jacques.gourde@parl.gc.ca; emma.harrison@parl.gc.ca; hedy.fry@parl.gc.ca; dan.mazier@parl.gc.ca; luc.theriault@parl.gc.ca; burton.bailey@parl.gc.ca; maggie.chi@parl.gc.ca; doug.eyolfson@parl.gc.ca; helena.konanz@parl.gc.ca; marcus.powlowski@parl.gc.ca; sonia.sidhu@parl.gc.ca; matt.strauss@parl.gc.ca
Subject: URGENT: Add UOF Ostrich Cull to Oct 2 Agenda – Don’t Ignore This Crisis
Dear Standing Committee members
As a concerned Canadian, I join the thousands demanding that the Universal Ostrich Farm (UOF) cull of healthy ostriches be stopped.
Please support the UOF owners in their request to have CFIA/UOF oversight added to the Agenda of your October 2nd standing committee meeting.
This isn’t partisan: It’s about due process, science (no live birds have been tested), and animal welfare (injured ostriches under federal watch). Your committee can refer for suspension and hearings—act before the stay lifts.
Thank you.
[Your Full Name]
[Your City/Province], [POSTAL CODE]
(NOTE: If any of the committee names happen to be your own MP, please consider sending them a personalized message)
ONLINE MEETINGS
Links to attend the Oct 2 meetings:
1- Standing Committee on Health - Oct 2 Meeting 11:00 to 1:00 pm Eastern time (3 hours difference with BC)
https://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2?fk=13145753
2- Standing Committe Agriculture Meeting - Oct 2 15:30 to 17:30 Eastern time.
https://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2?fk=13130589
ADDENDUM
STANDING COMMITTEES – NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS
ACTION: Call the Committee Member before the meeting to follow up on your email. Here is a sample script:
“Hello, my name is _____________, and I’m calling from __________. I sent the MP an email regarding the Standing Committee meeting taking place today. I requested that the MP support adding the Ostrich Farm crisis to the agenda. I’m calling to ensure that the MP received my email and is aware CFIA has ordered the cull of over 300 healthy ostriches even though no testing has ever been done on the live birds
Would you please pass this request along to the MP?
Thank you so much for your help—I look forward to the MP’s work on improving CIFA oversight and humane animal practices. Have a great day.”
Standing Committee on Health
Meeting: 11am – 1pm (Ottawa time) EST
Hedy Fry (Chair) 613-992-3213
Dan Mazier (Vice-Chair) 613-992-3176
Luc Theriault (Vice-Chair) 613-992-0164
Burton Bailey 613-995-0590
Maggie Chi 613-995-4988
Doug Eyolfson 613-995-5609
Helena Konanz 613-996-8036
Marcus Powlowski 613-992-3061
Sonia Sidhu 613-995-5381
Matt Strauss 613-992-1063
Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food
Meeting: 3:30pm – 5:30pm (Ottawa time) EST
Michael Coteau (Chair) 613-992-0919
John Barlow (Vice-Chair) 613-995-8471
Yves Perron (Vice-Chair) 613-992-5681
Richard Bragdon 613-947-4431
Sophie Chatel 613-995-3950
Paul Connors 613-992-4133
Marianne Dandurand 613-995-2024
Dave Epp 613-992-2612
Jacques Gourde 613-992-2639
Emma Harrison 613-995-6411
PSALM 23 as an activist’s psalm, applying it to someone resisting bureaucratic overreach, communism, or authoritarianism in Canada (or anywhere). Each verse is a reminder that the fight is not carried alone, but under God’s law and protection.
1. “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
• For the activist: God is your true leader, not politicians, bureaucrats, or corrupt courts. He supplies what you need — strength, clarity, courage — even when the state withholds resources. You are not dependent on government handouts or “permissions.”
2. “He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.”
• In the struggle: Even in chaos, God provides rest and peace. Activists often burn out, but God restores balance and keeps you grounded. “Green pastures” are spaces of freedom; “still waters” are inner calm despite the storm of propaganda and intimidation.
3. “He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.”
• For those weary of injustice: God revives your spirit when despair creeps in. He reminds you that the path of truth and justice is not your idea — it is His. Fighting tyranny is not just political; it is righteous work done in God’s name.
4. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”
• This is the activist’s battlefield: raids, unlawful arrests, intimidation, jail cells. The “valley of the shadow of death” is walking under the state’s threats. Yet there is no fear: God’s rod (justice) and staff (guidance) protect you. Tyranny cannot break your spirit.
5. “Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.”
• Even when enemies — corrupt officials, media smear campaigns, bureaucrats — surround you, God sets a feast of abundance and victory. Oil is anointing, meaning your cause is holy. The overflowing cup is courage and truth spilling over, more than enough to inspire others.
6. “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.”
• The state cannot write the final chapter. No matter how dark things get, goodness and mercy follow you — because history belongs to God, not tyrants. While regimes fall, God’s house stands forever, and your fight has eternal meaning.
In short for activists:
Psalm 23 isn’t about passive comfort — it’s about fearless endurance. It reminds you that:
• You already have all you need.
• You will not be crushed by intimidation.
• God Himself blesses the cause of truth and freedom.
• Tyranny will pass, but His law endures forever.
DONE, thanks for sharing Shirley! :)