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BY LifeSiteNews.com By John-Henry WestenOTTAWA, ON, July 17, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In a letter sent to the Canadian Governor General yesterday, Natale Gallo, the President of the Canadian Association of Knights of Columbus, demanded that the Order of Canada, which was awarded to abortionist Henry Morgentaler on Canada Day (July 1st), be "rescinded immediately." In addition, the Knights have called on all their 230,000 members and families in Canada to lobby to demand that the decision to award the Order to Morgentaler be revoked.The letter, a copy of which has been obtained by LifeSiteNews.com, speaks of the "hundreds of thousands" of Canadian children that "have been disposed of" by abortion.  "This action denigrates the Order to the point that it becomes meaningless, futile and divisive," says the letter. (To read the letter, see: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008_docs/Governor_General_of_Canada.pdf)The full statement from Gallo, calling on the Knights in Canada to take action to demand that the order be revoked, follows:"‘The Order of Canada’ was established in 1967 as the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system. It is supposed to exemplify the motto "desiderantes meliorem patriam" (Hebrews 11:16), Meaning ‘those who desire a better country’. "Indeed it is a sad day when this honour is bestowed upon such an individual as dr. Henry Morgentaler, who has brought destruction to the helpless and defenseless unborn. "As president of the Canadian association of Knights of Columbus, I urge all our Canadian state deputies and our more than 230,000 Canadian knights and families to stand united with our bishops and to contact the offices of the Prime Minister, the Governor General, the Leader of the Opposition, their own Member of Parliament, and the members of the advisory council for the Order, to express their revulsion at the prospect of presenting such an award to the nation’s largest and most outspoken abortionist. "It is imperative for us to urge our Canadian government leaders to ensure that this act of dishonour against our country and our families is revoked." The Knight’s provided the following contact information for action:Secretary of the Governor General (Sheila-Marie Cook)  Direct Line: 613-993-0259 phone / 613-993-1365 fax. Deputy Secretary To The Order of Canada Chancellery (Ms Emmanuelle Sajous)  Direct Line: 613-998-8731 phone / 613-991-1681 fax Prime Minister Stephen Harper   Telephone: (613) 992-4211  Fax: (613) 941-6900   Email pm@pm.gc.ca     and another Ottawa E-Mail:  Harper.S@parl.gc.caHer Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean Governor General of Canada   Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A1   Phone: (613) 993-8200  or toll-free 1-800-465-6890  Fax: (613) 998-8760 Email info@gg.caChair of the Council: Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada,   301 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0J1,   Telephone:  613-992-6940 Email media@scc-csc.gc.ca , and reception@scc-csc.gc.caClerk of the Privy Council: Dr. Kevin Lynch, Clerk of the Privy Council,   Langevin Block, 80 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A3   Telephone:  613-957-5400 Email info@pco-bcp.gc.caDeputy Minister of the Department of Canadian Heritage: Ms. Judith LaRocque, Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage   25 Eddy Street, Gatineau, Québec, K1A 0M5  Telephone:  819-994-1132 Chair of the Canada Council: Ms. Karen Kain, C.C., Chair, Canada Council for the Arts   350 Albert Street, 12th Floor, P.O. Box 1047, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5V8   Telephone:  1-800-263-5588 President of the Royal Society of Canada: Dr. Yvan Guindon, C.M., President, Royal Society of Canada   170 Waller Street, Ottawa, Ontario    K1N 9B9   Telephone:  613-991-6990   Email info@rsc.caAnd a second address for Prof. Yvan Guindon, c.m., Directeur, Laboratoire de chimie bio-organique, IRCM,   110, avenue des Pins ouest, Montréal (Québec)  H2W 1R7  Téléphone:  514-987-5785 Chair of the Board of Directors of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada: Mr. Thomas Traves, Ph.D., Chair, Board of Directors, Ass’n of Universities and Colleges of Canada   350 Albert Street, Suite 600, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 1B1   Telephone:  613-563-1236   Email info@aucc.caAnd a second address for Mr. Thomas Traves, Ph.D., President and Vice Chancellor, Dalhousie University  6299 South Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3H 4H6   Telephone:  902-494-2511 http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/knights-of-columbus-calls-on-all-230000-members-to-demand-morgentaler-award/

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