(Choose one of these greetings)
To the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, Stephen Harper,
To the Hon. Josée Verner, Minister for International Cooperation,
To Ted Menzies, Parliamentary Secretary for International Cooperation,
To (your MPs name), MP for (your constituency name),

As a Canadian, I believe that Canada has a lot to contribute 
to the international stage.  Canada can be a positive force in 
promoting human rights and democracy, while helping alleviate 
poverty that so many suffer from in other parts of the world.  I hope
that Canada continues to take a leadership role in promoting 
Canadian values worldwide.

However, I believe that the $50-million in foreign aid that 
Canada sends to China annually is a gross abuse of Canadian 
taxpayer funds, and I regret the $1-billion that Canada has sent 
to China over the last decade.  Such aid is in direct contradiction 
to human rights and to the promotion of democracy.

I recognize the importance of giving aid to help alleviate poverty 
in developing nations.  However, the Chinese government's 
spending priorities are budgeted towards double-digit annual 
military spending increases, with over 800 missiles aimed at 
the nation of Taiwan.  Why is the Canadian taxpayer subsidizing 
China's military expansionism that threatens peace and stablity 
in East Asia?

I am not opposed to the development of Chinese infrastructure 
projects to help with China's large amount of citizens living in 
poverty.  However, that responsibility first and foremost lies with 
the Chinese government.  If China can afford such a huge military 
budget, then surely it can spend more on helping the plight of 
Chinese below the poverty line.  If China can afford its own space
program, then surely it requires no aid from external sources.
Canada's $50-million, although targeted at infrastructure
projects rather than missiles, signals to China that it can ignore its 
own citizens since foreign aid will flow, and spend its own 
tax base to deploy missiles at Taiwan.  I believe we should 
hope that China divert its own budgetary targets towards low 
income Chinese, and not make alarming increases in its military 
spending.  Canada's foreign aid tells China that Canada is fine 
with China's spending priorities of missiles in favour of basic 
infrastructure.

Furthermore, Chinese state-owned companies have made bids 
for resource companies such as Noranda, Unocal, and most 
recently, Canadian based PetroKazakhstan.  Why is the Canadian 
government helping China takeover Canadian companies?  If 
China can make takeover bids and make large increases in 
military spending, then surely it doesn't need Canadian taxpayer 
subsidies.

Sending China aid with its drastic human rights records excuses 
its behaviour with the Tibetan, Uyghur, and Falun Dafa 
community.  In addition, China itself sends aid to Zimbabwe, 
another corrupt regime and sells its own arms to nations like 
Pakistan and Iran, endangering peace and stability in volatile 
regions of the world.  If China can send its own aid and sell 
weapons to countries of its choosing, then why does it still 
have need of Canadian taxpayer subsidies?

Sending aid to such a brutal, repressive, dictatorial regime runs 
contrary to cherished Canadian values: respect for human rights, 
the development of democracy, and the propagation of freedom.  
We need to target Canadian aid towards countries that respect 
freedom of speech, have an independent press, and are moving 
towards democratic governance?

The elimination of aid to China is long overdue.  The sooner 
Canada ends its subsidies to China's military spending, the 
sooner Canada can play a constructive role in protecting 
human rights, and aiding the development of democracy on 
the international stage.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Please include address including postal code]