(Choose one of these greetings)
To whom it may concern,
To the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, Stephen Harper,
To the Hon. Peter MacKay, Foreign Affairs Minister,
To the Hon. Tony Clement, Health Minister,
Dear Peter Van Loan, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
Dear Stephen Fletcher, Parliamentary Secretary for Health,
To [Your MPs name], Member for [Your constituency name],

This coming May, Taiwan will attempt to gain entry into the 
World Health Organization as an observer. Such admittance 
is long overdue, and we hope you will support Taiwan's 
efforts wholeheartedly.

The W.H.O. Constitution enshrines the principle that the 
enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is 
one of the fundamental rights of every human being.  Under 
this principle, the 23 million people of Taiwan, and 400,000 
foreign nationals, including many Canadians residing on 
this island, should have the same rights.  If the Canadian 
government is serious about promoting the fundamental 
rights of all people, then it must support the entry of Taiwan 
to the W.H.O. 

A virus does not need a visa to travel, just as the Director-General 
of the W.H.O. Dr. Jong-wook Lee stated, "The SARS epidemic 
showed us that we cannot afford any gap in our global 
surveillance and response network."  Taiwan's inadequate 
access to global disease prevention and control networks 
poses a great threat to both Taiwanese citizens and to the 
entire world community. 

Therefore, it is imperative that Taiwan be able to participate 
in the World Health Assembly.  It is also critical for Taiwan to 
participate in all W.H.O. technical meetings, as well as the 
Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN).  Taiwan 
must also be allowed to participate in the International Health 
Regulation (IHR) mechanism. 

We ask that the Canadian government fully support the following: 
- The admittance of Taiwan to the World Health Organization as an Observer
- The full participation of Taiwan at all W.H.O. technical meetings 
- The partnership of Taiwan and GOARN 
- The integration of Taiwan in the IHR mechanism 

Canada's government has long claimed that it promotes democratic 
ideals, fundamental rights and the freedom of all peoples on the 
international stage.  In order to be consistent with these noble aims, 
Canada must fully support Taiwan's integration into the global 
health community. 


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