Bastard Nation
Action Alert!June 06, 2003 IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED IN
ONTARIO
TO STOP DISCLOSURE VETO BILL . Bill 60 would impose $ 100,000 Fine.Ontario's Bill 60, a private member's bill, will reach second reading
in the Ontario Legislature on June 12, 2003. This bill purports to open
records to adoptees, but contains: a disclosure veto; a $100,000 fine if
adoptees do not comply with the contact veto outlined in the bill; and
conditions which make current search and reunion methods ILLEGAL.
PLEASE WRITE or CALL the 3 political party leaders and the bill's
sponsor, Mr. Wettlaufer, and explain why this conditional access bill is
unacceptable. All Ontario residents should write their own MPP as well. Bill 60 treats adult adoptees as if they are both perpetual children who
must have their birth parents’ permission to access their own birth
certificates. Bill 60 also treats adult adoptees as potential criminals.
Bill 60 PROHIBITS the adoptee from making contact with birth parents without
getting identifying information from the government, either under Bill 60
or through the Adoption Disclosure Registry. Both of these scenarios give
the birth parent a disclosure veto. The maximum fine for contacting a birth
parent without getting identifying information from the government is an
OUTRAGEOUS $100,000.
Under Bill 60 an adoptee could be fined up to $100,000 if:
- Their adoptive parents gave them the names of their birth parents and
that was the only information used to contact the birth parents.
- They used only non-identifying information to complete a search and make
contact.
Ontario Residents: Please remind the party leaders and your MPP that
an election is coming up soon and that their response on this issue
will affect your vote.
Read the full text at http://www.ontla.on.ca/documents/Bills/37_Parliament/Session4/b060.pdf Read our position paper at http://www.bastards.org/documents/conditional.html
Contact Information(See Email Quick Cut and Paste Below.)
Progressive Conservative Party Leader:
The Hon. Ernie Eves, Premier of Ontario
ernie_eves@ontla.ola.org
Room 281, Main Legislative Building, Toronto M7A 1A1
Telephone: (416) 325-1941
Fax: (416) 325-3745
Liberal Party Leader:
Dalton McGuinty
dalton_mcguinty-mpp@ontla.ola.org
Room 381, Legislative Building, Toronto, ON M7A 1A4
Telephone: (416) 325-7155
Fax: (416) 325-9895
New Democratic Party Leader:
Howard Hampton
hhampton-qp@ndp.on.ca
Second Floor, North Wing, Legislative Building, Toronto, ON M7A 1A5
Telephone: (416) 325-8300
Fax: (416) 325-8222
Sponsor of Bill 60
Wayne Wettlaufer
wayne_wettlaufer@ontla.ola.org
Hearst Block, 9th Floor, 900 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M7A 2E1
Telephone: (416) 325-8220
Fax: (416) 325-2752
Quick Email List:
Party Leaders: ernie_eves@ontla.ola.org; dalton_mcguinty-mpp@ontla.ola.org; hhampton-qp@ndp.on.ca
Bill Sponsor: wayne_wettlaufer@ontla.ola.org
Call, fax, write today! Your letters and phone calls do make a difference.
Legislative Committee
Bastard Nation: The Adoptee Rights Organization
http://www.bastards.org/
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