{"id":2155,"date":"2018-01-06T01:56:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T06:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=2155"},"modified":"2018-01-06T01:56:43","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T06:56:43","slug":"free-monika-schaefer-former-canadian-political-prison-arthur-topham-stands-up-for-monika-shows-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=2155","title":{"rendered":"FREE MONIKA SCHAEFER: FORMER CANADIAN POLITICAL PRISON ARTHUR TOPHAM STANDS UP FOR MONIKA & SHOWS THE WAY"},"content":{"rendered":"
Arthur Topham<\/div>\n
Publisher & Editor<\/div>\n
The Radical Press<\/div>\n
arthur@radicalpress.com<\/a><\/div>\n
4633 Barkerville Hwy<\/a><\/div>\n
Quesnel, British Columbia<\/a><\/div>\n
V2J 6T8<\/a><\/div>\n
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January 5th, 2018<\/b><\/div>\n
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The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould<\/div>\n
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada<\/div>\n
Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.ca<\/a><\/div>\n
Centre Block<\/div>\n
Suite 449S<\/div>\n
House of Commons<\/div>\n
Ottawa, Ontario<\/div>\n
Canada<\/div>\n
K1A 0A6<\/div>\n
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Dear Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould,<\/b><\/div>\n
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RE: Illegal arrest and detention of Canadian citizen Monika Schaefer in Germany on January 3rd, 2018<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n
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I am writing to you regarding the above noted injustice which the foreign nation of Germany has perpetrated upon a dear friend and colleague of mine, Monika Schaefer, of Jasper, Alberta.<\/div>\n
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I am certain that by now you will have received a number of other emails from supporters of freedom of speech, both nationally and internationally and that you may already be aware of this travesty of justice that has taken place affecting an indigenous Canadian who has no criminal record and has been an exemplary example of someone standing up for all citizens of Canada who believe strongly in their country and the freedoms that it offers to its citizens; in particular, those which are enshrined in our\u00a0Canadian<\/i>\u00a0Charter of Rights and Freedoms<\/i>.<\/div>\n
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It is doubtless, given your distinguished position as Canada\u2019s Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, that you are fully aware of the contents of the\u00a0Charter<\/i>\u00a0and, as concerns the matter which I am writing to you about, Section two, titled \u201cFundamental freedoms\u201d which contains\u00a0Sec. 2(b)<\/i>\u00a0and states that all Canadian citizens are guaranteed \u201cfreedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication\u201d.<\/div>\n
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Given that on your official Facebook page you have chosen as your Cover Photo the following graphic (see below) which celebrates the 35th year since the enactment of the\u00a0Charter<\/i>\u00a0I cannot imagine that your heart and soul are not deeply ingrained with these fundamental principles that make Canada what it is today.<\/div>\n
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As a strong supporter of one of Canada\u2019s most cherished and fundamental human rights, i.e. freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, I can only assume that you, in the esteemed office that you now hold, will give your immediate attention to the plight of one of our fellow Canadians who has been wrongly arrested and incarcerated by German authorities for no other reason than that she exercised her rights as a Canadian citizen and expressed her thoughts, beliefs and opinions on a controversial historic matter.<\/div>\n
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We are aware that every sovereign nation has the exclusive right to determine its own laws and to enforce those laws upon its citizenry. But we are also cognizant of the fact that there are foreign nations who don\u2019t honour and respect the values that we, as Canadians, do. That is why the vast majority of the world\u2019s nations have endorsed International agreements such as the United Nations\u00a0Universal Declaration of Human Rights<\/i>\u00a0(UDHR) which was adopted in 1948 and, like our own\u00a0Charter<\/i>, is celebrating its 70th Anniversary in 2018.<\/div>\n
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The UDHR, of which Canada is a signatory, states in\u00a0Article 19. Freedom of Expression<\/i>. \u201cWe all have the right to make up our own minds, to think what we like, to say what we think, and to share our ideas with other people.<\/u>\u201d<\/div>\n
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That, in essence,\u00a0Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, is precisely what Monika Schaefer did in her full and correct belief that, as a Canadian citizen, born on Canadian soil, she has the right to make up her own mind on questions of history (or whatever else she deems of importance to herself) and also the right to express what she thinks and to share her ideas with others be it via the written word, spoken word or the medium of video or the Internet.<\/div>\n
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Given the reality of the aforementioned documents and Canada\u2019s intimate relationship with them it behooves you, Honourable\u00a0Jody Wilson-Raybould, to look into this matter as soon as possible and do everything in your power to negotiate with the German authorities the immediate release from prison of Monika Schaefer and a guarantee that she will be able to freely leave Germany and return home to her native soil unharmed.<\/div>\n
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I believe that it is also in your power to instruct Canada\u2019s Ambassador to Germany,\u00a0the Honourable St\u00e9phane Dion, to promptly and expeditiously begin negotiations with German authorities and resolve this tendentious breach of international justice as soon as humanly possible. With that in mind I shall also send a copy of this letter to the Honourable St\u00e9phane Dion at his Berlin address. Concomitantly I will send copies of my letter to\u00a0the\u00a0Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Germany\u2019s Ambassador to Canada, Mr.\u00a0Werner Wnendt.<\/div>\n
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In closing\u00a0Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould I want to stress once again the importance of protecting our citizens from the unjust laws that presently exist in other sovereign nations around the world, especially laws of such a draconian nature that one normally only associates with the more violent, rogue regimes that still exist today. Please do the honourable thing for Canada and uphold our\u00a0Charter<\/i>\u00a0for the sake of\u00a0all<\/i>\u00a0Canadians. Free Monika Schaefer and bring her home.<\/div>\n
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Sincerely,<\/div>\n
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Arthur Topham<\/div>\n
Publisher & Editor<\/div>\n
The Radical Press<\/div>\n
\u201cDigging to the root of the issues since 1998\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n
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Hardcopy to follow via Canada Post<\/i><\/div>\n
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CC:\u00a0<\/i>Honourable St\u00e9phane Dion,\u00a0Honourable Chrystia Freeland, German Ambassador\u00a0Werner Wnendt, assorted media outlets & concerned Canadians.<\/div>\n
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