If you've ever received that email saying most MPs are criminals and wife-beaters involved in lawsuits--it's not true. The CTF recently set the record straight for one of our supporters named Bret. Bret had actually asked Edmonton Centre MP Laurie Hawn about the email, which cited the Ottawa Citizen as a source. A member of Hawn's office wrote back to say,
"I called the Ottawa Citizen this morning to inquire into the article. They said they never printed it and it is garbage. It was just a fake chain email that is floating out there that is completely baseless."
Just to be sure, the supporter asked the CTF about it. We pointed him and MP Hawn to the Snopes webpage. It demonstrates that this oft-sent email is an urban legend based on a 1999 article on the U.S. Congress. The article was questionable even in its original form as it gave no proof of its allegations.
This means the email Bret received is indeed garbage and its content, listed as follows, is NOT true:
Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 300 Employees and has the following statistics?
30 have been accused of spousal abuse.
9 have been arrested for fraud.
14 have been accused of writing bad cheques.
95 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses.
4 have done time for assault.
55 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit.
12 have been arrested on drug related charges.
4 have been arrested for shoplifting.
16 are currently defendants in lawsuits.
62 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year!
Can you guess which organization this is?
It is the 301 MP's in the Canadian Parliament. The same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws designed to keep the rest of us in line! Which one did you vote for?
As you may know, we're working hard to stop Prime Minister Trudeau's attempt to add a 2nd carbon tax upon Canadian taxpayers. If you are against this tax, would you take a moment today to read and consider signing the petition below?
When you do, your name will be added to the growing list of tens of thousands across our country who want to tell the government that we are opposed to these new taxes. Please take a moment to read the petition below and consider signing it today.
To Prime Minister Justin Trudeau:
The federal government is introducing new fuel standard regulations to require industry to reduce the carbon content of fossil fuels. If industry can’t meet the standard, they’ll have to pay Trudeau's second carbon tax. This tax will ultimately hit already struggling families and businesses.
It’s bad enough that taxpayers are already paying for one carbon tax. Canadians certainly can’t afford a second carbon tax.
We, the undersigned, call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to scrap plans for a second carbon tax.