You have two ways of sending the Amnisty to the government to ask forgivness for the Latimer family.

• By internet / email: Fill the form
  (The Amnisty will be mailed to the Prime Minister of Canada, and the Justice Minister and Attorney General.)
• By post: Print the document
  (The addresses of the Prime Minister of Canada, and the Justice Minister and Attorney General are included in the head of the document.)
• Text of the Amnisty

  NATIONAL AMNISTY FOR THE LATIMER FAMILY!

  Honorable Prime Minister of Canada,
  Honorable Justice Minister and Attorney General,

  With respect to our differences of opinions, our values and faith,
  In spite of our diverging interpretation and perspectives on the nature, the sense and consequences of Robert Latimer ultimate recourse towards the life of his own daughter,
  Acknowledging the extreme and specific circumstances with having to face the physical, moral deterioration of Tracy, as well as the lack of a humanitarian decisional structure, legally responsible, this caring father responsible to feed and protect, and recognize as such after twelve years of constant dedication, that it was justified to intervene in Tracy’s tragic destiny. Knowing from the day she was born, burdened with the most severe form of cerebral palsy, totally dependant from a physical and intellectual perspective while not in a position to express her distress verbally,

  Thus acknowledging, by being placed in a non-choice situation, this responsible father choose to say no in his daughter’s name, to those medical options not susceptible to alleviate her pain and suffering. This was practically, a near refusal to treatments, which we could not avoid pre-supposing, would be unacceptable for Tracy or any other human being,

  After taking note, that the available medical and surgical options, could be perceived from the perspective of equivocal concept of “pain management”, as a form of research and experimentations on Tracy’s living body, and to constitute for her sake, non-voluntarily but surely, according to article 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedom: “unusual treatments and/or cruel punishments.

  And taking further note, that the prescribed options could constitute for this father, faced with the moral obligation to rescue and help his healing daughter, confronting the obvious risk of being abandoned to people who were dead set on keeping her alive in spite of the pain and suffering, which again according to article 15(1) of the same Charter, offers the same protection to all individuals whether or not they are handicap. This implies that any individual cannot be protected against their will or detriment.

  Accordingly, in agreement and communion of thought, we endeavour for recognition for the rights of the physically-handicap-individuals, to be fully and entirely integrated in our society.

  The fact that there are no fundamental nor virtual differences between handicap and no-handicap individuals, and

  So it is that anyone of us is susceptible between birth and death, to be afflicted by one or more handicaps,

  WE CANADIAN CITIZENS,

  have already shown our majority support in favor of reducing Robert Latimer’s sentence - such gesture of empathy is in line with the judges of the Supreme Court suggestion of January 18th, 2001, to appeal for Royal clemency. The summary of this suggestion is as follow: “… Should it decide to revue the question, the executive committee will most likely consider all the circumstances which surrounded the tragedy of Tracy Latimer … with the unavoidable publicity and suffering resulting from such, to him and his family.”

  Taking into consideration the four years of detention already served by Robert Latimer,

  We reiterate our compassionate support towards this hard-hit family.

  WE ASK AND INSIST, THAT the afore-mentioned process is set in motion, for the immediate release of Robert Latimer. We consider his place to be among his family, allowed to live in respect and serenity the mourning of their daughter and sister Tracy..

  Finally, it is clearly understood that this act of National Amnesty is not to be considered a univocal approval of Robert Latimer act of mercy towards his daughter Tracy. This paradoxical act of compassion, which we recognize can’t either be judged or condemned by us.



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