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Letter	After more than a decade of preliminary research, discussion and negotiation, final United Nations negotiations are underway in New York for an international Arms Trade Treaty. I urge you to ensure that Canada strongly supports a comprehensive Arms Trade Treaty. Terrorist organizations and rebel groups around the world benefit from easy access to an abundance of illegal weapons, particularly small arms and light weapons. Small arms have been the primary or sole tools of violence in most conflicts over the past 20 years. Small arms are easily concealed during transport and easily trafficked to terrorists and to rebel groups around the world. Do not let misunderstandings about the Arms Trade Treaty lessen Canada’s support or derail these negotiations. The Arms Trade Treaty would not impact the lawful use of arms within Canada. It would not impact our hunters, fishers, or other recreational uses of guns. Each country will retain full regulatory authority over domestic sales of guns within their borders, including for sport, hunting, and collecting. The global Arms Trade Treaty would address only illegal cross-border transit of conventional arms, ammunition and related equipment. This Treaty is fundamentally in Canada’s best interests. Canada has security interests, economic interests, and human rights interests in a curbing the global illegal arms trade. A ratified UN Arms Trade Treaty will not stop wars, but it would go a long way towards minimizing the flourishing illegal arms trade and reducing the current abundance of small arms and light weapons that fuel conflicts around the world. Please, make sure Canada supports a comprehensive Arms Trade Treaty during this final and historic stage of international negotiations. Sincerely,

Message Recipients

Prime Minister Stephen Harper

John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Habib Massoud, Chief Negotiator, Arms Trade Treaty, Canada

Thomas Mulcair, Leader of the Opposition

Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader

Paul Dewar, MP

Bob Rae, MP