Still fighting against telco's limiting other ISP

[Madison Kelly]

Amanda Yilmaz wrote:
> I'd love to write a letter of my own about this, ASAP.
> 
> However, I may be limited in what I can do because I'm not a citizen of Canada yet, though I am a permanent resident (landed immigrant) and intend to apply for citizenship once I'm eligible, which should be next year.
> 
> Before I start composing my letter, does anyone here know what the legal situation is for non-citizen residents who wish to contact MPs or other government officials urging them to act on a major issue such as this one?
> 
> Is it okay to contact them, with the understanding that a letter from a non-citizen would obviously carry less weight? Or is it considered interference from an outsider, illegal and a deportable offence?
> 
> Even if it's legal to contact them, I'm also concerned about marking myself as a troublemaker and inviting retaliation before I manage to obtain citizenship.
> 
> To be clear about this, I'm not talking about misrepresenting myself as a citizen, since that would almost certainly be illegal, as well as dishonest. But I live here too, and I'd like to know what I can do to help on this issue.
> 
> Amanda

I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV.

However, I believe that if you live in the country, you have a right to 
be heard. You pay taxes like residence, so you should expect to have 
representation. Being that you are here legally, it would be very unwise 
for a government official to cause trouble for you. They would have to 
know that, being caught, they would be torn limb from limb politically 
speaking.

I would never advise someone to put themselves in a difficult situation. 
That said, I don't think a letter would be any risk.

Madi
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