HOUSE OF COMMONS
CANADA JAN 14 1932

MARK W. ROSE, M.P. ; OTTAWA — (613) 992-0511
MISSION - PORT MOODY PORT COQUITLAM — (604) 941-4001
‘ MISSION — (604) 826-7526

December 10, 1981

Mayor Len Traboulay & Council
City of Port Coquitlam,

2272 McAllister Avenue,

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.

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Dear Mayor Traboulay and Council:

I'm certain that Members of Council along
with millions of other citizens view the prospect
of a nuclear war with extreme gravity.

Recent east-west tensions along with the
U.S. intention of increasing NATO's nuclear strength
have sent thousands of West Germans, Dutch, hunyarians
and Romanians Marching in the streets,

The reason for these marches is readily
understandable since in the event of a nuclear war
in Europe, millions of Europeans would be the first
casualties.

Mankind is currently Spending an estimated
$500 Billion per year on armaments, one tenth of
which would rid hunger from the face of the globe.

Since the average citizen feels lost and
powerless in dealing with such important issues and
has little Opportunity to express himself, I thought
Council might be interested in the enclosed motion
recently put forward in Parliament by my colleague
Neil Young, MP, concerning Ottawa City Council's
decision to hold a disarmament Plebiscite and whether
or not your Council might consider a Similar one for
next November?

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