加拿大總理辦公室的回音

三月十八日，我電郵加拿大總理斯迪芬．哈博(Stephen Harper)，投訴他對中國西藏的外交政策。在我的電郵中，我隻講事實和與我切身利益有關的感受。九天後的三月二十七日，得到恢複，現抄錄如下，與各位網友分享。有關人名隱去。

回信當然是冠冕堂皇的，不過說老實話，當我讀它的時候，腦子裏出現了上訪、中國、各負其責等字眼兒。


Dear Longsky:

On behalf of the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, I would like to acknowledge receipt of your e-mail regarding the ongoing turmoil in Tibet.

Please be assured that your comments have been carefully reviewed. I have taken the liberty of forwarding your message to the Honourable Mxxxxx Bbbbbb, Minister of Foreign Affairs, for his consideration. I am certain that the Minister will also appreciate being made aware of your views.

Thank you for writing to the Prime Minister.


M. Somebody
Executive Correspondence Officer
  for the Prime Minister's Office
Agent de correspondance
  de la haute direction pour le Cabinet du Premier ministre

>>>   From : Long Sky  [e-mail]      Received : 18  Mar  2008 12:00:00 PM   >>>

Dear Mr. Harper:

Recently the Tibet Riot grabs my eyes. If you don't mind, I'd like to give you some videos on YouTube.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JZLzKBvvGMg
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VP9E9hWt_SM

I don't mind their protesting. I just hope it's in a peaceful way. Unfortunately, they were offending and destroying. They don't destroy the World Trade Center, but they destroy the streets, stores and vehicles. The date is on the anniversary of the 1959 'uprising', when Dalai Lama went to exile. Dalai says he doesn't have power to stop them, but I think he has the power to start it. Last year, Mr. Bush granted Dalai Lama a medal, German prime minister Anglela Merkel interviewed him, and so did you. Can you imagine that somebody break into your home and destroy, while somebody else grants him a medal or interviews him to say you are good?

I believe everybody has right to express themselves. Some people want Tibet independent, but others don't. If we supported Tibet independence, those who would like it would stay, but others would have to leave. Would you think India-Pakistan issue will come to China?

I'm a Canadian citizen, but my parents are still in China. They have a happy life there. I really don't want them to suffer out of any man-made issues like that.

If you have a contact with Dalai Lama, could you please talk to him? As far as I know, he can elect his Congress representative and submit an act in the Congress. This way the act will be discussed by the representatives who are selected by the majority. If the act passes through, then we know the majority people agree on it and they can be independent. I think this approach is consistent with our value. What do you think?

Thanks a lot in advance for reading my email.

Best regards,
Longsky