Extradite Dejaeger!
The following are contact names and email addresses for elected officials in the Federal Government who are in a position to raise the issue of Father Eric Dejaeger’s extradition in the House of Commons and to ensure that the request for extradition is issued.
Contact these persons stating your desire that Dejaeger is extradited to ensure that justice is done and that this fugitive priest is returned to Canada to face his accusers.
If you are a sex abuse victim let these elected officials know the added anguish of awaiting justice.
If you live in Nunavut, let them know you want this matter speeded up so that those communities and persons harmed by Dejaeger’s presence and crimes can see justice done.
If you are Belgian, let them know why you want this man out of your country.
If you live in any other country, let them know why you believe Dejaeger should be extradited.
I have added two contacts with the Nunavut legislative assembly: the Premier and Minister of Justice. Both are in a postion to pressure the federal government to act.
Federal Government
Lawrence CANON, Minister of Foreign Affairs: Cannon.L@parl.gc.ca (613-992-5516)
Paul DEWAR, NDP Critic Foreign Affairs: Dewar.P@parl.gc.ca
Francine LALONDE, Bloc Quebecois critic Foreign Affairs Lalonde.F@parl.gc.ca
Bob RAE, Liberal critic Foreign Affairs: Rae.B@parl.gc.ca
Leona AGLUKKAQ, Member of Parliament for Nunavut, Minister of Health: Aglukkaq.L@parl.gc.ca (Ottawa: 613-992-2848 Iqaluit: 867-979-4193)
Ujjal DOSANJ, Liberal critic of Health: Dosanjh.U@parl.gc.ca
Leslie MEGAN, NDP critic of Health Leslie.M@parl.gc.ca
Luc MALO, NDP critic of Health: malol@parl.gc.ca
Bob NICHOLSON, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada: Nicholson.R@parl.gc.ca (905-353-9590)
Irwin COTLER, Liberal Justice critic: cotlei@parl.gc.ca
Wayne MARSTON, NDP Justice critic: Marston.W@parl.gc.ca
Jean DORION, Justice critic Bloc Quebecois Dorion.J@parl.gc.ca
John DUNCAN, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development: Duncan.J@parl.gc.ca (613-992-2503)
Jean CROWDER, Critic Northern Affairs NDP: Crowder.J@parl.gc.ca
Marc LEMAY, Critic Northern Affairs: lemaym1@parl.gc.ca
Nunavut Legislature
Premier Eva ARIAK: premier@gov.nu.ca (867-975-5050)
Keith PETERSON: justice@gov.nu.cam Attention Hon. Keith Peterson (867-975-6170)
An article released in dejeagers home town urging vicitm to come forward by Lieve
http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=PF314DK9&subsection=100
1yellowknife, are you there? Could you translate the article Michel B links us to?
I sent the following as a letter to the editor to the Cornwall Standard Freeholder late last night. Let’s see if the letter gets printed.
I see from a story about the Celebrity Walk and Breakfast held in support of The Children’s Treatment Centre that Bishop Paul-Andre Durocher raised almost $20,000 in support of treatment for those children who have been sexually abused. I applaud him for raising these funds for such a worthy cause.
I am going to send out a challenge to Bishop Durocher to see if this commitment to helping those abused is truly genuine. The case concerns a priest by the name of Father Eric Dejaeger. Father Dejaeger is presently living in Belgium. Father Dejaeger is presently on a “Red Notice” from Interpol, and is wanted in Canada on fleeing to Belgium before facing 6 counts of indecent assault and 3 counts of buggery. Father Dejaeger was first convicted of sexually assaulting children in Baker Lake, NWT in 1990-91. His 10 victims were between the ages of 8 to 16, the charges included repeated acts of sodomy. In 1995 Father Dejaeger faced the further 9 charges mentioned earlier, and before going to court to face these charges, he fled to Belgium.
On September 13th, 2010, Father Dejaeger turned himself into Belgian authorities, when Belgian media brought attention to his whereabouts. The problem is, that Belgian authorities have no jurisdiction over Father Dejaeger, Canada does. Father Dejaeger was released, and is presently free and living in Belgium.
So here is my challenge to Bishop Durocher. It would cost no more than $1,000 for Father Dejaeger to return to Canada, 1/20th of what you raised locally for The Children’s Treatment Centre. Father Dejaeger seems to want to turn himself in to authorities. So would you raise the $1,000 (needed for a flight ticket) to send to Father Dejaeger to allow him to turn himself in to the proper authorities here in Canada?
Children needing treatment is not just a local issue that requires attention. As former Miss America Marilyn Van Derbur so eloquently put it during her speech on Wednesday, “Who is going to support children and adults in the healing process?”
John Mac Donald
Awesome John, good letter it would be a good move towards attonement and show that the church is serious about cleaning up and helping the victims to have their day at being protected by law first and then to follow up and have help put in place to overcoming the effect of the loss of their dignity. Great !!!!
Great idea John. Get the monies together to fly Dejaeger back to face his accusers. If he’s truly contrite he is itching to come back to see justice done and make amends for the damage he did by fleeing justice.
A plane ticket from Bishop Durocher to Father Eric Dejaeger would be an act of perfect charity.