Heads up, Action needed…
Spreading the word from Witchy’s place.
Guy Armand Raes, 51, an officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was ostensibly supporting a 17 year old girl to get off drugs and alcohol and sort her life out but guess what happened? Yes, he had one of those “momentary lapses” that result in sexual assault.
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This same man is due to be given an award for bravery by the Queen’s representative in Canada, Governor General Michaëlle Jean, because, in the same year he sexually assaulted a vulnerable young woman in his care, he rescued two people from a fire. This cannot be right.
No, it’s not right. Even if this citation for bravery is for a single incident if individual bravery, it’s still wrong. It still negates the 17 year old’s experience and devalues the assault, because he’s a hero right? He can still get an award even if he abuses women? Or because women mean nothing…..
He’s in Canada, but the award is given from our Queen and what she gives in terms of honours is given in the name of the British people, in my name and yours. I have no desire to have my name connected with any award given to him, apart from an award of more time in prison maybe, or an award of hefty compensation that he has to pay to women in need of support while surviving abuse. But not an award for bravery.
Governor General Michaëlle Jean isn’t responsible for giving this man any awards but she has to present it to him. She has done some good work for women surviving abuse in Canada, I suspect she’d listen to us if we told her how we feel.
To register your protest contact:
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D.
Governor General of Canada
by email at info@gg.ca
by phone at (613) 993-8200 (or toll-free in Canada 1 800 465-6890)
by fax at (613) 998-8760
or by mail at
Rideau Hall
1 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A1
Alternatively, email the Queen, or write, or fax, or shout, or something. There are other Royals on there if you fancy telling them too.
