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Dear Mr. Melia:

I am writing to you on a matter requiring your attention involving Kelly Guest.
	
I am aware that Kelly Guest's positive drug test in 2002 may have been a false positive caused by a phenomenon known as "active urine".  Further, I am aware that there is now no way to determine whether the 2002 finding was a false positive.  I am also aware that on July 6, 2006, after a delay of 13 months, you wrote to Kelly acknowledging that his 2002 test might have been a false positive. I am deeply concerned that under these circumstances, you are suggesting that the 2002 doping infraction stand.
	
The CCES Mission Statement states "responsibility for fair and ethical sport in Canada is shared by athletes, coaches, sport organizations, governments and the general public. The CCES assists Canada's amateur sport community to fulfill this responsibility in a way that is effective and publicly accountable". Furthermore, your Mission Statement concludes that CCES "exercises international leadership in advancing a doping-free, fair and ethical environment for sport worldwide." With the greatest of respect, the requirement of a fair and ethical environment for sports does not exclude the behavior of the CCES. Blind adherence to a possibly flawed and inconclusive test is no basis upon which to bar an athlete who has dedicated his life to his sport, and years to the ideals that your organization espouses.
	
I know that athletes are subject to strict liability in drug testing however, strict liability requires infallible testing procedures.  In Kelly's case, you are attempting to apply strict liability while relying on inconclusive test results and that is unacceptable. The CCES cannot shelter behind the 2002 positive finding now that it acknowledges the possibility that result may have been a false positive. It is your job to produce infallible test results and in that regard, you have failed.
	
Therefore, I am writing today with the expectation that you will follow your organization's core principle of fairness by expunging Mr. Guest's record.  Further, the CCES must publicly acknowledge that there remains absolutely no evidence Kelly Guest's test in 2002 was a true positive and may well have been a false positive caused by the active urine phenomenon.  The very least I would expect from the CCES is to make every effort now to clear Kelly's record and restore the dignity he so rightly deserves. His commitment to fairness in sport, evidenced by his continuing support of drug testing despite the crushing weight this decision has had on his life, demands nothing less than a matching commitment to the ideals of fairness, ethical conduct, and justice by the CCES.

Yours truly,

In Support of Kelly Guest