“The Our Canada Project says the upcoming election is going to be a watershed. We can either move closer to the Bush Administration or we can embrace our great Canadian traditions of compassion, peace-keeping, and environmental stewardship,” said John Doherty, Chair of the Board of Greenpeace Canada, one of the groups signing the Our Canada declaration.
The Our Canada Project represents the first major intervention by citizens’ groups in the upcoming federal election. “While the Project is non-partisan, we urge voters to use the ballot box to affirm Canada’s position as a peace-maker, defender of universal social programs, and champion of human rights”, said Maude Barlow, Chair of The Council of Canadians, one of the signatory groups.
Also speaking at the launch: Father Paul Hansen and Sara Stratton (KAIROS), Paul Moist (CUPE), and Heather Allin (ACTRA).
FOR FULL POLL RESULTS CONTACT:
Guy Caron, The Council of Canadians (613)795-8088
Click here to read the Ipsos-Reid poll
FOR INFORMATION ON THE OUR CANADA PROJECT:
Fred Wilson, CEP, (613)266-3044
John Doherty, Greenpeace (416)735-9886
Click here to download the statement of the "Our Canada Project" with the list of signatories.
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Stumble It!
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Jesse
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If I stand for my country today...will my country be here to stand for me tomorrow?
This is going to be a hard sell, but if the politicians are swamped with letters, emails, and phone calls, along with dumping a crapload of documents on our local MP and MPP or MLA, then maybe someday, the sheer workload of reading these documents will convince them that the majority has a say in the direction the country takes.
It's our bloody country, not theirs to play with. It's not a toy, like Belinda would like to think, it belongs to the people.
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"Arrogance in Politics is unacceptable"
Jim Callaghan
Minden, Ontario
705-286-1860
www.misterc.ca
My question is does this initiative intend to back a particular party that best represents the interests stated, or seek to form a political party of its own?
I know this is a new creation, but is there plans for a website to discuss possible courses of action?
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If we are standing still we are moving backwards.
I don't really think the government gives a fly fig however. After seeing the joint RCMP, OPP, border security, and then some US spokespersons in a news conference today touting the advantages of integrated policing,(over and over), I don't think anyone is going to listen to what joe canadian wants for Canada. What they were doing there was soooooo transparent that for a skeptic like me it was propaganda pure and simple.
I don't remember ever seeing a news conference of this nature before? Since when do our law enforcement agencies have to come onto the news media to tell us what good boys they are? 400 of them jointly working together to get all the really bad ecstacy/marijuana dealers. In my mind if they feel the need to do this it's an indication they're preparing us for a policed state and integration.
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If we are standing still we are moving backwards.