[fvc-wat-disc] Cooperate for Canada re-launches!

Wed Feb 13 17:14:20 EST 2013

Cooperate for Canada on electoral reform (emphasis mine):

And, more than anything, we need to fix our broken electoral system. We
believe that we need a national conversation to determine the exact nature
of the electoral system that would best fit the needs of Canadians. *The
goal of this new system would be to ensure that the number of seats a party
earns in an election closely reflect the number of Canadians who cast
ballots for them.*

> http://cooperate4.ca/
>
> *"everyone is watching to see if pro-cooperation Canadians will stand up
> to be counted."*
>
> Please share widely. If all of us who share these goals stand up to be
> counted now, the result will be overwhelming.
>
> Anita
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jamie Biggar - Leadnow.ca <leadnow at leadnow.ca>
> Date: Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 4:34 PM
> Subject: We’re ready
> To: anitann88 at gmail.com
>
>
>
>
>          Dear Anita,
>
> *Canadians are ready for cooperation, and we need to act now to show the
> leadership of the Liberals, NDP and Greens that Canadians will work
> together and vote for cooperation.*
>
> In the last federal election, 61% of voters cast ballots for change, but
> the vote split and our broken electoral system gave Prime Minister Harper a
> majority of seats in Parliament. Now, *Prime Minister Harper is damaging
> our democracy, destroying our environmental protections, and undermining
> our economy.* *Canadians know that it doesn’t have to be this way.*
>
> We need to build a movement to achieve cooperation for electoral reform,
> environmental protection and a fair economy. Party leadership races are the
> best times for pro-cooperation Canadians to make change within the parties.
> We can send a powerful message that Canadians will work together and vote
> for cooperation, but only if we all do our part.
>
> *Right now, the Liberal Party is choosing a new leader*, cooperation is a
> major debate amongst the candidates, and everyone is watching to see if
> pro-cooperation Canadians will stand up to be counted. *You can vote for
> free and support cooperation in the Liberal leadership race, but you must
> sign up before March 3rd.*
>
> *Please take a moment today to join the party of your choice to support
> cooperation:*
>
> *Click here to join the Liberal Party as a supporter* (free) »<http://cooperate4.ca/join/?email=anitann88@gmail.com&party=liberal>
>
> *Click here to join the NDP* ($10-25)<http://cooperate4.ca/join/?email=anitann88@gmail.com&party=ndp>
>  »
>
> *Click here to join the Green Party* ($10)<http://cooperate4.ca/join/?email=anitann88@gmail.com&party=green>
>  »
>
>
> We’ve asked the Leadnow community if you want the NDP, Liberals and Greens
> to work together in key ridings to *defeat Prime Minister Harper and then
> cooperate to pass crucial reforms* - and a mind-blowing 95% said “yes”!1
>
> Now, cooperation is a major part of the national conversation. No matter
> which party you support, please click below and join a party, and together
> we will show the Liberal, NDP, and Green leadership that we are standing up
> for a cooperative future for Canada.
>
> We will tell the candidates and party leaders how many people join the
> party through this campaign. We will survey the Liberal candidates to see
> where they stand on cooperation for electoral reform, environmental
> protection and building a fair economy, and we will report back to you.
>
> *By joining, you will encourage all of the candidates to take
> pro-cooperation positions, and you will make sure that the new leader knows
> there is major pro-cooperation support within the NDP, Liberals and Greens.
> *
>
> During the NDP leadership race last year, 10,000 people joined the NDP to
> show their support for cooperation and electoral reform. They built a
> constituency for cooperation in the party, and secured a strong commitment
> to electoral reform. Let’s keep building this movement together.
>
> The Liberals are choosing a new leader, and *any Canadian can vote for
> free and support cooperation in the Liberal leadership race, but you must
> sign up before March 3rd.*
>
> Click a link below and join the party of your choice to support
> cooperation in key votes:
>
> *Click here to join the Liberal Party as a supporter* (free) »<http://cooperate4.ca/join/?email=anitann88@gmail.com&party=liberal>
>
> *Click here to join the NDP* ($10-25)<http://cooperate4.ca/join/?email=anitann88@gmail.com&party=ndp>
>  »
>
> *Click here to join the Green Party* ($10)<http://cooperate4.ca/join/?email=anitann88@gmail.com&party=green>
>  »
>
>
> We’re in this together. Thank you for all you do.
>
> With hope and respect,
>
> Jamie, Julia, Ryan, Matthew, and Maggie on behalf of the Leadnow.ca team
>
> P.S. *Already a party member? Please click here to help by sharing this
> campaign<http://e-activist.com/ea-campaign/broadcast.response.do?ea.url.id=127434&ea.campaigner.email=1lJzGBM%2BXoUPp0nmdRdAWRFFMe9grgD0&ea_broadcast_target_id=0>
> .*
> *
> Notes*
>
> [1] We surveyed the entire Leadnow.ca community last year before first
> launching the Cooperate for Canada campaign, and then again last month,
> asking people if they support cross-party cooperation. *Out of almost
> 30,000 individual responses from Leadnow supporters, 95% said they agree
> with cooperation.* Here are the exact results:
>
> *Strongly Agree*: 21,881 (75%)
> *Agree*: 5835 (20%)
> *Disagree*: 774 (2.6%)
> *Strongly Disagree*: 718 (2.5%)
>
> For more background, see http://cooperate4.ca
>
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> Do you want to see the Liberals, NDP and Greens work together in the next
> election to defeat Stephen Harper, pass electoral reform, protect our
> environment, and build a fair economy? "Everyone is watching to see if
> cooperation supporters will stand up and be counted". *Please, stand with
> me and be counted <http://cooperate4.ca/>*. If we all do this, the result
> will be overwhelming. http://cooperate4.ca/
>
>
>
> --
> Do you want to see the Liberals, NDP and Greens work together in the next
> election to defeat Stephen Harper, pass electoral reform, protect our
> environment, and build a fair economy? "Everyone is watching to see if
> cooperation supporters will stand up and be counted". *Please, stand with
> me and be counted <http://cooperate4.ca/>*. If we all do this, the result
> will be overwhelming. http://cooperate4.ca/
>

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Do you want to see the Liberals, NDP and Greens work together in the next
election to defeat Stephen Harper, pass electoral reform, protect our
environment, and build a fair economy? "Everyone is watching to see if
cooperation supporters will stand up and be counted". *Please, stand with
me and be counted <http://cooperate4.ca/>*. If we all do this, the result
will be overwhelming. http://cooperate4.ca/
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