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 Just a short personal insertion in this form letter from LeadNow. Sign your own message here To Mr Carney & the finance minister  I am deeply concerned about Prime Minister Carney’s upcoming “generational budget”, which has been described as an austerity budget that will require “sacrifices.” Let’s take a moment to ask who are we NOT asking to sacrifice: those who can best afford it and who bear the greatest responsibility for bringing climate change around our ears.  Enough! We can’t sacrifice our planet. The real route to a resilient economy isn’t more fossil fuel infrastructure and climate regulation rollbacks — it’s investing in people and clean energy. It looks like a 100% renewable East–West power grid, and fair taxes from mega-corporations. I believe that investments in the public good are what make Canada strong — which is why I’m convinced that in the face of Trump’s tariffs, we must prioritize spending in the 2025 budget that puts people a...

Sent in response to the Oct 7 homepage.  Dear Winnipeg Free Press Your homepage above the fold right now is sadly one-sided.  Now I suppose Russians may say the same thing about the FreeP's coverage of the war in Ukraine; but you've sided against the oppressor in that conflict, while you've sided with the genociders in Gaza, contrary to international law. Of course the Jewish community is entitled to feel relief and joy that the Israelis taken hostage on 7 October 2023 have been released. They may also feel rage and despair that those hostages weren't released on 9 or 10 October 2023 when there was already a hostage deal on the negotiating table.  But to spill an entire article of ink on Jewish grief for the ~1500 (rounded up) with nary a word of Palestinian grief for the 67,000 (likely an undercount by a factor of 10) is unbalanced.  To only mention the “relatively good shape” of Israeli hostages without mentioning the shockingly poor physical condition of the tiny ...

Yet another bunch of boats on a humanitarian mission have been illegally boarded and their passengers illegally abducted by the completely rogue state. And nations sit silent. Shameful.  I whipped off this letter to the PM, the global affairs minister, the armed forces minister and the local MPs of the Canadians on board, CCd also to the leaders of the other political parties and my local MP.   Dear government leaders including the MPs for the Canadians aboard the Conscience As a Canadian, I simply cannot understand why our country is standing by and allowing a government who has demonstrated flagrant disregard for international law and wanton unconcern for human life to illegally abduct Canadian citizens without a peep of protest.  You claimed, Mr Carney and Ms Anand, back in May and again in summer, that you were "prepared to take action" if Israel did not change its behaviour. Not only has it not changed, but it has doubled down on its illegal and inhuman activiti...

Frankly, it's getting exhausting how many problematic things there are to push back against. Can our government do nothing to build a just and sustainable society without immense pressure? With thanks to the  International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) for the letter Send your own letter here To...  Mark Carney (Prime Minister) Sean Fraser (Minister of Justice) Patricia Lattanzio (MP) Larry Brock (MP) Rhéal Fortin (MP) I am alarmed at the newly proposed Combatting Hate Act (Bill C-9). The government has said it is meant to prevent hate crimes, yet instead it threatens the  Charter rights and civil liberties of all people in Canada, including those communities that the government wishes to help protect. New provisions in the bill would outlaw the display of symbols associated with listed terrorist entities. The listing of terrorist entities is secretive, politicized, discretionary and *violates due process*. It has been used to target groups that have foug...

 Another form letter with personal adaptations. Thanks to Kairos Canada for this one. https://kairoscanada.org/gaza-letter-campaign   Dear Mr Carney and Ms Anand (I wish they would copy this to all the shadow ministers too)  “The level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable,” you declared on May 20. Along with leaders from Britain and France, you promised further action if Israel failed to halt its offensive and lift restrictions on aid. You have since made similar public statements and promises,  with other countries and allies, stating that you are prepared to take further action. We welcome your words and intentions.  But no meaningful action has taken place — only continued Israeli bombardment, displacement, blocked aid and the deaths of more and more civilians, many of them children, desperate for food and water. Despite agreement on a ceasefire proposal from Hamas, Israel continues wanton bombing, blockades and dehumanization of ille...

Just move that little blue box off the park and onto the yawningly large and empty parking lot. Everyone is happy! :) A letter to CoW councillors, riffing off a Right to Housing Coalition letter campaign: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/in-support-of-supportive-housing-rezoning on this proposal: https://www.winnipeg.ca/building-development/housing/housing-accelerator-fund/city-sites-supportive-housing  Why do we make parks fight with housing while parking lots get a free pass? There's a lot of horrific “not in my backyard” rhetoric about the proposed supportive housing sites, so I am writing to support supportive housing. Yes, I support rezoning of City-owned properties to support the construction of supportive housing. I also strongly support the sale or long-term lease of these properties to non-profit housing providers at nominal rates. The City has a key role to play in addressing the housing needs of Winnipeg residents and this is an important way to support to our nei...