The Fair Elections Act has come under renewed public pressure after more than 50,000 Canadians called on Conservative senators to amend the bill when it arrives in the Senate. The campaign, by the global civic movement Avaaz, also saw over 5,000 messages sent directly to Conservative senators by Avaaz’s Canadian members, asking them to oppose the … Read more
Avaaz submitted more than 25,000 personalised comments collected over three days from Canadian citizens urging the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to deny Sun News Network’s request for mandatory distribution that would see their “Fox News North” channel included in all basic cable packages at subscribers’ expense. An accompanying legal submission argues that Sun … Read more
A petition signed by over 33,000 Canadians was delivered by the global campaign organisation Avaaz to Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta) calling on him to fairly negotiate with First Nations leaders in their meeting Jan. 11, 2013. More information is available online. Call 613-292-1675.
Avaaz announced it has launched a lawsuit in the Federal Court to press for the release of the Auditor General’s G8 report before the approaching May 2 elections. A leaked version of the report alleges the Harper Government illegally handed 50 million taxpayer dollars to a Conservative riding and covered it up as G8 summit … Read more
