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Dear Friend,
As you may have been following, the election rumblings in Ottawa have turned into an all-out political storm in recent days.
During last year's election, do you recall how Stephen Harper's dismissive comments about arts and culture mobilized Canadians and made culture a big issue?
Together, we can make the deteriorating state of Canada's public broadcaster an issue in the coming campaign. With CBC laying off 800 of its creative people and burning furniture to heat its house through fire sales of assets, those of us who care about a strong public broadcaster need to speak up.
We are planning what could be our biggest and most aggressive campaign ever in defence of the creative people who make CBC radio and television programs.
With your help, we’ll be rolling out a series of initiatives to make political candidates stop and take notice of the broad support CBC enjoys. I will send you details in the coming weeks but here’s a taste of what we’re planning:
- on-line targeting of all candidates across Canada with a strong call to support public broadcasting
- specific off-line actions in important 'swing ridings'
- election-specific research and publications
- direct contact with influential politicians and campaign staff
- some top secret initiatives that I will tell you about later
Doing all of this effectively depends on you. FRIENDS relies solely on the generosity of dedicated Canadians who care about public broadcasting and cultural sovereignty.
Please send us your special election contribution today.
Thanks, and all the best!
Ian Morrison
Spokesperson
FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting
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