<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Ron, <div><br></div><div>I really appreciate your recent and on-going very commendable picketing efforts -- enhanced by your artistic poster-making abilities -- near the offices of local Conservative MPs.</div><div><br></div><div>Keep up the good work which I hope others will join -- and maybe get involved with LEADNOW.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Robert </div><div><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Jamie Biggar - Leadnow.ca" <<a href="mailto:leadnow@leadnow.ca">leadnow@leadnow.ca</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">June 21, 2012 5:38:44 PM GMT-04:00</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:mill@continuum.org">mill@continuum.org</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>This is the moment. Let’s build a pro-democracy movement for Canada.</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><table style="background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; background-image: url(http://www.leadnow.ca/images/page-background.gif); height: 100%; width: 100%; position: static; z-index: auto; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" height="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <table style="background-color: #e5deed;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <table style="background-color: #e5deed;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="700"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="preheaderContent" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="700" height="57"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><strong> <img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/leadnow/email-images/leadnow-logo-250x80-e5deed.png" border="0" width="250" height="80" style="border: 0pt none;"></strong></td> <td width="220" align="right" valign="top"> <div style="color: #333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 140%; text-align: left;"> </div> <br></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> <table style="border: none;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="bodyContent" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="color: #111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 140%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 140%;">Dear Robert,</span></span><br> <table style="margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px;" width="242" align="right"> <tbody style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"> <tr style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid #222; padding: 8px;"> <div style="color: #111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 130%; text-align: left;"><img src="http://leadnow.s3.amazonaws.com/email-images/stop-harper-email.jpg" border="0" alt="Stop Harper's Ideological War on Canada" title="Stop Harper's Ideological War on Canada" width="240" height="200"><br><br><strong>This is the key moment to build a pro-democracy movement in Canada. Everyday we are hearing from Canadians who want to organize, and we need your help to build a strong foundation for urgent action this summer. <br><br><a href="http://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/broadcast.response.do?ea.url.id=93739&ea.campaigner.email=afO4KyPQ%2BhU2Az1vbq646IwFR%2FbeHspi&ea_broadcast_target_id=0">Click here to learn more about key next steps, and please consider donating to power the plan.</a></strong></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><p style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 140%;">While our community organized one-hundred and fifteen 13 Heroes rallies across the country, mobilizing thousands in their local communities, our MPs began a marathon voting session on nearly a thousand amendments to the Omnibus Budget Bill, Bill C-38. <br><br>When the process was finally over late the next day, the Opposition MPs walked out - exhausted and proud of their votes against the Budget Bill. Leadnow’s Campaigns Director, Matthew Carroll, was waiting outside to thank them for standing up for our democracy. <br><br><strong>Many of the MPs told Matthew that they watched your photos flood in from the 13 Heroes Day of Action as they voted through the night and day. They asked us to share this message with the Leadnow community: “Thank you for the inspiration.” </strong><br><br><strong>You are the heroes who are defending our democracy.</strong> Today, we’re writing to thank you, and to ask you to help us lay a strong foundation for the growing people-powered pro-democracy movement that is so crucial for this moment in our history. <br><br><strong><a href="http://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/broadcast.response.do?ea.url.id=93740&ea.campaigner.email=afO4KyPQ%2BhU2Az1vbq646IwFR%2FbeHspi&ea_broadcast_target_id=0">Click here to learn more about key next steps and donate to help us reach our fundraising goal of $50,000 to support local organizing and mass outreach this summer.</a></strong><br><br>Prime Minister Harper tried to rush the Omnibus Budget Bill, Bill C-38, through Parliament so fast that Canadians would have no time to learn about its sweeping agenda or speak out against this attack on our democracy. <br><br>But by standing up together - with petitions, letters to the editor, and two major days of action that generated extensive local media coverage across the country - you helped change the national conversation, and now more and more Conservatives, and Conservative voters, are speaking out against Prime Minister Harper’s anti-democratic actions.[1][2][3]<br><br><strong>By joining with thousands of Canadians, and countless civil society organizations, to speak out and stand up for our democracy, you have helped create a turning point for Canada. </strong><br><br>Our country is changing right now. After Bill C-38’s bruising passage through Parliament, the question is simple: will Canadians take “no” for an answer from Prime Minister Harper, and sit by while Canada’s democratic institutions are dismantled and disrespected? Or, will we build on the momentum of the struggle against Bill C-38 and organize to reclaim our democracy? <br><br><strong>This is the key moment to invest in local organizing and mass public outreach. Every day we are hearing from local leaders who want to work together and organize for our democracy. Today we need your help to turn the energy of this moment into a lasting movement. </strong><strong><a href="http://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/broadcast.response.do?ea.url.id=93741&ea.campaigner.email=afO4KyPQ%2BhU2Az1vbq646IwFR%2FbeHspi&ea_broadcast_target_id=0">Click here to learn more and support urgent action this summer</a>.</strong><br><br>Thanks for all you do. <br><br>With hope and respect, <br>Jamie, Matthew, Julia, Logan, Crystel, Ryan on behalf of the Leadnow.ca team<br><br>PS - Can you believe that the Leadnow community organized two massive national days of action in less than a week and a half? We were blown away. We want to to be able to support all of these local leaders, many of who have never participated in anything like this before, to take strategic action this summer. Your donation of $5 or $20 will go a long way towards building the movement we need. <a href="http://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/broadcast.response.do?ea.url.id=93742&ea.campaigner.email=afO4KyPQ%2BhU2Az1vbq646IwFR%2FbeHspi&ea_broadcast_target_id=0">Click here to learn more and donate.</a><br><br><strong>Sources: </strong><br><br>[1] Tories fear budget bill showdown burnt substantial political capital <br><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-fear-budget-bill-showdown-burnt-substantial-political-capital/article4265665/">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-fear-budget-bill-showdown-burnt-substantial-political-capital/article4265665/</a><br><br>[2] A bad Tory habit <br><a href="http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/06/17/national-post-editorial-board-a-bad-tory-habit/">http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/06/17/national-post-editorial-board-a-bad-tory-habit/</a><br><br>[3] Harper’s New Enemy: Conservatives (Ottawa Citizen) <span style="line-height: 140%;"><br><a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/Harper+enemy+conservatives/6747112/story.html ">http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/Harper+enemy+conservatives/6747112/story.html</a></span></p><p style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 140%;"><span style="line-height: 140%; background-color: initial;">Leadnow.ca is an independent community that brings Canadians together to hold government accountable, deepen our democracy and take action for the common good.</span></p><p style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Please support the Leadnow.ca community!</strong> We're funded by people like you, and our small team and growing community make sure your donation goes a long way. 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