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<p style='margin-bottom:13.5pt'><font size=4 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Hi Neil,<br>
<br>
We’re sending this e-mail because we want to make one thing crystal clear. <br>
<br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Despite the best
efforts of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s
federal government to fast track oil tanker and pipeline projects, we’re
closer to stopping them than we’ve ever been. We’ve got a plan to play
political hardball that can finish the job, and you are a key player. </span></font></b></strong><br>
<br>
To recap, in the last six months Prime Minister Stephen Harper has labelled
opponents of Enbridge’s oil tanker project “radicals,” gutted protection for
fish, limited participation in future public hearings and given government
the power to overrule a review panel’s recommendation.<br>
<br>
What does all that mean? Basically, before the last federal election it was <em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>highly likely </span></font></i></em>that
Enbridge would receive federal approval, because projects were rarely
rejected. Now, the budget bill means that Enbridge is <em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>basically certain</span></font></i></em>
to get the federal approvals they need. <br>
<br>
So that’s unfortunate. But does it mean expanded oil tanker traffic is
inevitable? No, because the decision over these projects has never really
been a regulatory decision. It has mostly been, and is definitely now, a <strong><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>political decision. </span></font></b></strong><br>
<br>
The Prime Minister has made his political decision clear: he wants more oil
tankers on B.C.’s coast. But the government of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">British Columbia</st1:place></st1:State> has yet to make up its
mind one way or the other — and has the power to stop this project. To learn
more about how the province can stop Enbridge, <a
href="http://dogwoodinitiative.org/blog/we-can-win?utm_source=AdaptiveMailer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20120701-Info-NT-campaign-update&org=354&lvl=1&ite=4426&lea=3810210&ctr=0&par=1"
target="_self" title="">check out this blog</a>.<br>
<br>
We’re not going to pretend we can change the Prime Minister’s mind, but we
need to make it uncomfortable for him to keep pushing as hard as he is.
At the provincial level, we need to create and leverage enough political
power to ensure the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">province</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">B.C.</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> stands up for
itself.<br>
We’re not partisans. We don’t care what flag a politician flies. We just want
them to stand up for our rivers and coast. And if they don’t, we want there
to be consequences. <br>
<br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Three Paths to
Victory</span></font></b></strong><br>
<br>
We’re mapping out a detailed journey for three paths that you can follow if
you want to create the political power we need to win.<br>
<br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>1) Find Allies:</span></font></b></strong>
The first step is growing the largest network we can of people of all
political persuasions. Size is the first component of political
power. <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Progress: </span></font></b></strong></span></b>We’ve
finished mapping out this mission in the <a
href="http://dogwoodinitiative.org/no-tankers/do-more/find-allies?utm_source=AdaptiveMailer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20120701-Info-NT-campaign-update&org=354&lvl=1&ite=4426&lea=3810210&ctr=0&par=1"
target="_self" title="">Find Allies kit </a>and hundreds of people have taken
it up and are underway right now. Hundreds of new allies are joining the No
Tankers network every day by signing the No Tankers petition. Currently,
we’re about 105,000-people strong and more than 200 businesses have signed
our <a
href="http://dogwoodinitiative.org/no-tankers/petition/business-petition?utm_source=AdaptiveMailer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20120701-Info-NT-campaign-update&org=354&lvl=1&ite=4426&lea=3810210&ctr=0&par=1"
target="_self" title="">business petition</a>. <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>2) Find Leaders:</span></font></b></strong></span></b>
Step Two is where we put the power of the No Tankers network into action in
your local area. You have much more influence over your local politicians
than you do over ministers or the premier/prime minister. <br>
<br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Progress:</span></font></b></strong>
In March, hundreds of you on southern <st1:place w:st="on">Vancouver Island</st1:place>
wrote to your local representatives asking them to take a stand against the
expansion of oil tanker traffic on B.C.’s coast. Within the next few months,
six local governments passed motions officially opposing oil tanker plans.<br>
<br>
To win, we need to replicate these kinds of actions all over the country at
every level of government and that’s why a couple months ago we asked for
donations so we could develop a way to put these kinds of organizing tools in
the hands of citizens all over the province. Thanks to your donations, we’re
mapping out a kit that will help you team up with others in your community in
a co-ordinated way. There are some technological hurdles to doing this at
scale, and we’re working on them as fast as possible. We anticipate rolling
out the Find Leaders kit in the fall.<br>
<br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>3) Find
Resources:</span></font></b></strong> Money keeps the wheels on the bus. And
that’s why we ask you to donate your hard-earned cash from time to time (OK,
fairly regularly). In all seriousness, it’s the generosity of people like you
who keep this whole thing going. We need to fundraise constantly and
creatively if we’re going to pay for everything we need to keep building the
power required to win. <br>
<br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Progress:</span></font></b></strong>
For example, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Victoria SCUBA</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> Club
held a 24-hour relay and raised $4,000 for the No Tankers campaign. Stay
tuned for our third kit, which will provide the tools for you to raise money
to support the No Tankers cause if you so choose.<br>
<br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>The single most
powerful thing you can do right now is continue growing the movement’s
strength by <a
href="http://dogwoodinitiative.org/no-tankers/do-more/find-allies?utm_source=AdaptiveMailer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20120701-Info-NT-campaign-update&org=354&lvl=1&ite=4426&lea=3810210&ctr=0&par=1"
target="_self" title="">signing up</a> to complete the 30-hour mission in the
<a
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target="_self" title="">Find Allies kit</a>. </span></font></b></strong><br>
<br>
Believe it or not, the No Tankers movement started in a living room
presentation to 15 people just a few years ago and now we’re working with
more than 100,000 Canadians and dozens of amazing groups, following the lead
of dozens of First Nations and cheering on armies of politicians who have
already come onside. <br>
<br>
Most British Columbians understand rightly, in their gut, the folly of
allowing crude oil tankers on our coast. They understood it back in the ’70s
and they understand it now. <br>
<br>
Whether or not we succeed depends on people like you. <br>
<br>
Thank you for doing the extraordinary, taking a step outside your comfort
zone and being a vital part of the No Tankers movement.<br>
<br>
We’re closer than it looks. <br>
<br>
For the coast, <br>
<br>
Eric, Emma, Karl & Celine<br>
<br>
P.S. It’s quite a journey we’re on together and we know many of you have
questions, so we’re hosting a telephone briefing for anyone who’d like to get
more of the scoop on our strategy to stop Enbridge and Kinder Morgan. If
you’d like to join, <a
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target="_self" title="">select a time</a> that works for you and we’ll get
back to you with the details.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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