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Fri, Jan 11th, 2008
itWorldCanada, the online resource for Canadian Information Technology professionals has posted a well written article by Rafael Ruffolo. Rafael’s article details the rapid growth of the national Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook groupand the spawning of local chapters. While contacting MP’s at the national level with emails, letters and faxes is beneficial in conveying disdain for poorly researched and developed copyright reforms, perhaps nothing hits MP’s harder than sitting down with them in their local constituency office at a barbecue or a hockey arena. John Q Public sitting down face-to-face over a Tim Horton’s double-double with their MP and saying “Hey, why has there been little to no public consultation for these copyright reforms?” could have a profound impact. Particularly in ridings where MP’s were only separated from their second place running mate by a close margin. Can you say ‘election issue’?
The article contains quotes from the founders of the Toronto, Winnipeg/Manitoba, Montreal and Halifax local groups and their plans to get boots on the ground and motivate troops in their own communities. The Winter session for the House of Commons begins sitting on Jan. 28, the time is now to get word out to MP’s before they make their way to Ottawa. One can only hope there are more MP’s like Charlie Angus out there!?!
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January 11th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
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