Urgent appeal to Canadian readers: Alternative Federal Budget Support

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I hope that PKT-ers don't mind reading the following. Canadians
(wherever residing) are urgently asked to send their support message
directly to the CCPA (see below).


URGENT PERSONAL REQUEST * PLEASE RESPOND TO CCPA BY MONDAY 4 MARCH

Dear friend,

For the second year, The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the
social-action group Cho!ces have developed an Alternative Federal
Budget. I ask you to endorse this initiative.

The AFB was drawn up with the help and input from hundreds of
people -- activists, trade-unionists, researchers, academics --
and reflects the views of many more Canadians. They and I reject
the slash-and-burn approach of the present government in Ottawa. We
believe in the need for a strong social sector in the economy:
a sector that supports those who cannot support themselves and
that lays the foundation for a better and more equitable society.

The AFB is a twenty-page document. This (and a shorter version) may
also be found on the following web site:

          http://infoweb.magi.com/~ccpa/ccpa.html

Paper is costly and not everybody has access to web sites.
I sent copies of the budget to some of you but at $2 per mailing it
was an expensive proposition. While you may not have seen the full
document (several media did report on it) I feel that I can ask for your
support for the Alternative Federal Budget without going into details.

What counts now is that we send a clear message to the people and
the politicians of our country that we, as present and future
researchers, as activists and as members of our communities,
have a better way of solving Canada's economic problems.

On Wednesday 6 March Paul Martin will deliver the federal budget.

Please, send by MONDAY 4 MARCH  your statement of support to CCPA:

 phone 613-563-1341 ** fax 613-233-1458 ** internet ccpa@xxxxxxxx

A simple message will do but, please, give your name and indicate your
affiliation, status and  field of education, research or expertise.

Do feel free to relay this message (email, paper, phone, fax) to
others!

Canadians need this budget now. Thank you for your support.

On behalf of the Centre and Cho!ces,

Jesse Vorst
Economics & Labour Studies,
  University of Manitoba