In my inbox:
"5982 #LeadnowCA supporters have already answered our snap poll on the govt’s new proposed CBC cuts. So far:
▪ 81% disagree with the proposed cuts.
▪ 83% of our supporters think we should fight back against huge cuts to the CBC that could threaten the future of public broadcasting in Canada …
The good news: big CBC funding decisions are still months away. There’s time for us to fight back. But first — we want to hear from you - please answer our survey?"
😡 "Brampton-based armoured-vehicle manufacturer, Roshel, is set to supply ICE with 'a rush order' of 20 new bullet- & bomb-resistant tactical vehicles — destined to terrorize communities & tear families apart in the US.
… We have a narrow window to push the federal gov't to intervene & stop this deal; we have to show huge opposition.
#cdnPoli
Will you join me & sign the petition now, calling on the PM and Minister McGuinty to block this ICE contract?"
"More than a month into the so-called ceasefire, Israel’s assault on Gaza hasn’t stopped.
Yet, Canada continues to allow weapons to reach Israel, through the United States — weapons that fuel this ongoing devastation.
MP Jenny Kwan has introduced a bill to close this loophole and we have some intel that public pressure on your MP could help get it over the finish line."
- #LeadNowCA
👉 send it now! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/no-loopholes?source=email
2/3 of Canadians don't want Trump's 'Golden Dome'
"experts call it SciFi, but senior Liberals & military leaders quietly signal 🇨🇦 is on board. This missile system … could cost over $80 billion from the public purse … money that could go to healthcare, a clean energy transition, housing programs.
Good news: Canada has made no concrete commitment — so we must act now!
Support a hard-hitting ad campaign & a mobile billboard ad. $7,033 is needed.
- #LeadNowCA
Trump wants to build a $68 billion “Golden Dome” boondoggle — and instead of pushing back, Canada is getting ready to help him do it. Let’s be clear: this isn’t about defence. It's a first-strike missile system, designed to escalate conflict, militarize space, and hand billions to U.S. arms dealers and tech billionaires. We have a plan to target Carney with a flashy ad campaign to let him know: we don’t want to waste money indulging Trump’s delusions.
Some #LeadNowCA volunteers are looking for an opp or event to set up a table to collect signatures for our non-partisan #HomesForAll letter to the federal govt. (Link: https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/homesforallletter/ )
Something indoors or shielded in some way from the weather would be ideal.
Keep your eyes peeled, and let me know your ideas, please!
"AB Premier Smith has applied to build a bitumen pipeline through northern BC.
… a direct threat to Indigenous sovereignty & a continuation of a long history of govt overriding their consent. The First Nations on BC's North Coast have raised the alarm & said they won't support AB's pipeline proposal 'now or ever.' It's time for us to speak up in solidarity."
Sign here:
Prime Minister Carney:
Reject Smith's BC Pipeline
#LeadNowCA
https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/rejectthepipeline/?link_id=1&can_id=7e3c4724559018ba9d1bfdc2abb9ac27&source=email-the-enbridge-pipeline-is-back-to-haunt-us&email_subject=smiths-pipe-dream
"Clise to 2000 rallied in Toronto against PM's agenda yesterday, part of Canada-wide #DrawTheLine protests, calling on the Liberal govt to prioritize the climate, Indigenous rights, migrants, housing & workers ahead of the fall budget."
Particularly: "the PM's support for new fossil fuel projects, public service cuts …
Organizers said … the govt's agenda 'pushes climate destructive pipelines, continues arming of Israel & scapegoats migrants.'"
#LeadNowCA #cdnPoli
The Draw the Line rallies will take place tomorrow, Saturday, in 70 cities across Canada. https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wwgkd6fs3w2vc4a6iwcbcaxg/post/3lz7phmuwgs25
And: you are welcome to join up with our LeadNow groups in Toronto, Ottawa or Vancouver. Find where we'll meet up, here:
https://you.leadnow.ca/calendars/homes-for-all #drawtheline #LeadNowCA
Tomorrow we #DrawTheLine! This is a historic mobilization connecting 5 movements—economic justice, Indigenous sovereignty, migrant justice, peace/anti-war, and climate justice. We are telling @mark-carney.bsky.social to pick a side. Find an action in your community: drawtheline.world/canada
Help! We aim to have 10,000 signatures on our #LeadNowCA non-partisan federal petition before the #DrawTheLine rally Sept 20. #cdnPoli
➔ We, the undersigned, demand you deliver #HomesForAll in Canada by:
▪ Investing in non-profit, co-op, & public housing at scale
▪ Enforcing vacancy & rent control as a condition for provinces to receive federal housing funding
▪ Refusing handouts to corporate developers.
We're half-way there. Can you help?
🙏Sign here, & please share! https://leadnow.ca/
#LeadNowCA will be there, too - standing up for Affordable Housing!
Sept. 20, Sankofa Square (Yonge & Dundas).
Join us!
Via @cargot_robbie https://urbanists.social/@cargot_robbie/115152519687646078
Attached: 2 images 📅 On Sept 20, 2:00 PM at Yonge & Dundas, I’m joining a massive action bringing together 5 movements. For people, for peace, and for the land! March to Queen's Park with music & speeches. RSVP: https://act.350.org/event/drawtheline/26232?akid=.6144655.3OHcHi. My DMs are open if you want to meet up ✨ #DrawTheLine #TOPoli #CDNPoli #Toronto
Deborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦
