Ottawa — The Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) is very concerned with the slow pace of the roll-out of the Federal Government’s Social Economy Initiative across Canada. Co-operatives and credit unions have been among the biggest backers of this program designed to help start community businesses and services by providing long term loans and funds to build network infrastructure. Our communities need this program. We want to make sure this program is not going to be cut or permanently on hold. Only in Quebec is this program up-and-running.
CCA has developed an on-line e-advocacy tool that allows people to e-mail their Member of Parliament directly. You can access it at www.CoopsCanada.coop/advocacy. Please take the time to use our new software and send a message to your MP. We have put up a draft message for you to send. You may send it as is or personalize it as you see fit, by adding, subtracting or replacing it with your own message.
Saving the Social Economy Initiative is only the first of many potential national and regional uses for CCA’s e-advocacy tool. Members are encouraged to contact CCA about future uses for the tool.
CONTACT: Brenda Heald, Manager, Corporate & Member Communications, Canadian Co-operative Association. Tel: (613) 238-6711 ext 211; Fax: (613) 567-0658; Email: Brenda.Heald@CoopsCanada.coop; http://www.coopscanada.coop/
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