Vancouver: This Thursday December 4, 2008, Vancouverites will be part of the thousands of Canadians who are lighting a candle to show their support for a Liberal-NDP coalition government.
“Tomorrow evening we’ll be gathering rallying outside Canada Place from 5 to 6pm then heading into the rally being held by numerous organizers at Canada Place. We will be lighting candles to support the formation of a coalition government that will reflect the values of the majority of Canadians who voted,” said event organizer Ajay Puri.
“This is a nation wide movement of hope - hope for a different type of politics in Canada. The type of politics that puts cooperation before partisan bullying, especially in times of crisis,” said Puri.
Candles for a Coalition is part of a national series of events being organized by the non-partisan citizen engagement group, Canadians for a Progressive Coalition.
Canadians for a Progressive Coalition is a non-partisan citizen engagement group that was formed after the last election to build grassroots support for a coalition government. After a small start with two students from the University of Victoria, co-founders Kyle Artelle and Jamie Biggar, the campaign has quickly spread across the rest of the country. To date over 17,000 Canadians have signed the online petition in support of a coalition government. By the end of the week this number is expected to double.
“Over 60 per cent of voters cast their ballots for parties with progressive platforms, yet with 37 per cent of the vote, the Conservatives behave like they have 100 per cent of the power,” said campaign organizer, Kyle Artelle. “This is an opportunity for a government that will truly represent the majority of Canadians.”
The Vancouver event will be taking place:
Outside Canada Place
5-7pm
Other Details: we will be marching to Canada Place with candles in hand, speakers will also be in attendance
Full details of this event and other events across the Nation can be found at http://www.progressivecoalition.ca/regional.php
If you’d like to attend or help with organizing the event please contact:
Ajay Puri
Regional Organizer
Canadians for Progressive Coalition
Phone: 778-288-7874 | Email: ajaypuri@telus.net
December 3, 2008
Oh yes I will be there for sure, protesting against your efforts. I think this whole Coalition action is so wrong. There was already an election that decided who was going to be the leader. If Canadians were so concerned then they should have gotten out and voted when they were given the opportunity to do so. Now we are going to have to waste all this money and resorces because they were too lazy to do so, or becasue the majority didn’t want the Dion to be in power in the first place!. I am not a Harper supportor by any means and did not vote for him. But he was elected and deserves the right to serve his term. Just the same way when we have had other leaders in there that I did not vote for or respect and that also has included Liberal, NDP members.
December 4, 2008
Coalition Goverment takeover is the best thing that could happen for Canada. Let’s get rid of Incompetent Harper
and all his useless entourage . Give someone a chance to try and make some sense of the terrible mess our country has become. They will have a huge task ahead of them. But with our help and support it can be done. Wake up everyone and face the music, we can over come this disaster.
December 22, 2008
the problem with the coalition is that it becomes even more obvious that NDP means No Difference Part especially with the Afghanistan debacle
http://www.canadiandimension.com/blog/2008/12/ndp-abandonment-of-anti-war-stance-an-outrage/
January 1, 2009
Thanks for good post