Press release from the Council of Canadians, Campbell River Chapter

With an election coming up, Canadians need to be clear about what they want.  Which is why The Council of Canadians is running a campaign, called Unite For The Canada We Want.  There’s nothing like a threat to our country and economic well-being to make us dig in our heels.  But what do we want  – here in Campbell River, in our province, and in our country?

Council of Canadians, Campbell River Chapter, is inviting all members of our community to gather to share their thoughts and concerns about the issues that are paramount in their lives.  These may include defunding public health and education; cutting taxes and regulations for corporations; rolling back worker protection, backpedalling on our climate commitments.  Corporate interests and conservative political agendas call this expanding freedom of choice for healthcare and regulation; freeing up money for investment and growth; providing workers more choice and flexibility; but this is smoke and mirrors for limiting public access to the services we rely on and eroding our democratic structures.