<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>October 17th is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - a very appropriate day to begin the discussion of a bill that will go a long way to getting/keeping people out of poverty. I'm sure that's a coincidence but you might want to include it in your messages to politicians.</DIV>
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<DIV>Linda.<BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 10/5/12, Lynne Browne <I><lynnebrowne@endhomelessnessottawa.ca></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<P class=yiv838542960MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #10253f" lang=EN-US>Hello listserv members – </SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=yiv838542960MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #10253f" lang=EN-US>Bill C-400, the national housing strategy bill, is going to be debated in Parliament on October 17<SUP>th</SUP>; this is the first debate opportunity since a majority government was elected. If you haven’t done it yet, please take a few minutes to print the attached petition. </SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=yiv838542960MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #10253f" lang=EN-US>Sign it yourself, then ask 13 of your colleagues, friends and family members to help too. It’s in English & French. </SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=yiv838542960MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #10253f" lang=EN-US>Aim to mail it in by next Wednesday. There is no stamp required to mail to The House of Commons at 210 Justice, K1A 0A6. It can also be faxed to fax to 613-992-1815.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=yiv838542960MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #10253f" lang=EN-US>Organizations still have time to sign the endorsement letter; many have called for a national housing strategy for some time and this is your opportunity to re-enforce a long-held commitment via this replacement bill. </SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=yiv838542960MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #10253f">Thank you for staying committed!</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=yiv838542960MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">LYNNE BROWNE</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=yiv838542960MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Executive Director</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=yiv838542960MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa</SPAN></B></DIV>
<P class=yiv838542960MsoNormal><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #00b050; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Please update your files to show:</SPAN></I></B></DIV>
<P class=yiv838542960MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">171 George Street, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Ottawa ON K1N 5W5<B></B></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=yiv838542960MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">613-241-1573, ext. 314</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=yiv838542960MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><A href="http://ca.mc1216.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lynnebrowne@endhomelessnessottawa.ca" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:lynnebrowne@endhomelessnessottawa.ca"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">lynnebrowne@endhomelessnessottawa.ca</SPAN></A> </SPAN></DIV>
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