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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>CAN YOU HELP?</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>This Wednesday Feb. 13<sup>th</sup>, the debate on the Second Reading of Bill C-400 which calls for a National Housing Strategy will take place <i>– </i></span></b><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>the vote itself is scheduled for Feb. 27<sup>th</sup>.</span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Any contact we can have with MPs, especially today and Tuesday before the debate, is important as it will help them frame and understand this bill.</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <i>There have been several reports that MPs seem to be unaware of the Bill – we need to change that before they vote on the 27<sup>th</sup>! </i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Sample letters </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>(in Eng & Fr) <b>and talking points </b>(Eng only)<b> </b></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>are attached should you need them. <b>Please share them widely with your personal and professional networks. <span style='color:red'>The telephone numbers & emails for Ottawa MPs are also attached </span>to help you:</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Call your local MP’s office to speak about Bill C-400; and/or </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Email a letter flagged with ‘High Importance’; and/or </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Request a meeting on the Bill with your MP. </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Help is needed from both individuals and organizations! </span></i><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Should you need it you can find the name of your own <a href="mailto:http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Compilations/HouseOfCommons/MemberByPostalCode.aspx?Menu=HOC">MP using your postal code clicking here</a>. </span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Some of you will have already helped on this but <u>now</u> is the time for both additional and first actions. As most of you know the Alliance to End Homelessness in Ottawa has long called for a National Housing Strategy.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Why it’s pressing now – </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>approval at second reading assures Bill C-400 will move forward for consideration by all an all-party committee. </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Once the committee sends it back to Parliament, there is a 3<sup>rd</sup> and final reading and vote.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A broad-based, cross-Canada group undertaking a constituency-based campaign to ensure passage</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> of this </span><span class=A1><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>non-partisan bill sponsored by MP </span></span><span lang=FR-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Marie-Claude Morin</span><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The letters and talking points were prepared by this group.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-transform:uppercase'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The group has set up<span style='text-transform:uppercase'> <b>A new Google group</b> <b>list</b></span> - <a href="mailto:C400group@googlegroups.com"><span style='color:windowtext'>C400group@googlegroups.com</span></a> – for people pulling together activities. To join, please email Megan Yarema [<a href="mailto:megan@cwp-csp.ca">megan@cwp-csp.ca</a>]. The group’s first country-wide conference call on Bill C-400 took place a couple weeks ago and approximately 40 participants joined in – a clear indication that there is real commitment across the country. </span><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you are <b>taking action, </b>or<b> meeting</b> with MPs please let Megan know. If you can write a <b>blog</b> or an <b>Op-Ed</b> for Ottawa papers let her know that too. </span><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Here is a quick re-cap of the various activities underway to support Bill C-400:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>This Monday, Dignity for All: the campaign for a poverty-free Canada will be sending an e-action to its 10,000+ individual and organizational supporters.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Last week, the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada sent an e-action to their members across the country.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The Canadian Association of Social Workers has put out a call to action in their monthly newsletter, Reporter.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The Canadian Housing Renewal Association has put out a call to action to its members and is actively supporting C-400 via social media.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The Bridges CHC in Niagara is setting-up meetings with local MPs and has submitted letters to the editor.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The Canadian Nurses Association is organizing a letter writing campaign to MPs.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Stella Lord and the Community Coalition to End Poverty have initiated an email campaign to housing groups and advocates in Nova Scotia.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Community Health Nurses of Canada has reached to Dr. Steven Hwang, Inaugural Chair in Homelessness, Housing and Health (St. Michaels' Hospital) encouraging participation and dissemination across his networks; members sending letters locally to MPs.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) and its Women 4 Change initiative have created their own C-400 <a href="http://alltogethernow.nupge.ca/bill-c-400"><span style='color:blue'>resource page</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The Canadian Council of Churches is sharing information on the bill with national church groups and via social media.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Poverty Free Thunder Bay and Thunder Bay Housing and Homelessness Coalition are developing a local action plan in support of the bill.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>CCPA Manitoba is drafting a paper on the importance of a national housing strategy & will try to get it into the Winnipeg Free Press.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The Waterloo Region Housing and Homelessness Umbrella Group (HHUG) is organizing a housing roundtable and inviting local MPs/MPPs.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The Halton Poverty Roundtable has sent a call to action to local housing groups and advocates and is setting up meetings with local MPs.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The Ma Mawi Centre (Winnipeg) has sent a call to action to its networks.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The Anglican diocese of Ottawa has sent an e-action to its members.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>By next week, Dignity for All campaign partners Citizens for Public Justice and Canada Without Poverty will have met with over a dozen MPs in Ottawa to discuss the bill.</span></i><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-transform:uppercase'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Also encouraging<span style='text-transform:uppercase'> </span>– Ontario’s Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne has identified affordable housing (and a national strategy) as one of her top priorities (on the front page of the Feb 1 -"In a sit down with The Globe & Mail”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you for your help!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>LYNNE BROWNE<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>171 George Street, </span></i><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Ottawa ON K1N 5W5<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>613-241-1573, ext. 314<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:lynnebrowne@endhomelessnessottawa.ca"><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA;text-decoration:none'>lynnebrowne@endhomelessnessottawa.ca</span></i></a><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://mail.ysb.on.ca/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca" target="_blank"><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D;letter-spacing:.6pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca</span></i></b></a><b><i><span lang=EN-US 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