Take Action

Your voice has extraordinary power

Use it to defend our public services and fight for tax fairness in Canada. Here are some ways to take action now: 

 

Become a "Writer 4 Change" and help spread the word through letters to your local newspaper

Every month we'll draw a name to win $100 from everyone who writes a letter to Stephen Harper

This is why we're fighting for public services and tax fairness

  
 
Have a local champion for change give a free, 30-minute presentation to your group
Want to give involved locally? Get in touch with a campaign coordinator in your region
Commit to reducing the gap between rich and poor for a fairer, healthier Canada		  
 
We need quality public services and tax faimess. If you agree,sign now!
Use these clear and relevant messages to build a winning communications strategy
Determine how many jobs will be lost if your government cuts public spending		  
 
 		      

 

Read the below factoids and tweet or email them to others
 
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Our governments don’t have a spending problem. In 1992, total spending was 53% as a share of our economy. In 2008 it was 39%. Click on the Twitter icon to spread the facts
We have a tax fairness problem. The top 1% earners in Canada paid a lower total tax rate than the poorest 10%. How is that fair?  Click on the Twitter icon to spread the facts
By 2012, Canada will have the lowest corporate tax rates in the G7. Canada's rate will be 15% lower than the US, yet governments say they are running deficits and will need to cut public services. How is that fair? Click on the Twitter icon to spread the facts