Results: Kick Harper out; Reverse the Enbridge decision

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Published on Sunday, 22 June 2014 15:40

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Harper’s decision to approve Enbridge’s pipeline and supertankers project could cost him the seats he needs to hold onto power in the 2015 election - but only if we start turning up the pressure and organizing on the ground now.

Can you chip in today to help hold Harper accountable, and reverse the decision on Enbridge?

On Tuesday, the Harper Conservatives quietly announced their decision to conditionally approve the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and supertankers project.[1]

Harper’s decision is completely unacceptable - for our climate, for the west coast, for our economy, and for all the communities suffering from the impacts of reckless tar sands expansion.

On Wednesday, we asked what you want to do next.[2]

The majority of you said you want to focus on kicking Prime Minister Harper out of office in the 2015 election, then reversing this decision.

Thousands more said you would support First Nations legal challenges and protests.

Now, we need your help to super-charge this campaign.

We’ve launched the “James Moore Accountability Fund” - named after Harper’s top MP in BC - to make sure this government pays a steep political price that will make any politician think twice about trying to push pipelines through local opposition.

Will you donate today, to help hold Harper accountable, and reverse the decision on Enbridge?

Yes, I'll pledge $5
Yes, I'll pledge $10
Yes, I'll pledge $20
Yes, I'll pledge $50
Yes, I'll pledge $100
Yes, I'll pledge $500
Yes, I'll pledge a different amount

Here's the plan. With your help we will:

1. Train volunteer organizers who can rally their communities to hold Harper accountable;

2. Organize voters in the 2015 election to make sure MPs like James Moore are kicked out of office for trying to ram this pipeline and super tanker project through overwhelming local opposition.

3. Pay for hard hitting ads and materials calling these MPs out for approving Enbridge, to make sure every single voter in their riding knows what they did;

4. Build new high-tech tools for mobilizing thousands of people on the ground to make a difference.

All across BC, and all across Canada, people are going to be opposing this pipeline in many different and effective ways. The goal of all these tactics will be to delay construction, and ultimately kill the pipeline, no matter what the Harper Conservatives say or do.

In our survey, there was support for all the main ideas - thousands of Leadnow supporters committed to donate to First Nations legal challenges, and participate in First Nations-led protests, and many of you also want to continue turning up the pressure on Christy Clark and the BC Provincial Government to do the right thing, and stop the pipeline.

For now, can you chip in to the James Moore Accountability Fund? The stronger our opposition to Enbridge Northern Gateway, the harder it will be to push tar sands pipelines through local opposition anywhere across Canada. Please donate today:

Yes, I'll pledge $5
Yes, I'll pledge $10
Yes, I'll pledge $20
Yes, I'll pledge $50
Yes, I'll pledge $100
Yes, I'll pledge $500
Yes, I'll pledge a different amount

http://www.leadnow.ca/accountability-fund

The Leadnow community is now over 350,000-strong from coast to coast to coast. Everything we do together is only possible because of people like you taking action, and we’re extremely grateful for all the feedback we’ve received. We’ll be following up with you about these and other ways to help stop Enbridge, and start building a clean and democratic economy that’s built to last.

Thanks for all you do.

With hope and respect,

Jamie, Matthew, Stefan, Kelly and the whole Leadnow.ca team

P.S. If you prefer to donate by cheque, please send your cheque payable to "Leadnow" to:

Leadnow.ca
PO Box 2091, Stn Terminal
Vancouver, BC
V6B 3T2

Please include a note with your cheque, so we know who it's from.

To donate by phone you can call us toll-free at 1‑855‑LEADN0W (1‑855‑532‑3609) ext 2.

We also accept donations by PayPal, Interac e-Transfer, Vancity Credit Union instant transfer, or pre-authorized payment from your bank account. See here for details: http://www.leadnow.ca/accountability-fund#donateoffline