<div dir="auto">Please consider signing this. Thanks. </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Kate Hodgson - Leadnow</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:leadnow@leadnow.ca">leadnow@leadnow.ca</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 5:59 PM<br>Subject: Rogers Outage<br>To: <<a href="mailto:catherine.walther@gmail.com">catherine.walther@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div>
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Dear Catherine , <br><br>
<b>This weekend, a Rogers outage left millions of Canadians without cell service and internet.</b> People were left unable to buy food and other essentials as stores couldn’t process debit cards. Some people couldn’t even call 911. [1] <br><br>
The Rogers outage exposed just how fragile Canada’s internet infrastructure is. <b>Only three companies — Bell, Telus, and Rogers — control the vast majority of our telecommunications services.</b> [2] And we all just witnessed how disastrous it can be when one goes down. <br><br>
That’s why Tim, a Leadnow supporter, set up a petition calling on <b>Minister of Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne to bust the corporate monopoly on the telecoms industry.</b><br><br>
Trudeau’s Liberals made an election promise to make our internet and cell phone bills more affordable. [3] <b>With Rogers’ outage dominating the news, it’s time to up the ante and demand the Liberals replace the telecoms monopoly with a public cell and internet service. <a href="https://identity.leadnow.ca/clicks/link/8928/ba19b3bb-3f78-4d65-a350-3fa8f9da9216?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyou.leadnow.ca%2Fpetitions%2Fit-s-time-for-public-internet%3Futm_source%3Dleadnow%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast2022-07-11&member_guid=72fa0a0a-9f31-490c-aaec-98562e38b6be&identity-signature=00dbbe666ec5ab4cbd1c762f6c091992bcb2c8c2e45cd63e9176c394cbd588e7" target="_blank">Catherine , will you sign the petition now?</a></b> <br><br>
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It's clear that <b>cell and internet services are essential for us to work, pay for food, and make important calls. But for years, the Big 3 telecoms companies have been buying up the competition,</b> expanding their profits while we’re stuck paying for poor services and sky-high wireless plans. [4]<br><br>
<b>Last year, 29,446 Leadnow members like you signed a petition calling on the federal government to block the Shaw-Rogers merger that would give Rogers even more control</b> over our telecommunications services. [5] Now, we need you again. <br><br>
Catherine , Canada must move to secure our economy, protect our emergency services, and guarantee internet access for all.<br><br>
<b> <a href="https://identity.leadnow.ca/clicks/link/8928/ba19b3bb-3f78-4d65-a350-3fa8f9da9216?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyou.leadnow.ca%2Fpetitions%2Fit-s-time-for-public-internet%3Futm_source%3Dleadnow%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast2022-07-11&member_guid=72fa0a0a-9f31-490c-aaec-98562e38b6be&identity-signature=00dbbe666ec5ab4cbd1c762f6c091992bcb2c8c2e45cd63e9176c394cbd588e7" target="_blank">If you believe that our internet and cell services are too important to be left to a corporate monopoly, will you sign the petition now?</a></b> <br><br>
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<b><a href="https://identity.leadnow.ca/clicks/link/8928/ba19b3bb-3f78-4d65-a350-3fa8f9da9216?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyou.leadnow.ca%2Fpetitions%2Fit-s-time-for-public-internet%3Futm_source%3Dleadnow%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast2022-07-11&member_guid=72fa0a0a-9f31-490c-aaec-98562e38b6be&identity-signature=00dbbe666ec5ab4cbd1c762f6c091992bcb2c8c2e45cd63e9176c394cbd588e7" target="_blank">https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/it-s-time-for-public-internet</a></b><br><br>
In solidarity,<br>
Kate and Claire for Leadnow <br><br>
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[1] <a href="https://identity.leadnow.ca/clicks/link/8928/ba19b3bb-3f78-4d65-a350-3fa8f9da9216?url=https%3A%2F%2Fglobalnews.ca%2Fnews%2F8980215%2Frogers-outage-canada-telecom-options%2F%3Futm_source%3Dleadnow%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast2022-07-11&member_guid=72fa0a0a-9f31-490c-aaec-98562e38b6be&identity-signature=777bf25179399fcff8cef8eb44e0b5501902e3d5fe72e41ba5cfc44a44191458" target="_blank">https://globalnews.ca/news/8980215/rogers-outage-canada-telecom-options/</a><br>
[2] <a href="https://identity.leadnow.ca/clicks/link/8928/ba19b3bb-3f78-4d65-a350-3fa8f9da9216?url=https%3A%2F%2Fglobalnews.ca%2Fnews%2F8978487%2Fb-c-tech-expert-on-rogers-outage%2F%3Futm_source%3Dleadnow%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast2022-07-11&member_guid=72fa0a0a-9f31-490c-aaec-98562e38b6be&identity-signature=b1812c38a0348cb9607746ab5d774c829d22cf20d1972cbe0b9ed1e68efc9d4a" target="_blank">https://globalnews.ca/news/8978487/b-c-tech-expert-on-rogers-outage/</a><br>
[3] <a href="https://identity.leadnow.ca/clicks/link/8928/ba19b3bb-3f78-4d65-a350-3fa8f9da9216?url=https%3A%2F%2Fipolitics.ca%2Fnews%2Fparties-promise-to-lower-canadas-high-internet-costs%3Futm_source%3Dleadnow%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast2022-07-11&member_guid=72fa0a0a-9f31-490c-aaec-98562e38b6be&identity-signature=bb37f1a057d11639d34a7ec0b96d6be201d66b16c005b53d83c41209bddfb3f7" target="_blank">https://ipolitics.ca/news/parties-promise-to-lower-canadas-high-internet-costs</a><br>
[4] see [2]<br>
[5]<a href="https://identity.leadnow.ca/clicks/link/8928/ba19b3bb-3f78-4d65-a350-3fa8f9da9216?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thestar.com%2Fbusiness%2F2022%2F07%2F06%2Fa-timeline-of-key-events-in-the-rogers-shaw-deal.html%3Futm_source%3Dleadnow%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dblast2022-07-11&member_guid=72fa0a0a-9f31-490c-aaec-98562e38b6be&identity-signature=ca6b1fce9228a46c5a7a47f43e2b70e8e3f681400d7e08487a22d6a1b68a179e" target="_blank"> https://www.thestar.com/business/2022/07/06/a-timeline-of-key-events-in-the-rogers-shaw-deal.html</a><br><br>
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