January 6, 2025
Toronto – Cooperate for Canada (C4C) has sent a letter to the leaders of the Bloc, Green, NDP, and Liberal Parties urging them to cooperate together to give the majority of Canadians a strong voice in Parliament in the next election. MPs will receive a copy.
It has also urged the NDP and Bloc Parties to refrain from voting non-confidence in the Liberal government – which would hand the country over to the Conservatives who only represent a minority of voters.
“We are calling on the Centre/Left parties to maintain the status quo until the official election date in October this year,” said Barbara Schumacher, Cooperate for Canada. “We are hoping they use this time to unify their efforts to prevent a Conservative victory which would roll back all the essential climate action and social and economic initiatives underway.”
Cooperate for Canada is lobbying Centre/Left party leaders, staff, and supporters to work together to prevent vote-splitting in certain ridings – identifying a unity candidate in some cases. When these parties attack each other instead of the Conservatives, the Conservatives often win with a minority of votes.
“Canada is facing several crises – climate chaos, lack of affordability, a growing gap between rich and poor, threats to our democracy and even our sovereignty,” said Marilyn Hay, Cooperate for Canada. “This is no time to put partisan politics before Canada’s interest and citizens’ well- being.”
LINKS:
Letter to Leaders (ENG)
Letter to Leaders (FRE)
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Barbara Schumacher – bschumac@uwaterloo.ca (English), 1-226-753-9861
Marilyn Hay – haymarilyn7@gmail.com (French), 1-226-972-3699
Inquiries from the general public: info@cooperateforcanada.ca