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Canada is *NOT* asleep any more! Canadians have awakend up from their political slumbler and see that DEMOCRACY IS NOT 'BICKERING' or 'SQUABBLING'. People all over are fighting for their Democratic Rights!
Peter Russell - You're right on, man! Loved your video and please include this young woman. Seniors and the Young will give Canadian Parliament a makeover the BULLYING NEANDERTHAL BOYS on the HIll will *NOT* forget! Amen.
The lame music score really undermines the power of the message. I kept thinking this is one of those sarcastic commercial spoofs the entire time. Turned out it's a straight-faced one...
Remember that it's always possible to vote against, if you can't find anything concrete to vote for. Strategic voting can help avoid the outcome you don't want. Minority governments aren't necessarily a bad thing. Better than a majority for an outcome you don't want.
@Borodinify You make a good point. So, if we go below that 30% and become illegimate, then what happens? Are we stuck in a dictatorship, or can something be done?
I believe that the only way we are going to get decent change is from the young people voting. A lot of older people like myself are stuck and vote the same way regardless. The two main parties know that if the young people vote there will be huge changes and they would rather do the same old thing. So please get informed and vote for the kind of change you want your Country and ultimately your life to be like.
Unfortunately no matter who you vote it ultimately matters little given that the political and merchant elites are more or less of the same thread. The government bows to big business, not the populace. One clear example of this are the Alberta tar sands.
wtf does this even mean? Your vote doesn't mean shit, you get to choose from 2 sides of the same coin, someone who is a fascist pig selling out to corporate interests or a socialist retard that only gives the illusion of helping people but actually cripples the nation. You vote with your dollar.
@makortoff doubt that it would be worse but possible it could be better. At least it would shake the main parties to do better if they want to get in again. It can't be good to be arrogant enough to think you will get the job all the time. Then there is NO Respect of the people's needs.
Canadians need to all wake up. It seems the kids may be waking up, after all we have the most to lose. How long should we let foreign corporations steal our resources for profit? To all you conservatives out there, explain to us and yourself why you will vote conservative. Is it because you are christian? Is it because your parents did? Is it because you are scared of terrorist? Do you want to see your tax dollars go to bombing foreign countries because TV said so? Think for yourself, then vote!
Contrary to the commentators here, there is very little evidence Harper will get his majority. He has consistently been unable to maintain 40% of the vote. The gap between the two parties has reduced by 4.2 points since the previous EKOS poll (April 6th) and by roughly 3 points since the Nanos polls began.
Whether Harper (or Ignatieff for that matter) forms a majority or a minority doesn't really matter. It's been business as usual regardless of which party has formed whatever kind of government.
@aerocabin and you think that not voting is going to change things? You, sitting in your living room, is going to change things? Okay, so you don't vote. Please tell me what you DO do to bring about change then? What other avenues do you participate in? Or are you too apathetic for those as well?
Parliament survives on the legitimacy that we as voters grant or refuse to grant the institution at election time. No one knows what the threshold is, but a Parliament resting on 30% voter turnout is dangerously close to not being able to claim legitimacy. That is why they encourage you to vote, for anyone, just vote - because western democracies are experiencing a crisis of legitimacy. Not voting sends an active message that the current system is illegitimate.
Not voting is doing something; that is, not putting one's support behind a system that for the last 40 years has harmed people and the environment no matter which party has been in power. The charge of 'apathy' is just a way for voters to feel better about their impotence as they walk to the ballot box to give their endorsement to a broken system.
We honour the sacrifices of the armed forces - and those now fighting for democracy overseas - by staying diligent about our democracy, by not carrying on with the habitual voting that has only led to the erosion of the gains they fought to protect. Veterans didn't fight and die so we could vote, the fought and died for so that our votes would be meaningful. We need to realize what the Egyptians understand: voting without change isn't democracy. That's how we honour veterans.
@Borodinify Unfortunately armed and violent aggression AND defence will never produce suitable leadership. Violence, even in the name of self-defence of a nation, never solves problems but only fosters further trouble. Soldier worship just reinforces present sentiments glorifying war.
If you really love this country do not put a CON in CONtrol who's CONtempt is a disgrace to our nation and to our people. Please vote on May 2, please get your friends who don't seem to care to vote with you! We can all have a better Canada as opposed to a CONada and the Harper Government of CONada. Be a proud Canadian and stand up for democracy. People are dying for it, literally, all over the world. STEVE, it's time to LEAVE!
Aerocabin-----tsk tsk. By not voting, you are basically saying you are okay with how everything has been going...that you agree with how Harper and the others run things. The Green Party stands for the very things you say we have lost, which, is true that we have lost many of our liberties without people even knowing. But if you don't vote, then you are okay with it all. Don't be so jaded and complacent!!! Get out and voice change!
Quite the opposite.When you vote you are saying that you are OK with how things have been going for the past 40 years in which voting has only resulted in the social and environmental degradation the video talks about. Abstaining from the vote is the only way to say that you do not approve of the way the party system handles these problems.
@greenjourney1 Does it sound like I'm "okay" with how things have been going? Are you at all curious why people don't vote? It seems you prefer to label non-voters so you don't have to think about it. By not voting I'm withdrawing my participation & consent to be represented/governed by the thugs who call themselves "government".
The Green Party most definitely does not stand for property rights, they want to steal my property and redistribute it to their friends as much as every other party.
Don't trust strangers to represent you in the most important aspects of your life, be a dignified individual and represent yourself by staying at home on election day. Don't give your consent to be represented by these sycophants. Voting gets too much credit for being a virtue of democracy, it isn't. What made "democratic" societies great at one time was property rights and a system of justice that upholds them, neither remain in Canada. Save your dignity, DON'T VOTE!
Don't get hung up and distracted by Harper. Direct your attention to the conservative governance that both Liberals and Conservatives have wrought on Canada for decades. This didn't start with Harper and it won't end with another election.
@BoredomCorner Actually non-voters routinely win elections. If it were truly majority rule, there would be no government, only individuals representing and governing themselves.
If you're not pleased with the outcome of the election, be responsible for participating in it. Don't hold me accountable because you assume something substantial could ever come from this antiquated political system. I want to opt out of all benefits and burdens, but this political system imposes itself on everyone.
@imN0Ttheone Harper simply deflected questions, was annoyed with the whole thing, and DEMANDED that Canadians just accept his corrupt and despotic behaviour.
@imN0Ttheone Harper dodged every single question -- in what way, is that kicking ass?
(oh right I forgot who I was talking to -- Harper could be caught masturbating to puppies being fed into a wood chipper, and you'd still think he was the greatest)
@BoredomCorner All 3 major polling firms said Harper was the winner of the debate . Before i thought Harper would get a majoity but now i gurantee it .
@Borodinify this is about more than voting. It's about telling our politicians what we want to vote for, and building the people power to hold them to it. Apathy is doing nothing and wondering why things don't change. Voting is necessary but not sufficient.
Voting is what got us into this mess in the first place.The social and environmental ills mentioned in this piece are the product of 40 years of voting, prior to which people actually put their lives on the line to make democratic gains. It hasn't mattered what party forms government.
We need more people willing to reject the cynicism and apathy of marking a ballot every four years. Abstaining from the vote is a way of revoking your endorsement for a system that is not working.
@Borodinify Yes, thank you! I will not participate in the system either, it doesn't matter what party we vote for because the government always wins! We need less sheeple not more! come on people wake up
Doing nothing, is what got us into this mess in the first place. A full third of Canadians didn't bother to vote, last time. Guess what? That's how Harper got in.
There is no correlation between voter turn out and changes in policy. The social and environmental degradation that the video talks about has advanced regardless of what party has held power and regardless of voter turn out. In 1979, we had an incredible 76% voter turnout. In 1993 we had a 70%. In 2008 we had an all-time low 58% turnout. For the poor and the environment it hasn't matter how many voters turn out or what party has formed government. If you want more of this, vote.
I understand your sentiment, but apathy is never a good method for motivating or realizing change. I'd prefer it if you were promoting violent protests than simply saying "don't vote".
Abstention isn't apathetic; it's a responsible citizen activity. In fact, recent history suggest that real apathy is voting every five years, impotently hoping that change is going to come from a small set of people sitting in Ottawa. It never does, yet people keep voting, seemingly out of habit. That's apathy.
@Borodinify It seems to me there IS a correlation btw voter turnout and policy change.... as voter turnout has decreased, these issues have gotten worse. It has been proven that around the world, lower voter turnout means a win in the pocket of conservative governments. Apparently (in general), conservatives tend to be be more partisan and have identities tied to conservative parties. Liberal leaning voters tend to vote according to actual policies.
If it were true that low voter turnout was "a win in the pocket of conservative governments" then we would expect high voter turnout to mean a win for left-wing governments. The highest voter turnouts in Canadian history (and the lowest) have produced Conservative and Liberal governments. There is no change.
You're missing the point. It doesn't matter where their platforms place them on the political spectrum because all governing parties are forced to govern from the right.
♥♥♥ We are working hard to get the word out to Canadians about our Crime Minister / Prime Spender Stealin' Harper. ♥♥♥ Google this discussion group of 6,500+ Canadians: (CRUSH) Canadians Rallying to Unseat Steve Harper ♥♥♥ Also we run a website called: unseatHarper dot ca ♥ We talk, share newstories and help each other understand the lies told to us by Harper and his unelected backroom goons, the billionaire owned mass media, and fake polls. ♥♥♥ Steve HarperCon: Government of One ♥♥♥
Imagine if a group a young, inspired, like-minded, or different-minded Canadians got up and decided to lead an amazing coalition for change in Canada? Oh, wait, that's what you guys are doing!
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TheMaury305 2 weeks ago
Canada is *NOT* asleep any more! Canadians have awakend up from their political slumbler and see that DEMOCRACY IS NOT 'BICKERING' or 'SQUABBLING'. People all over are fighting for their Democratic Rights!
Peter Russell - You're right on, man! Loved your video and please include this young woman. Seniors and the Young will give Canadian Parliament a makeover the BULLYING NEANDERTHAL BOYS on the HIll will *NOT* forget! Amen.
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Veltanschaung 10 months ago
The lame music score really undermines the power of the message. I kept thinking this is one of those sarcastic commercial spoofs the entire time. Turned out it's a straight-faced one...
NarsilRenewed 10 months ago
@NarsilRenewed It IS a commercial spoof -the "I Am Canadian" campaign the Molson did a few years ago...
Artavox 10 months ago
Remember that it's always possible to vote against, if you can't find anything concrete to vote for. Strategic voting can help avoid the outcome you don't want. Minority governments aren't necessarily a bad thing. Better than a majority for an outcome you don't want.
lanidar 10 months ago
@Borodinify You make a good point. So, if we go below that 30% and become illegimate, then what happens? Are we stuck in a dictatorship, or can something be done?
greenjourney1 10 months ago
I believe that the only way we are going to get decent change is from the young people voting. A lot of older people like myself are stuck and vote the same way regardless. The two main parties know that if the young people vote there will be huge changes and they would rather do the same old thing. So please get informed and vote for the kind of change you want your Country and ultimately your life to be like.
6648rome 10 months ago
@ChrisJustinParr What's wrong with caring about people, Chris?
BoredomCorner 10 months ago
@ChrisJustinParr And what do you base that on? You do know that many students WORK, right?
BoredomCorner 10 months ago
Unfortunately no matter who you vote it ultimately matters little given that the political and merchant elites are more or less of the same thread. The government bows to big business, not the populace. One clear example of this are the Alberta tar sands.
ahimsavada 10 months ago 2
@ChrisJustinParr Hm. A flip, close-minded and confrontational comment from a Harper supporter. Now there's a surprise.
oscarfellini 10 months ago
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oscarfellini 10 months ago
wtf does this even mean? Your vote doesn't mean shit, you get to choose from 2 sides of the same coin, someone who is a fascist pig selling out to corporate interests or a socialist retard that only gives the illusion of helping people but actually cripples the nation. You vote with your dollar.
DuncanL7979 10 months ago
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@DuncanL7979 Do you even know what a socialist is?
BoredomCorner 10 months ago
@DuncanL7979 So don't vote for the two main parties. If enough people vote out of the 2 main parties things will change in the long run.
6648rome 10 months ago
@6648rome but for better or worse?
makortoff 10 months ago
@makortoff doubt that it would be worse but possible it could be better. At least it would shake the main parties to do better if they want to get in again. It can't be good to be arrogant enough to think you will get the job all the time. Then there is NO Respect of the people's needs.
6648rome 10 months ago
Canadians need to all wake up. It seems the kids may be waking up, after all we have the most to lose. How long should we let foreign corporations steal our resources for profit? To all you conservatives out there, explain to us and yourself why you will vote conservative. Is it because you are christian? Is it because your parents did? Is it because you are scared of terrorist? Do you want to see your tax dollars go to bombing foreign countries because TV said so? Think for yourself, then vote!
ironlion7800 10 months ago 9
April 13th Ekos Poll
Conservatives 33.8%
Liberals 28.8%
April 14th Nanos Poll
Conservatives 38.9%
Liberals 31.1%
Contrary to the commentators here, there is very little evidence Harper will get his majority. He has consistently been unable to maintain 40% of the vote. The gap between the two parties has reduced by 4.2 points since the previous EKOS poll (April 6th) and by roughly 3 points since the Nanos polls began.
rway019 10 months ago
@rway019
Whether Harper (or Ignatieff for that matter) forms a majority or a minority doesn't really matter. It's been business as usual regardless of which party has formed whatever kind of government.
Borodinify 10 months ago 4
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This is a great non-partisan video. Just vote. I don't really care who you vote for... just get out and support democracy!
nuttster99 10 months ago
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nuttster99 10 months ago
The point is to EDUCATE yourself so you can make a better choice, NOT insult each others' political choices.
0c4pnh4nk 10 months ago 14
@MrMitchy24
Harper types have been winning since the mid-1970s. No use in crying now.
Borodinify 10 months ago
Funny touch, using the British near-anthem 'Land of Hope and Glory'.
kitabwalli 10 months ago
@aerocabin and you think that not voting is going to change things? You, sitting in your living room, is going to change things? Okay, so you don't vote. Please tell me what you DO do to bring about change then? What other avenues do you participate in? Or are you too apathetic for those as well?
greenjourney1 10 months ago
@greenjourney1
Parliament survives on the legitimacy that we as voters grant or refuse to grant the institution at election time. No one knows what the threshold is, but a Parliament resting on 30% voter turnout is dangerously close to not being able to claim legitimacy. That is why they encourage you to vote, for anyone, just vote - because western democracies are experiencing a crisis of legitimacy. Not voting sends an active message that the current system is illegitimate.
Borodinify 10 months ago
@greenjourney1
Not voting is doing something; that is, not putting one's support behind a system that for the last 40 years has harmed people and the environment no matter which party has been in power. The charge of 'apathy' is just a way for voters to feel better about their impotence as they walk to the ballot box to give their endorsement to a broken system.
Borodinify 10 months ago
@Borodinify I'd love to see if you have the balls to tell our veterans, that you piss on their sacrifices.
BoredomCorner 10 months ago
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Borodinify 10 months ago
@BoredomCorner
We honour the sacrifices of the armed forces - and those now fighting for democracy overseas - by staying diligent about our democracy, by not carrying on with the habitual voting that has only led to the erosion of the gains they fought to protect. Veterans didn't fight and die so we could vote, the fought and died for so that our votes would be meaningful. We need to realize what the Egyptians understand: voting without change isn't democracy. That's how we honour veterans.
Borodinify 10 months ago 3
@Borodinify Unfortunately armed and violent aggression AND defence will never produce suitable leadership. Violence, even in the name of self-defence of a nation, never solves problems but only fosters further trouble. Soldier worship just reinforces present sentiments glorifying war.
ahimsavada 10 months ago
If you really love this country do not put a CON in CONtrol who's CONtempt is a disgrace to our nation and to our people. Please vote on May 2, please get your friends who don't seem to care to vote with you! We can all have a better Canada as opposed to a CONada and the Harper Government of CONada. Be a proud Canadian and stand up for democracy. People are dying for it, literally, all over the world. STEVE, it's time to LEAVE!
17moon7 10 months ago
@17moon7
Sounds more like a pep rally than a political argument.
Borodinify 10 months ago
@Borodinify It's a statement of fact. You're the one who wants to sulk in a corner, and you're bashing someone else's maturity?
BoredomCorner 10 months ago
@BoredomCorner
Just looking for arguments. "Yeah Voting" and "Harper Bad!" aren't arguments. If I was sulking I wouldn't be here.
Borodinify 10 months ago
BRILLIANT!! Should be shown frequently on all TV channels!!
SaniyaCanada 10 months ago
Aerocabin-----tsk tsk. By not voting, you are basically saying you are okay with how everything has been going...that you agree with how Harper and the others run things. The Green Party stands for the very things you say we have lost, which, is true that we have lost many of our liberties without people even knowing. But if you don't vote, then you are okay with it all. Don't be so jaded and complacent!!! Get out and voice change!
greenjourney1 10 months ago
@greenjourney1
Quite the opposite.When you vote you are saying that you are OK with how things have been going for the past 40 years in which voting has only resulted in the social and environmental degradation the video talks about. Abstaining from the vote is the only way to say that you do not approve of the way the party system handles these problems.
Borodinify 10 months ago
@greenjourney1 Does it sound like I'm "okay" with how things have been going? Are you at all curious why people don't vote? It seems you prefer to label non-voters so you don't have to think about it. By not voting I'm withdrawing my participation & consent to be represented/governed by the thugs who call themselves "government".
The Green Party most definitely does not stand for property rights, they want to steal my property and redistribute it to their friends as much as every other party.
aerocabin 10 months ago
Don't trust strangers to represent you in the most important aspects of your life, be a dignified individual and represent yourself by staying at home on election day. Don't give your consent to be represented by these sycophants. Voting gets too much credit for being a virtue of democracy, it isn't. What made "democratic" societies great at one time was property rights and a system of justice that upholds them, neither remain in Canada. Save your dignity, DON'T VOTE!
aerocabin 10 months ago
@aerocabin And that's how Harper would get a majority. I'll know who to blame, if that happens. Thank you.
BoredomCorner 10 months ago
@BoredomCorner
Don't get hung up and distracted by Harper. Direct your attention to the conservative governance that both Liberals and Conservatives have wrought on Canada for decades. This didn't start with Harper and it won't end with another election.
Borodinify 10 months ago
@BoredomCorner Actually non-voters routinely win elections. If it were truly majority rule, there would be no government, only individuals representing and governing themselves.
If you're not pleased with the outcome of the election, be responsible for participating in it. Don't hold me accountable because you assume something substantial could ever come from this antiquated political system. I want to opt out of all benefits and burdens, but this political system imposes itself on everyone.
aerocabin 10 months ago
@aerocabin How the fuck do NON-VOTERS win elections?
BoredomCorner 10 months ago
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Borodinify 10 months ago
With Harper winning the debate last night we should see a Conservative majority this time around .
imN0Ttheone 10 months ago
@imN0Ttheone Harper simply deflected questions, was annoyed with the whole thing, and DEMANDED that Canadians just accept his corrupt and despotic behaviour.
He didn't win it.
BoredomCorner 10 months ago
@BoredomCorner Harper kicked ass in the debate and now he will get a majority .
imN0Ttheone 10 months ago
@imN0Ttheone Harper dodged every single question -- in what way, is that kicking ass?
(oh right I forgot who I was talking to -- Harper could be caught masturbating to puppies being fed into a wood chipper, and you'd still think he was the greatest)
BoredomCorner 10 months ago
@BoredomCorner All 3 major polling firms said Harper was the winner of the debate . Before i thought Harper would get a majoity but now i gurantee it .
imN0Ttheone 10 months ago
Arrgh! You got the flag colors wrong!
helical4 10 months ago
@Borodinify this is about more than voting. It's about telling our politicians what we want to vote for, and building the people power to hold them to it. Apathy is doing nothing and wondering why things don't change. Voting is necessary but not sufficient.
matthewfcarroll 10 months ago
Voting is what got us into this mess in the first place.The social and environmental ills mentioned in this piece are the product of 40 years of voting, prior to which people actually put their lives on the line to make democratic gains. It hasn't mattered what party forms government.
We need more people willing to reject the cynicism and apathy of marking a ballot every four years. Abstaining from the vote is a way of revoking your endorsement for a system that is not working.
Borodinify 10 months ago
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theashtonstarr 10 months ago
@Borodinify Yes, thank you! I will not participate in the system either, it doesn't matter what party we vote for because the government always wins! We need less sheeple not more! come on people wake up
jiveturkey86 10 months ago
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@jiveturkey86 This coming from the guy who insists on sleeping pills.
BoredomCorner 10 months ago
@Borodinify WRONG.
Doing nothing, is what got us into this mess in the first place. A full third of Canadians didn't bother to vote, last time. Guess what? That's how Harper got in.
BoredomCorner 10 months ago
@BoredomCorner
There is no correlation between voter turn out and changes in policy. The social and environmental degradation that the video talks about has advanced regardless of what party has held power and regardless of voter turn out. In 1979, we had an incredible 76% voter turnout. In 1993 we had a 70%. In 2008 we had an all-time low 58% turnout. For the poor and the environment it hasn't matter how many voters turn out or what party has formed government. If you want more of this, vote.
Borodinify 10 months ago
@Borodinify
I understand your sentiment, but apathy is never a good method for motivating or realizing change. I'd prefer it if you were promoting violent protests than simply saying "don't vote".
joobydoo 10 months ago 2
@joobydoo
Abstention isn't apathetic; it's a responsible citizen activity. In fact, recent history suggest that real apathy is voting every five years, impotently hoping that change is going to come from a small set of people sitting in Ottawa. It never does, yet people keep voting, seemingly out of habit. That's apathy.
Borodinify 10 months ago
@Borodinify It seems to me there IS a correlation btw voter turnout and policy change.... as voter turnout has decreased, these issues have gotten worse. It has been proven that around the world, lower voter turnout means a win in the pocket of conservative governments. Apparently (in general), conservatives tend to be be more partisan and have identities tied to conservative parties. Liberal leaning voters tend to vote according to actual policies.
ichcannicht 10 months ago
@ichcannicht
If it were true that low voter turnout was "a win in the pocket of conservative governments" then we would expect high voter turnout to mean a win for left-wing governments. The highest voter turnouts in Canadian history (and the lowest) have produced Conservative and Liberal governments. There is no change.
Borodinify 10 months ago
@Borodinify It might help if you got the leanings right; the Liberals are centre-right.
BoredomCorner 10 months ago
@BoredomCorner
You're missing the point. It doesn't matter where their platforms place them on the political spectrum because all governing parties are forced to govern from the right.
Borodinify 10 months ago
Excellent!
"That's what we want"!
bbladesh 10 months ago
♥♥♥ We are working hard to get the word out to Canadians about our Crime Minister / Prime Spender Stealin' Harper. ♥♥♥ Google this discussion group of 6,500+ Canadians: (CRUSH) Canadians Rallying to Unseat Steve Harper ♥♥♥ Also we run a website called: unseatHarper dot ca ♥ We talk, share newstories and help each other understand the lies told to us by Harper and his unelected backroom goons, the billionaire owned mass media, and fake polls. ♥♥♥ Steve HarperCon: Government of One ♥♥♥
007nadineL 10 months ago
Kudos to the youth of our country. I applaud your initiatives for change. YES, you CAN make a difference. See you at the poll!
OntarioJT 10 months ago
Imagine if a group a young, inspired, like-minded, or different-minded Canadians got up and decided to lead an amazing coalition for change in Canada? Oh, wait, that's what you guys are doing!
petitjejune 10 months ago
Fantastic!!!
matthewfcarroll 10 months ago
Love it folks!
younggreenscan 10 months ago
This is amazing!!! Great work LeadNow!!!! I am proud to be Canadian and be able to vote!!! Let's spread this message!!!
IzzaeH 10 months ago
so awesome!
lcornish1 10 months ago
Yes! People powered change! Sign the declaration for change!
swack 10 months ago