[Advisors] Conservative position on CAP

[Bev Campbell]

There are more possible outcomes from this campaign than the turn-around of=
 the Conservative Government's position.   While I appreciate your candor J=
ames;  I think it is important for us to keep up the pressure.  This pressu=
re & publicity ensures awareness of the value of the program and opens door=
s for possible solutions through education of the general public on what th=
e loss of CAP means to the community's they live in.  It makes it personal,=
 these users are their neighbours and friends.

I have had people hearing about our funding loss walking into my office off=
ering original Art work for auction and bringing me ideas on possible fundi=
ng for our site.  Without the publicity this would not be happening.=20

Bev Campbell, cva
Executive Director
ValleyLinks
Home of Islands Communities' Network
250.334.8063 (phone)
250-338-2488 (fax)
"I can't see who you are until I surrender my expectations of you"
~Paul Ferrini



-----Original Message-----
From: advisors-admin@tc.ca [mailto:advisors-admin@tc.ca] On Behalf Of James=
 Van Leeuwen
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 11:48 PM
To: michael gurstein; Cracin Vancouver; David Murdoch; 'TC Advisors' (advis=
ors@tc.ca)
Subject: [Advisors] Conservative position on CAP

Partisanship is a cornerstone of Conservative governance, not just a tactic=
.

The Conservatives don't value CAP because they don't value CAP site users.

Few will ever vote Conservative, never mind make a political contribution.

Nor will Conservative voters be influenced by negative media coverage relat=
ing to CAP... they expect it.

The Conservative political franchise is safe.


The only value they apparently find in CAP are the opportunities for youth =
interns, who might become more productive in the narrow Conservative sense =
of the word.

This all might be difficult for the CAP site community to accept, but they =
can hardly afford false hope.

The Conservatives are done with this, and have moved on to other policy obj=
ectives.

Their rationale is flawed, but nevertheless politically unassailable.

"CAP has fulfilled its role."

Most Canadians and virtually all Conservative voters will accept this ratio=
nale.

The Conservatives won't be saving CAP.

JvL


P.S.:=20

A brief dispatch from the wellspring of modern Canadian Conservatism.

Alberta has a provincial election coming up on the 23rd.

I attended an All Candidates Forum this evening for my rural southwest ridi=
ng.=20

There were 130 people in attendance.

I estimated their average age at 63, give or take two years.

They were trying to decide which brand of Conservative to vote for.=20

Progressive Conservative (small 'c', wilted and stale), or Wildrose Allianc=
e (big 'C', bouncy and fresh).=20

This is the Conservative voter base, the very foundation of their franchise=
.


How do we engage and mobilize rural youth.







On 2012-04-11, at 10:30 PM, michael gurstein wrote:

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> The official line of the Harper government on CAP.
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> M
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From:  <gerald.keddy@parl.gc.ca>
> Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 2:40 PM
> Subject: CAP
> To: davidjmurdoch@gmail.com
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> Dear Mr. Murdoch,
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> Thank you for your correspondence regarding the Community Access=20
> Program
> (CAP.) I appreciate you taking the time to share your concerns with me=20
> and hope that my response will help answer any questions that you may hav=
e.
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> The Community Access Program was launched in 1995 when the Internet=20
> was at its infancy and has successfully met its objectives. It was=20
> then increasingly evident that the Internet would be critical to=20
> Canada's future competitiveness and the objective was to encourage=20
> participation in the knowledge-based economy by maximizing the=20
> accessibility of computers and the Internet at public access points acros=
s Canada, such as at public libraries.
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> In 1995, only 40 percent of Canadian households had a computer and=20
> only about 10 percent of these had Internet access.  In contrast, in=20
> 2010 about
> 79 percent of Canadians had access to the Internet at home.  Today=20
> with the advent of smart phones, many Canadians have such access to=20
> the Internet in their hands.
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> Federal funding will continue to support youth internships at=20
> community Internet sites. This will provide young Canadians with vital=20
> skills and work experience needed to make a successful transition to=20
> the workplace while contributing to job creation.
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> To assist more young people gain skills and work experience, Industry=20
> Canada will continue to receive $10.2 million a year from the=20
> government's Youth Employment Strategy (YES) to fund youth=20
> internships. Former CAP-supported sites will continue to be eligible=20
> to benefit from this funding. Schools, libraries and not-for-profit=20
> learning organizations that require access to technology can continue=20
> to benefit from other federal initiatives such as the Computers for Schoo=
ls Program.
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> CAP has fulfilled its role. Now, the key is to ensure first rate=20
> networks are in place across Canada. That's why our government is=20
> ensuring high-speed broadband to 98% of Canadian households.
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> Thank you again for your correspondence regarding the Community Access=20
> Program. If you have any further questions or concerns please feel=20
> free to contact me.
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> Sincerely,
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> Gerald Keddy MP
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> South Shore - St Margaret's
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> --
> David Murdoch Consulting davidmurdoch.ca
>    East River, Nova Scotia Phone: (902) 275-2309=20
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