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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi Toby,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I’m not sure that community ISP’s are the direction to go… may be quite a lot of work for not a lot of return but having Post Office’s as community Internet hubs providing Internet access, training, computer support and maintenance, perhaps community wifi would be very useful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Toby Harper-Merrett [mailto:toby.hm@cfsc-opec.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> March 7, 2016 7:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> Michael Gurstein <gurstein@gmail.com>; 'cracin-canada' <cracin-canada@vcn.bc.ca>; 'TC Advisors' <advisors@tc.ca><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Delivering Community Power: A bold vision for an expanded postal service<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Let's think about this.. how could community-focused ISP be made available through this new vision?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=Signature><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",serif;color:black'>__</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",serif;color:black'> </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",serif;color:black'>Toby Harper-Merrett</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",serif;color:black'>, </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",serif;color:black'>Executive Director | Directeur général</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",serif;color:black'>Computers for Success - Canada Incorporated | Ordinateurs pour l'excellence - Canada Incorporée</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:toby.hm@cfsc-opec.org" title="mailto:toby.hm@cfsc-opec.org
Cmd+Click or tap to follow the link" id=LPNoLP>toby.hm@cfsc-opec.org</a> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",serif;color:black'>+1 514 293 6987</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></span></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <a href="mailto:cracin-canada-owner@vancouvercommunity.net">cracin-canada-owner@vancouvercommunity.net</a> <<a href="mailto:cracin-canada-owner@vancouvercommunity.net">cracin-canada-owner@vancouvercommunity.net</a>> on behalf of Michael Gurstein <<a href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com">gurstein@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> February 29, 2016 12:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'cracin-canada'; 'TC Advisors'<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Delivering Community Power: A bold vision for an expanded postal service</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Interesting proposal. Perhaps they should add community broadband/community wireless to the range of offerings.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>M</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p style='background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> Dru Jay, Friends of Public Services [<a href="mailto:info@publicservices.ca">mailto:info@publicservices.ca</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> February 29, 2016 7:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> Michael Gurstein <<a href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com">gurstein@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Delivering Community Power: A bold vision for an expanded postal service</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#E5E5E5;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=250 style='width:187.5pt;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><p><a href="http://www.publicservices.ca/?e=5811432d38823d32012f728012e68395&utm_source=smartchange&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=decopo&n=1"><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=250 height=250 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D17869.A506A3B0" alt="Image removed by sender. Friends of Public Services"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505054'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:7.5pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;-webkit-border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;border-radius:5px'><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505054'>Michael -- </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505054'>Today, Friends of Public Services, CUPW, the folks behind the Leap Manifesto and allies are launching a <a href="http://www.deliveringcommunitypower.ca?e=5811432d38823d32012f728012e68395&utm_source=smartchange&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=decopo&n=2">bold proposal</a>: to change Canada's post office into the hub of a green economy that benefits everyone.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505054'>Here's what <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Naomi Klein</span></strong> had to say about the proposal:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505054'>“We face too many crises in this country to address them one at a time. What’s powerful about Delivering Community Power is how it takes on economic, environmental and social issues at the same time. Our post offices can become centres of community care and economic development, while bringing emissions down — this is the kind of leap we need in Canada.”</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505054'>And here's CUPW President <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Mike Palecek</span></strong>:<br><br>“Canada’s public postal service owns the country’s largest retail and logistics network. In every province and territory, the thousands of dedicated postal workers have thorough knowledge of their communities. CUPW is really proud of them. Let’s develop our public postal service to its full potential.” </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505054'>Read the proposal and sign on as a supporter here: <a href="http://www.deliveringcommunitypower.ca?e=5811432d38823d32012f728012e68395&utm_source=smartchange&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=decopo&n=3">www.deliveringcommunitypower.ca</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505054'>What's next?</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505054'><br><br>Our plan is to get this proposal into the hands of thousands of people across Canada to spark discussions about what Canada Post <em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>could be... </span></em>just in time for the public review of our postal service.<br><br>To help Friends of Public Services spread the message of Delivering Community Power, <a href="https://publicservices-smartchange.nationbuilder.com/donate?e=5811432d38823d32012f728012e68395&utm_source=smartchange&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=decopo&n=4">make a donation</a> today.</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:7.5pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;-webkit-border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;border-radius:5px'><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505054'>This email was sent to <a href="gurstein@gmail.com"><span style='color:#505054'>gurstein@gmail.com</span></a>. <br>To stop receiving emails, <a href="http://www.smartchange.ca/unsubscribe?e=5811432d38823d32012f728012e68395&utm_source=smartchange&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=decopo&n=5"><span style='color:#505054'>click here</span></a>. <br><br>Socialize with Friends of Public Services on <a href="http://www.smartchange.ca/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FFriends_PS&e=5811432d38823d32012f728012e68395&utm_source=smartchange&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=decopo&n=6"><span style='color:#505054'>Twitter</span></a> or <a href="http://www.smartchange.ca/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffriendsofpublicservices%2F&e=5811432d38823d32012f728012e68395&utm_source=smartchange&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=decopo&n=7"><span style='color:#505054'>Facebook</span></a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:30.0pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:30.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505054'>Created with <a href="http://www.smartchange.ca/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnationbuilder.com&e=5811432d38823d32012f728012e68395&utm_source=smartchange&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=decopo&n=8"><span style='color:#505054'>NationBuilder</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505054;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D17869.A506A3B0" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>