[Sican] Fwd: [BCC-list] fwd: Government Kills Community Internet Program
Gareth Shearman
shearman at victoria.tc.ca
Fri, 2 Mar 2007 13:21:49 -0800
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> From: "Matthew Asham - BC3" <matthewa@bc3.ca>
> Date: March 2, 2007 11:15:53 AM PST (CA)
> To: <broadbandcommunitychampions-list@vancouvercommunity.net>
> Subject: [BCC-list] fwd: Government Kills Community Internet Program
> Reply-To: broadbandcommunitychampions-list@vancouvercommunity.net
>
> From the PCNA Community ICT blog - http://ict-cap.blogspot.com/
>
> Please add your feedback to the blog, it is of critical importance
> your voices
> are heard before the end of the month. Now is the time to be
> pushing for
> CAP and Community Support from the federal government, before the
> budget
> is announced. Time is truly of the esscense.
>
>
>
> PCNA PRESS RELEASE
>
> Government Kills Community Internet Program
>
> We are in danger of losing a truly Canadian resource. Meanwhile,
> the rest of the world is using the model and vision that our
> government is killing.
>
> Did you know that across the world, from Norway to South Africa,
> from Ecuador to Australia, governments are investing in public
> internet for communities?
> These governments understand why community internet is important to
> literacy rates, employment rates, and breaking down geographic
> and cultural barriers. These governments understand the importance
> of computer and internet literacy to economic growth.
>
> Did you know that much of the world models its community internet
> on a program pioneered in Canada?The Canadian model is known as
> the Community Access Program (CAP). It was started by Industry
> Canada in the mid-1990s. Its impact continues to be felt across
> Canadian communities both large and small.
>
> Did you know that, as the rest of the world continues to recognize
> the economic benefits gained by investing in community internet,
> successive Canadian governments have slowly suffocated CAP by
> reducing its funding?With the upcoming Conservative budget, CAP will
> be snuffed out. For good. CAP is a successful program with a proven
> economic and social impact. It cuts across nearly every
> community in Canada. It will be lost forever.The Conservative
> government has offered no new initiative to take the place of CAP.
> They refuse to comment on this. Instead, Conservatives continue to
> point the finger at the Liberals rather than talk about what they
> are actually going to do.
>
>
> Did you know that the amount of technical information is doubling
> every two years? It is predicted to double every 72 hours by the
> year 2010. Now is not the time for Canada to pull their support for
> community training.
>
> Communities should not have to bear the burden of partisan
> politics. Our literacy rates, our economic strength, and our social
> well-being are too important. These are investments in our future.
>
> Well over 20 million citizens have received training or accessed
> the Internet from a CAP site in the past decade. A recent sample
> group study has shown that 93% of those who received training at a
> CAP Site felt that their new skills would positively impact their
> performance in a work or education environment.
> Technology is transforming so fast that much of what we learned
> three years ago is now nearly obsolete. Our ability to use new
> technology has a direct impact upon our employment opportunities.
> CAP delivers this opportunity to communities.
>
> The Conservatives will announce a new budget soon. Unless you speak
> out, this budget will bring with it the death of CAP. If you
> think that public internet access is important, please let your
> local member of parliament know. Please email Minister of Industry
> Maxime Bernier at Bernier.M@parl.gc.ca.
>
> Now is not the time to stop investing in our communities.
>
>
>
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</B></FONT><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
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the PCNA Community ICT blog - <A =
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><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Please =
add your feedback to the blog, it is of critical importance your =
voices</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">are heard before the end of the =
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to be pushing for<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV><DI=
V style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">CAP and Community Support from the federal =
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">is =
announced.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Time is truly =
of the esscense.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
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min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">PCNA PRESS =
RELEASE</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Government Kills Community Internet =
Program</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">We are in danger of losing a truly Canadian =
resource. Meanwhile, the rest of the world is using the model and vision =
that our</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">government is killing.</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Did you =
know that across the world, from Norway to South Africa, from Ecuador to =
Australia, governments are investing in public</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">internet for communities?</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">These governments understand why community internet =
is important to literacy rates, employment rates, and breaking down =
geographic</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">and cultural barriers. These =
governments understand the importance of computer and internet literacy =
to economic growth.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; =
"><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Did you know that much of the =
world models its community internet on a program pioneered in Canada?The =
Canadian model is known as</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">the Community =
Access Program (CAP). It was started by Industry Canada in the =
mid-1990s. Its impact continues to be felt across</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Canadian communities both large and small.</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Did you =
know that, as the rest of the world continues to recognize the economic =
benefits gained by investing in community internet,</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">successive Canadian governments have slowly =
suffocated CAP by reducing its funding?With the upcoming Conservative =
budget, CAP will</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">be snuffed out. For good. CAP is =
a successful program with a proven economic and social impact. It cuts =
across nearly every</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">community in Canada. It =
will be lost forever.The Conservative government has offered no new =
initiative to take the place of CAP.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">They refuse =
to comment on this. Instead, Conservatives continue to point the finger =
at the Liberals rather than talk about what they</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">are actually going to do.</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Did you know =
that the amount of technical information is doubling every two years? It =
is predicted to double every 72 hours by the</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">year 2010. Now is not the time for Canada to pull =
their support for community training.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Communities =
should not have to bear the burden of partisan politics. Our literacy =
rates, our economic strength, and our social</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">well-being are too important. These are investments =
in our future.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Well over 20 million citizens have received training =
or accessed the Internet from a CAP site in the past decade. A recent =
sample</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">group study has shown that 93% =
of those who received training at a CAP Site felt that their new skills =
would positively impact their</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">performance =
in a work or education environment.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Technology is =
transforming so fast that much of what we learned three years ago is now =
nearly obsolete. Our ability to use new</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">technology has a direct impact upon our employment opportunities. CAP =
delivers this opportunity to communities.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The =
Conservatives will announce a new budget soon. Unless you speak out, =
this budget will bring with it the death of CAP. If you</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">think that public internet access is important, =
please let your local member of parliament know. Please email Minister =
of Industry</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Maxime Bernier at <A =
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margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
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