No, they’re not this year’s postcards (yet)! Over the summer enough postcards came in from last year’s Fall Action to send another impressive box of cards to Ottawa. Our total for last year’s campaign is now nudging 206,000! In this picture you can see an employee from Canada Post picking up your cards at our Toronto office. Keep up the good work, and let’s try to beat that number in this year’s postcard campaign!

Your postcards ready to go

Local debates and door to door campaigning by candidates for the coming October 14 Federal election are great opportunities to raise their awareness of international development and solidarity issues. Simply by asking questions you’ll be letting your candidates know that Canadians are keenly interested in how Canadian government policies affect people in the Global South.

Use our helpful guides below to prepare your questions on corporate social accountability and the food crisis, two major issues Development and Peace and its members have been working on in our Education and Action campaigns.

Roundtables question guide: election-08-question-on-the-roundtables1

Food crisis question guide:  election-08-question-on-the-food-crisis-and-agricultural-aid3

Judy Corkery, the Chair of the Regina, Saskatchewan Diocesan Council, suggested at a recent organizing meeting that members and staff keep a supply of this year’s Fall Action cards and brochures at home. That way, when candidates for the upcoming Federal election come calling, we can brief them on our Fall Action campaign, ask for their support, and invite them to sign the card to the Prime Minister. 

A great idea from Saskatchewan!