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TemporalHominid
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posted 10 October 2008 06:22 AM
All but one party leader has responded to Make Poverty History'sfive questionsThe prime minister is the only major party leader not appearing in a video prepared by a national anti-poverty coalition "We went back and forth for quite some time with the Prime Minister’s Office media people. The final thing we got back was our questions were too specific and that he would do it if we asked more general questions ... The whole point was to get specific commitments from party leaders", says Dennis Howlett, Canadian coordinator for the global antipoverty campaign edited to fix factual mistake [ 10 October 2008: Message edited by: TemporalHominid ]
From: Under a bridge, in Foot Muck | Registered: Jul 2004
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TemporalHominid
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posted 10 October 2008 07:19 AM
quote: Originally posted by Olly: Dennis Howlett is the MPH director, not Stephen Harper's campaign director.
thanks I have a reading comprehension problem
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TemporalHominid
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posted 10 October 2008 05:31 PM
quote: Originally posted by Prophit: I work for a Jewish social service agency. Wasnt there a Jewish advocacy group (could be UJA or CJC) that has also made poverty a key election issue? If so why havent other faith groups done the same?
they have; there are many faith groups under the MPH banner in ALberta for example, they include but not limited to : Beth Shalom Synagogue, the Edmonton Interfaith Centre, the Edmonton Interfaith Centre, Micah Challenge Canada, Mustard Seed Church, U of A Muslim Students' Association, Hope Missions...
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