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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Candramers</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just received this email from Jan Selman
(please see below) and thought I would pass it on since the issue came up at one
point during the ACTR conference. Some people were interested
in more information and the petition about the new tax credit for
kid's sports (but not artistic) activities.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
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<DIV>Rebecca</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B>From:</B> <A title=michaelscholar@gmail.com
href="mailto:michaelscholar@gmail.com" target=_blank>michael scholar</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 30, 2006 3:10 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Petition to support youth in arts</DIV></DIV>
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<P><FONT color=#000000 size=2><FONT color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear
friends,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=#000000 size=2><FONT color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Some of you may
have received this already, but if not, please sign and pass it along to others
in your address book. It's too important an issue to
ignore.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT color=#000000 size=2><FONT color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If you click on the
link below, you can read and sign an online petition to the federal government,
requesting that it reconsider its budget provision giving a tax break to parents
who put their children in organized sports (hockey, soccer), but giving nothing
to parents who choose to develop their children's intellectual and artistic
talents (art, music, dance, drama). This is not good public
policy.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT color=#000000 size=2><FONT color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If you agree with that
view and the wording of this petition, please sign it yourself and copy the link
to your like-minded friends. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT color=#000000 size=2><FONT color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
title=http://www.petitiononline.com/dbs201bl/
href="http://www.petitiononline.com/dbs201bl/"
target=_blank>http://www.petitiononline.com/dbs201bl/</A>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT color=#000000 size=2><FONT color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My apologies if you
have received more than one of these. Please sign the petition only
once.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><BR clear=all></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Jan Selman</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Principal Investigator, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>Are We There Yet?</EM> Community-University
Research Alliance</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Chair (on leave, July 2005-June 2006)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Department of Drama</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>University of Alberta</FONT></DIV>
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