FW: CHP action? (fwd)

[Kathy Chung]

more info re petition.

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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 16:42:00 -0700
From: Hoad Linda <lxh at PSB.NLC-BNC.CA>
To: Multiple recipients of list CANLIT-L <CANLIT-L at INFOSERV.NLC-BNC.CA>
Subject: FW: CHP action?

In response to Dick MacGillivray's suggestion of an electronic petition, may
I suggest that it may very well be technologically feasible, but it is a
waste of everyone's time.  The advice I have received from politicians at
several levels is that petitions have very limited effect.  The impact of
the message has a direct relationship to the amount of effort supplied by
the person trying to change the politician's mind.  The bottom line then is
write, fax or e-mail a message, no matter how short!
Sheila Copps' e-mail address is:  copps_min at pch.gc.ca
Linda Hoad
National Library of Canada
linda.hoad at nlc-bnc.ca

N.B.  These views are my own and do not represent the views of my employer.
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From: owner-canlit-l
To: Multiple recipients of list CANLIT-L
Subject: Re: CHP action?
Date: Monday, July 22, 1996 2:14PM

        Frank,

        While I find some of your language in the letter to Ms. Copps
apocalyptic,
I agree with the intent, which is to alert her and others of the serious
implications of letting Coach House simply go down the drain. Perhaps others
feel the same way but will be unlikely to send their own letters. Is there
any way in which we might construct for list members an electronic
'petition' which we could then send off? I'm picturing a letter very like
yours to which those who wished to could simply append their names. Then we
might fire the whole thing off by e-mail.  Do you, or does anyone else, know
if this is technologically possible?

        Dick MacGillivray
        srmacgil at cs-acad-lan.lakeheadu.ca