Finance committee  Yes, I think this is directly about democracy. It is not only about our environment or.... It's about the founding of our country and the direction we choose at a critical moment. I think that when you have CARP, health care professionals, archivists, charitable organizations, e

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, austerity is not an excuse, and then we have to look at investments. So “Walkerton” is the one word I would say; you can actually end up costing a lot more by cutting in the wrong place.

Finance committee  First, I'll thank you for—

Finance committee  I will just say it's not solely the Council of Canadians. This is being done by a broad coalition of groups, and it's part of...I think it's called Black Out. It's part of that. It's a takeoff of what's happened on the Internet.

Finance committee  We have been very clear that our demonstrations and our organization are non-partisan and peaceful. We have a non-violence policy, certainly.

Finance committee  We've been very critical of previous governments since our inception 25 years ago, and the majority of that time has not been Conservative.

Finance committee  Thank you. Good evening. I want to thank the committee for inviting us to present. My name is Anil Naidoo. I am here on behalf of the Council of Canadians, which is over 25 years old, with tens of thousands of members across every province and territory, and with chapters in a