Class Action Suit Update

[kato]

Here's a quick report to bring everyone up to date on what's been happening. There's a reason why it's been kind of quiet around here lately.

1.The petitions are ready, and are being sent out now. For a start, they are going to most auction marts, cattle organizations, farm organizations, and Alberta county offices.

2. We have a Facebook page. Just go to Facebook and search "Canadian cattle producers for a bse class action settlement" and it should pop up. Ya, I know it's a long name, but it is a self explanatory name too. LOL. Even searching part of it will usually get you there. We're picking up new fans every day, and the higher the numbers, the better. If you go to the page and click the "like" button, you'll get updates on your wall whenever we post them.

3. The plan is not to send one big petition with thousands of names on it. The plan is to send hundreds of petitions with 25 to 30 names on them to as many different MP's as we can. If we can send 308 petitions to 308 MP's that would be spectacular. The petition is worded and set up to be approved by the Clerk of Petitions in the House of Commons, and that means they are obligated to take it to the House. They are not allowed to put it aside and ignore it, like they've ignored so much else.

4. A press release is prepared, and is being released this week. Pun intended.

5. We have really good coverage in Alberta and Manitoba, but if anyone here from the other provinces is interested in getting more involved, then that would be absolutely wonderful!

6. Anyone wanting a petition of their own, please email me at hello.iamkato@gmail.com

7. Everybody really needs to go to www.bseclassaction.ca and read through the information there. It is an eye opener.

8. The date for delivering the petitions to the MP's is June 30.

[coppertop]

Kato, have you spoken with CAO's of
Alberta Municipalities? I doubt if they
will have a petition at the counter
unless council's have approved it. I
would suggest sending it to the
Agricultural Fieldman of each County
might be a better route to take, that
way it would be inserted into the
Agricultural Service Board Agenda as an
add on and each Board member might take
it around and get a few signatures if
they chose.

[kato]

I do know they've been or are being sent to the County offices as we speak. I guess we'll have to see how they deal with it. I think Alberta is going to be pretty well covered from what I see.

What I'm concerned about is the rest of the country. I think I can manage getting the word out in Manitoba, and am hoping some more people get on board to help me with things like maybe organizing an information meeting, or at least talking to the media.

So if anyone is reading this from Saskatchewan, Ontario, B.C., Quebec or the Maritimes, and cares to jump on board, please contact Randy or me, or drop a message on the Facebook page.

We'd love to hear from you. There's a lot at stake.

[rkaiser]

Got to work on the press release stuff tonight Kato and sent out a mass email to my email list.

Hope everyone has their petition started. Only 30 names needed on each one. Not a lot of work but surely a way we can help ourselves.

Thanks for all your work kato; and our new found angel Margo.

[kato]

Calling all Saskatchewanians....... ;-) We've got you surrounded, but would love to hear from you.

hello.iamkato@gmail.com

Ontarioians? Ontarians? B.C.'ers, Quebecois? Maritimers? However you spell it, we'd love to hear from you too.