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"I had never undertaken anything like this cause before, but I knew that it had to be done. The number of Canadians that I personally knew was in the single digits, so I figured I would need quite a few more to help us. I reached out through Facebook using suggestions and "people you may know". It took a lot of explaining to a lot of strangers, but you were willing to listen. The numbers grew, the passionate rallied, and things snowballed."  More

"You spoke and Subway listened! Today, Subway released a policy with public timelines to address the worst abuses suffered by the millions of chickens in its supply chain."  More

"Raise your voice and shout out a cheer for this great news! The Ontario government has formally apologized to my sister Teresa Pocock who was “placed” against her will in an Ontario long-term care home in November 2013 at the age of 49."  More

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai started a petition asking for 12 years of girls’ education to be funded around the world. It helped convince the Global Partnership for Education to expand their funding mandate  More

"Victory – we did it! On International Women’s Day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced that a Canadian woman will appear on a new bank note in 2018."  More