My friends, With Lana Popham (supporter of our petition) now Minister of Agriculture, our petition is starting to surge once again! When I had my original meeting with Popham just over a year ago, our petition went from 500 signatures to 33,000 in a matter of days. Now, with Popham our new Minister of Agriculture, our petition has surged from that 33,000 to nearly 50,000! We've created a movement that just won't stop growing. This is a lively and pressing issue in BC politics, but now it's time for us to show that to the Ministry. It's up to us to make sure our voices are heard. I'm calling on each and every one of you right now to make a phone call and send an email to the Ministry of Agriculture at 1-250-387-1023 & AGR.Minister@gov.bc.ca Here's a draft email: "Hi, My name's ______ and I have signed Ned Taylor's petition to ban battery cages in British Columbia, see petition here: https://www.change.org/p/ban-battery-cages-in-british-columbia Lana Popham made the commitment to Ned Taylor in June 2016 to work with Ned on the matters of his petition if she became Minister. I, a citizen of BC and supporter of Ned's petition, am now requesting that Minister Popham meet with Ned. I await your response, [YOUR FULL NAME] [YOUR ADDRESS AND CITY/TOWN]" Feel free to write your own email, but make sure the key message is requesting Minister Popham to meet with me. If I can meet with Lana Popham on behalf of all of us, we can ban chicken caging in British Columbia. I'm looking forward to seeing you all mobilize! Yours truly, Ned Taylor nedtaylor27@gmail.com