The invitation to join the C3RF organization came to me from someone I very much admire—plucky ‘never-give-upper’
Valerie Price of Act for Canada, who has weathered all political dust-ups and never looks back.
“At C3RF, our mission is to educate the public regarding the nature of these narratives even as we fight back against the diminishment of free speech rights,” she wrote in her invitation for my joining the group of which she is a founding member. “Our efforts are meeting with much success as we have been able to grow our little organization from 12, four years ago during the M103 debate, to some 25,000 now. It does appear that there is a thirst throughout Canada for the information we disseminate on the status of individual, fundamental rights.”
“We know that you share our commitment to the promotion of civil liberties and wonder if we could join forces in some small manner. Accordingly, we would like to extend an invitation for you to become a "Patron" of C3RF. This would entail no effort or cost on your part. For our part, we would look forward to advertising your "Patron" status on our web page and referring to it when discussing your writings and other works.
“Each of the directors was asked to recommend a Patron - someone who shares our values and a commitment to Canadian rights and freedoms and I am recommending you!”
When I wrote Valerie back that I would be honored to accept her invitation to join the group, she responded: “That is just the BEST news! We are all delighted to have a fellow freedom fighter on board. Thank you so much, Judi. Russ Cooper is just thrilled.”