This could be extraordinary:

December 2, 2013

We’ve come a long way since April 14 — and even farther still since the last federal election.

We made it this far — including winning three by-elections this year — because you held fast to the values we cherish, and the idea of the Canada we’re working for.

Which is why as the shimmering holiday lights lift up our spirits and remind us to let our hopes soar anew, I’m asking you to help us make something extraordinary happen this holiday season.

For the first time this fundraising quarter, we have the chance to out-raise the Conservatives, and send a serious signal to Canadians that change is coming.

But to do it, I need you to believe, and I need you to act — so that we can wake up 12 days from now having raised one million dollars for change.

Be a part of it — make something extraordinary happen this holiday season and chip in $3 before midnight, December 12:

https://www.liberal.ca/million-dollars-for-change

When you give, you’ll also automatically be entered for the chance to join me for dinner in your town — along with four of your friends.

I shared a meal in November with the last Win Dinner with Justin contest winner, Dorothy Corbeil, a retired nurse from Golden Lake, Ontario, who has dedicated her life to helping others. (You can read Dorothy’s account of the evening below).

I love these dinners because they remind me that every Canadian receiving these emails has the power to make a big difference with a single action — which is exactly what it will take to out-raise the Conservatives and show Canadians we’re serious about change.

Watch this video from my dinner with Dorothy — especially my answer to Dorothy’s question around the one-and-a-half-minute mark — and then join the Million Dollars for Change Campaign.

Thank you.

Justin

P.S. We also accept donations by phone at 1-888-542-3725, Mon-Sun, 9am to 5pm ET (if the line is busy, please try again).

— Original Message —
Date: November 23, 2013
From: Dorothy Corbeil
To: LPC Staff
Subject: Dinner with Justin

Dinner last night was FABULOUS!

Justin was all I’d hoped he would be – authentic, kind, personable, and funny. He said we could ask him anything, and we all relaxed and did. My guests — my sister Mary, my nephew Taylor, my friend Kathy and her grandson Forest — all contributed to the conversation, and it was quite free-flowing and deep.

Justin answered all our questions freely and with knowledge. My nephew asked him about electoral reform — Taylor’s the political science grad — and was surprised at how much Justin knew about it, and the detail into which he went with his answer.

Justin is humble, self-aware and honest; my sister Mary, who teaches yoga, says he has a “yoga” perspective, well grounded, balanced, relationship-based, which impressed us all. He has “good energy”. He said he was going to maintain his “positive” stance throughout, and I believe him.

Kathy talked about the fact that the GST base of $30,000 for businesses hasn’t changed since the GST was established in 1991, and that it’s too small an amount in 2013 and is inhibiting small businesses from growing; they don’t want to be bothered with all the GST paperwork, so they keep their incomes below $30,000, which is a pittance today. If that limit were to be raised, it would encourage small businesses to increase their staff and productivity. Justin wasn’t aware of that fact and took it to heart.

He had read my policy resolutions for our upcoming convention and it was obvious to me that he supports the philosophy of Primary Health Care. He agreed that the relationship between the federal government and the provinces has to improve — I don’t think he needed me to point that out.

All our post-meal comments were positive. Even the boys, who didn’t do as much talking as us women, were impressed. Mary, Taylor and I had a bit of debriefing at my place over tea when we got home.

The food was delicious and the service excellent. I was treated like a queen.

I can’t wait to see the video — and hope it inspires others to give.

Thank you so much for facilitating this for me.

Dorothy

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Dorothy A. Robertson Corbeil
Golden Lake, Ontario, Canada