OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre has put out an urgent call for funds.
“We have consistently fought for fair treatment, fair pricing, and your fundamental rights as people, not just customers,” said the group in an email sent out earlier this week by executive director John Lawford.
“Major corporations are more powerful than ever in Canada. But PIAC itself has never been more threatened. We face an acute funding crunch and will be unable to keep going without your urgent help,” he added. “PIAC’s business model has always balanced on a knife-edge. PIAC staff and legal counsel do expert legal and advocacy work, and regulators like the CRTC reimburse these modest costs.”
Over the last few years, those cost awards have been paid later and later (something Lawford pointed out last year, too, when he said the group may have to close down), “hurting our ability to operate. Now, after another unreasonable delay, PIAC needs your help now to keep our work going,” Lawford explained.
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