I missed the first half hour of (likely) chants and cheers, maybe the first speaker, however I got the rest.
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00:00To be taken away, we have taken away so many things from us, but now we need to stop, and this can only be taken, this is the right that everybody can speak, to be able to speak, whatever they want, they can be, again, you understand, the churches, they can be able to talk, but how is so unity, how you call unity, it is going to bring a lot, a lot of opinions, it is really a loophole.
00:29Because what is hate for you, it's not hate for me, so how do you really put a line, it's very easy to put the fire, they should leave the streets like they are, and when it's so quiet, we have to go to the fire, and why we need to stop it, because there is a possibility of other people, we have never done something out of line, we always come in respectful, and we say what we have to say, and then we leave, why they ask for now, a regulation,
00:58that is going to divide us more, because now, we have to be even more political, and that we need to be now, and this can be a little bit more mental health for people, this is a struggle, so this is why we are here, but now, we are going to receive the people that are going to speak,
01:17So, we are going to speak, the phone, the lady that has the phone, what is, this girl, what is your name for, oh, Kiki, can you please give it up for me, Kiki, I'm not leaving for me, somebody can, neighbor, somebody recorded, help me, somebody recorded, help me, somebody recorded,
01:43thank you, thank you, okay, give it up, give me an A, A, give me a C, I am with a card, and it is a pleasure to be here, here is my poem, we need the liberals from the express, with our housing costs, with our housing costs, for our rent, we do not need to be disappointed by the
02:12conservative, we need a leader, we need a leader, who will fight, protect, and build, and build for our rights, since we are now in a crisis, due to cause and effect, we are no longer allowed to protest, protest in buildings, sidewalks and streets, how can we get across to the public, when all we can do is stay at home and watch this, on television, shay, shay, shay, shay.
02:38Do we need a stronger Canada? From which I believe these members will support us. A good plan could be always to be together.
02:48In different communities, however, and also sharing not for that we require, but also in the opinions and experience we may have encountered in the hope to help one another.
03:01This will or could reduce dangers, perhaps something to consider. Instead of protesting, we should choose who is the best to be elected.
03:12In particularly Ontario, individuals and communities can advocate for change through various avenues. This includes contacting elected officials, participating in public to avoid any disruptions.
03:27In these forums, can we get more kind people to volunteer. That is, with relevant organizations in this type of crisis.
03:38Lastly, engaging in educational initiatives to raise awarenesses in this situation.
03:46It's time to end crimes, we always fight. Mainly us as taxpayers, at this time, end-to-end, NSF fees, unforeseen.
03:55We are hungry. We are bound to all acknowledge rent increases can cause that we need to implement a course of action for homelessness.
04:06What are we to do, then, when people don't care to understand? Do I need to mention in just a few more words, or do we need to remain with suspense to be in jail one day, perhaps, with no security at hand?
04:19Mainly, we should protest when someone in despair needs more, or does an issue have to go to court where we can be heard by history already learned?
04:31Or tell them something everybody doesn't already know. Thank you!
04:36The people united will never be the...
04:40There is no power like the power of the people are the power of the people.
04:46India Babington!
04:51I'm telling you that she is a person who speaks so well, first of all, and she knows the issues.
04:59Last time when we were here, we were on fire, so be prepared!
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05:15Okay!
05:16So, we're here, and we're not going to let anybody silence us.
05:20No!
05:21No!
05:22We're here because we're talking about our rights.
05:24Yes!
05:25Our rights, we are in a country where it's not to be taken for granted.
05:30Yes!
05:31And we have a voice, and we use it.
05:33And if you have legs, you use them.
05:35Yes!
05:36And whatever way that you have to move around, and whatever way that you have to shout, you shout.
05:39Yes!
05:40So, we're going to start off with this.
05:42I'm going to do a short chant here.
05:44And when I say part of it, then you say, when I say, what do you do?
05:48You stand up and you fight back.
05:50When workers' rights are under attack, what do you?
05:52First, you know, when we talk about rights and our protection as well, I also want to
05:57commend the dear officers that are here as well this morning, making sure that our safety
06:02is important to them as well.
06:03Yes!
06:04Yes!
06:05Yes!
06:06Okay.
06:07Well, you don't have to be afraid.
06:09Okay.
06:10Let's look at them and say thank you, because they're not here to intimidate you.
06:14Thank you!
06:15You don't have to be afraid.
06:16That's right.
06:18And I think it's so important, because we're here this morning, and one of the reasons
06:21councils are also considering a bylaw which would restrict protests and pickets for
06:26the city.
06:27Shame!
06:28Shame!
06:29You know what's so strange? I am going to tell you that because I am here because I oppose that. And I'm going to tell you why. Just recently, we saw on the news and we hear it through a whisper of more than a hundred immigrants that were sleeping on the street homeless. Nobody was looking at them.
06:51Until there was a protest. Until people speak out. No one look at them. Politicians wasn't looking at them. So that's why we need our voice and we have a right to protest whenever we want to, anywhere we want to.
07:05Not too long ago, not too long ago we saw the same, the same dance. We saw the same dance when Ford tried to muzzle, muzzle workers from speaking up, from standing up for their rights, from fighting their employer, from standing in the street and speaking up for their rights as workers.
07:27And he tried that and he lost that twice. We are here this morning to send a message that if they didn't learn their lesson then, we are here to show them that we are not going to back down.
07:40You are right. Many things that we are speaking up about. If we don't do that, nobody else will look at us.
07:49We saw during the pandemic, everybody else was important for evil vaccine except for people like you and me that look like us. We were at the back of the train and see the other things go back.
08:00Yes, yes, yes, yes.
08:01We have rights. Yes.
08:03And they're trying to let us know that you know what, we are no one. And if you don't do that, let me give you a perfect example. When it's time for an election that we're in right now, what does those politicians do?
08:14They're in the street. Yes, yes, yes, yes.
08:19If that's right, what they're doing, they're reaching out to you in the street and at your doorstep for their support. So why can't you, after you elect them, stand up and speak up and ask them to do that?
08:32Yes, hold them accountable.
08:34If politicians believe that the only thing that they can do is to sit inside there and to sit up at Queen's Park and look for a shortcut of ways to muzzle you when you speak up, otherwise it's getting louder.
08:47Yes.
08:48I support our charter right for free speech. Yes.
08:49For free speech and for free assembly. Yes. Woo. We don't accept any special rule for anyone. We believe in equal rights for all. Yes.
09:15They don't get to come and knock your door and go in the street and slide paper under your door while you don't have rights to come back and sit down your face. Yes, yes, yes.
09:23Richard, Richard.
09:24It couldn't restrict for us as union our ability to win better contracts for our members. That's it. Yeah.
09:31Our rights are currently under threat from Donald Trump and the United States as well. Yes.
09:37We got to send a strong message for you out here in the community. If you did not take the street and talk about the exploitation of greedy, greedy landlord. Yes.
09:48Yes.
09:49You would not be victorious today. Yes, sir.
09:52Because nobody would help you. Yes.
09:55If you was not out here talking about the quality of living and health and safety in your building, no one would have listened to you if you didn't take the street. Yes. Yes.
10:05Look at what's happening across the border. We're here talking about it. We're watching the news every day. Yes.
10:12Watching somebody over there threaten our rights in this country. Yes.
10:16Are we falling asleep or are we standing up and fighting back? Stand up and fight.
10:21So why is it that politicians think it's okay for us to come together with them to speak out or to stop Trump? Yes.
10:28But we don't have right to stop them in this country. Yes. Yes. Yes.
10:35The good life of working people wasn't one true begging. Yes.
10:39It was one by taking the street. Yes. Yes.
10:41And I believe as long as they feel like they can tell us to stay in our homes, stay in our corners, stay in our lane, then we won't be able to win anything.
10:51And that's why we got to step in the street because you know what? Yes.
10:54We don't win until we take over the street. Yes. Yes.
10:57That's where we win. In the street. They don't get to walk away and pretend they're the good guys. Yes.
11:03When they're exploiting you. Yes. Yes.
11:04And that's why we have to continue taking the street to make our fight hurt. Yes. Yes.
11:09We're not here endangering a daycare. We're not here endangering a church. No. No. No. No. No. No.
11:15For you know everything that Pastor Nat is saying right now about why you shouldn't protest, it existed a long time ago and he didn't use his platform to stop that. Yes, exactly.
11:24So don't use it as your alibi. Yes. And that's why you need to put people into a bubble. Yes. Go do your job. Yes.
11:32Safety is important for the church. Safety is important for childcare and you're not the person who's putting it in danger.
11:38He needs to go out and go do his job and stop using you.
11:42We need to protect our rights to fight for a better life for co-workers, for our families, and our community.
11:52And so comrades, I say to you this morning, it doesn't matter, we hit some hurdles this morning when you stand out there.
12:00Just a few of you standing out there watching, all of a sudden, trapped up rules made overnight from security guards who come to intimidate you this morning.
12:10We came right here with a microphone just weeks ago and they had no problem.
12:17But this morning they came with a new rule they made last night to tell you that you can't use a microphone.
12:23Who the hell they think they are? Everything you want from your voice and we can speak out.
12:28This is how the rule made. This is how the rule made one by one to intimidate people that look like us.
12:34But we have the problem. For us to win anything inside this country, we have to stand up and speak out.
12:42For us to win anything in our building, you have to stand up and speak out.
12:48For them to win a seat in city council, they have to ask us to march to the poll to do it.
12:55We are in the streets going out there. So why is it so wrong for you to be here speaking upon your rights?
13:01They are not knocking your doors for it. And that's why you have to come to them.
13:05So we are here to send that message. We are not going to roll over and play them. We are not going to hide from anything.
13:12We are going to change this because it's our right. This country is about people. It's about workers' rights. It's about our community rights. It's about people rights. It's about citizens rights. And we're not going to let someone like Pastor Ned muzzle any of us for his own well good.
13:28We are not going to let's stand up together. Let's stand up together. Let's take on this fight. If they don't allow you to go inside there, you're not going to go away.
13:36Yes. Because we remember them. There is an election on the 28th coming. You damn sure are going to remember those ones. Yes. And there is an election coming and you damn sure are going to remember them. Yes. So any of them think that this is all they can do to stop you, they better think again. Again. Yes.
13:52Do we pay taxes? Yes. Yes. Yes. What do these taxes pay for? Maybe the streets? Yes. Yes. Right. So do we own the streets? Yes. Yes. Whose streets? Our streets. Whose streets? I'm here.
14:13I love you as well. It's on the wall. It was amazing as you saw people are now fired out. And really we understand that is not only to people who maybe are racialized but it's to everybody who's taking these rights to speak out.
14:33So, now we have some members that are going to speak. We're going to invite Stacey. Please, Stacey, we want to remember three and four people's talk.
14:49Hey everybody, my name is Stacey, I'm a Toronto Downtown member from over the last year now.
14:54We are gathered here today to peacefully demonstrate our fundamental rights in this still sovereign nation to assemble, engage collectively and express our opinion with raising awareness about what the city is planning to pass.
15:10Taking our democratic rights away with a protest by-law.
15:14The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom already has in place regulations to ensure protests are carried out with the public safety in mind.
15:24Why is the city creating more administrative barriers, limiting people's freedom?
15:30We're already here today as ACORN members fighting for the human right of housing standards.
15:37Now we're getting chipped away on our human right to collect and demonstrate and fight for those rights?
15:44Stacey! Stacey!
15:47We should not be following in Trump's footsteps.
15:49No!
15:51Counselors, please do not pass this by-law!
15:54Yes!
15:55Yes!
15:57The people united will never be defeated!
16:01That was really powerful as well.
16:04So now we're going to hear from Susan.
16:07Susan, give it up for Susan!
16:09Susan!
16:10And I told you to mention that Stacey is from downtown and Susan is from Western!
16:15Yes!
16:17Go ahead Susan, go on girl!
16:22Good morning everyone!
16:23Good morning!
16:25Good morning!
16:26Dear people, do not give up the fight.
16:29I am Susan Cox, a member of Western Chapter Toronto ACORN.
16:33I want to say this is a time that we cannot stand together and fight for our rights.
16:44And right now they are trying to take it away.
16:47They cannot give all the power to the people, all the rights.
16:53We cannot lay down and stay.
16:56We are supposed to be a country with equal rights and justice.
17:00We all make up this country.
17:03And without us workers, we will not have a country.
17:07The people united will never be defeated!
17:10This group is on fire!
17:12And now we are on fire!
17:14We are on fire!
17:16So now we are going to receive Ryan and Susan is yours!
17:19Woo!
17:21Ryan!
17:27Those are really tough acts to follow.
17:28I am going to do my best, alright?
17:31Good morning everyone!
17:33Good morning!
17:35Good morning everyone!
17:37My name is Ryan Engel.
17:39I am a member of Toronto ACORN, the East Chapter.
17:42And I am the chair of the Dawes ACORN Tennis Association.
17:47And I am a licensed mayor of legal.
17:49I know we have police here today, I can't give you any legal advice.
17:51But I am going to give you some hot legal takes on what I think of this ridiculous by-law framework that they are trying to push at City Hall.
18:01As it relates to our...
18:03Speak into the microphone!
18:05Can you hear me better now?
18:07Alright!
18:09It's my pleasure and delight to be with all of you this morning.
18:13We are such a diverse group of people.
18:16There are many things that distinguish us from each other that have brought us here today.
18:19And although there are some people, including City Councilors, in this building behind me that want to use our differences and the very notion of differences between people to divide and regulate us,
18:32We are here today to stand tall and firm in solidarity with each other.
18:37Yes!
18:39And to tell the city that they have no authority to create a by-law framework to advance the idea that peaceful public demonstrations are depending on where they are held presumptively hateful and dangerous.
18:56Shame!
18:57Shame!
18:58Imagine living in a city like Toronto, in a country like Canada, in 2025, with our very mature and developed Constitution, our mature understanding of our constitutional rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms,
19:15and being told by the government that demonstrating on public property, public property, where certain institutions is inherently hateful, unsafe, and illegal.
19:30Shame!
19:31Well, I hate to break it to you all, folks, but that's exactly what some members of Toronto City Council want to do.
19:37Shame!
19:38Shame!
19:39When I came here this morning, I wasn't going to name-drop anyone, but the ringleader behind this is Councillor James Pasternak.
19:44Yes!
19:45He is out here right now, and has been spreading misinformation about the purpose of this by-law.
19:52He is too much of a coward to come out here and defend himself, and defend his actions.
19:59Yes!
20:00Yes!
20:01Yes!
20:02Him and my own Councillor Bradford.
20:03Yes!
20:04Call them out!
20:05Yes!
20:06They have directed the city manager as well as city staff in various divisions to try to justify their objective,
20:12which is to silence our voices by illegally closing off parts of the public square and trying to impose on us the idea that we don't have a right to challenge people and institutions,
20:25including people who hide behind certain institutions, who hide behind buildings like this,
20:30and have been doing so since the very beginning that our democracy started to take shape.
20:36Yes!
20:37Yes!
20:38Yes!
20:39That goes further back than Canada.
20:40Yes!
20:41And I specifically mention democracy because without the right to protest, there is no such thing as democracy.
20:53We have a body of federal and provincial legislation as well as decisions of our courts that inform our understanding of what is a lawful assembly, expression, association,
21:04and other lawful exercises of our fundamental freedoms as guaranteed under Section 2 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
21:13This mission that they are on to narrow our rights is beyond the city's jurisdiction.
21:18It is unconstitutional.
21:19It will be a tough sell to our courts.
21:22It is a waste of city resources.
21:24And to use the language of some of our conservative friends, it is a waste of taxpayer money.
21:29You must vehemently object to it.
21:32And I am going to share with you some ways that you can fight back.
21:36Right now the city is engaged in public consultations.
21:39There will be a Zoom consultation tonight, April the 27th at 7pm.
21:44There is going to be another one on April the 27th at 7pm.
21:48You can go online.
21:49You can register and be part of the consultation process.
21:52And there is also a survey that is out right now.
21:54That survey, the deadline is I believe May the 1st.
21:58So get online and participate in the survey so that your voice can be heard.
22:02And we can tell city councils, and we can tell especially those problematic city councillors,
22:07that we are here and we are going to fight for our rights and we are not going to stop.
22:11They don't get to decide what our constitutional rights are.
22:17They are guaranteed.
22:19And the courts have already dealt with this.
22:21The Supreme Court of Canada has dealt with this.
22:23And that there is nothing that they are going to accomplish through this by-law framework,
22:27except intimidating people and wasting the city's money in the courts.
22:30Thank you so much Ryan.
22:35That was very insightful and very powerful as well.
22:42very powerful as well so now we're going to hide kitty and ryan is from east yard and kitty is
22:50from scarborough east east he said i am the last almost one dead in scarborough okay so please
22:58hello everyone thank you for being here i'm i'm honored to be here joining with uh uh actually
23:17my name is giri from scarborough icon joined by fellow members like you and our allies
23:23uh against our city council's demonstration ban by law which is an undemocratic move that would
23:31restrict protest on sidewalks and city property shame it is a shame we are standing up for our
23:39rights to dissent and demand demanding that the city rob this dangerous by law also known as no free
23:46no free speech sword it's a it's a public space belongs to people not just those in power
23:53yes yes this bubble this bubble zone by law rebranded from safe access to abortion
24:03that does not protect vulnerable groups but silence democratic voices like ours
24:08which calls to stop evictions and homeless death on our street yes so like my brother mentioned earlier
24:17counselor brad bradford who is championing the demonstration ban by law is neither pro-life
24:22nor pro-life but servant of the public business agenda big business agenda
24:31so let me put some numbers in 2023 over 300 people died due to homelessness and within the first six
24:39months of 2024 about 135 people lost their lives and half of them were due to drug overdose yet the city
24:48response was let's stop counting the debt that's a huge share to our city owned and operated by giant
24:56landlords and the agents who profit of the housing crisis
25:01i have serious concerns with the definition of vulnerability any faith institution that reinforce racism
25:08and injustice in our society is not a vulnerable institution our elected leaders who legislate laws to control
25:17our lives are not vulnerable persons those who sit at the corporate boards are powerless only by their imagination
25:27so as a postal worker i worked 30 days on the picket line and guess what we were legislated back to work
25:37and we still don't have a contract my co-workers are still fighting my co-workers are still fighting
25:43hostile management and terrible work conditions yeah that is that is going to be much more bigger
25:50of a bigger of an issue in the upcoming days yes so i call on mayor olivia chow and counselors who care
25:57about democracy to do the right thing yes to stop stopping the taxpayer dollars to stop serving the view
26:06at the top bring real solution to housing crisis because housing is a human right
26:11so you need to feel super proud of who we are really and truly
26:41because we have the voice for the ones who don't know how to voice and we have been saying
26:45these over and over and so now we're going to receive james but i don't know where he's coming
26:50from he's going to tell us where you're coming from james
26:59that's so nice when i told you to see her amazing
27:02hello there we go morning uh i'm james i organized with uh acorn in uh rexdale mainly at the uh bergamot
27:19avenue tenants union uh over the last few months we've been taking actions to win better conditions
27:24for all the tenants experience and mistreatment from our landlord one of one of our earliest actions
27:31was a protest outside of the management office of our complex i speak as a member of acorn this
27:38proposed bylaw would hamper our abilities to organize effectively that's right yes
27:48the winds the winds got me in a pickle here
27:50so uh this bylaw would affect us greatly the tenants in our building at bernal
28:12and a seniors building so uh this bylaw would affect us greatly the tenants in our building
28:20at bergamot avenue have been subjected to infestations of pests like bed bugs mice and cockroaches
28:27my building itself has dealt with devastating flooding multiple times over the last decade
28:35we face regular disruptions in water service high rents and extreme temperatures in the summer
28:40and because we couldn't handle such mistreatment any longer we turned to organizing we turned to acorn
28:49our first action was a protest outside of the management offices another was a mass delivery
28:55of work orders to those same offices soon we plan to have a tenant meeting at a shared park in our
29:01complex i asked the council do they believe that our actions should be shut down under this proposed bylaw
29:09to what lengths are they willing to stretch the definition of demonstration to shut down our democratic
29:18rights and citizens in all these instances we take no action against the vulnerable institutions
29:26mentioned as defined by the city yet we take peaceful action against those who we believe have
29:32wronged us for years yet if the authorities chose to they could easily deny us our very rights because
29:40of an arbitrary distance set in this building protest is enshrined as a right in our charter but beyond
29:49that it's a fundamental right to humanity itself protesting is collective it's community based and one of
29:56the easiest ways for us to voice our displeasure with those in power this is a right inherent to living
30:03in a free society one that must be upheld no matter what that right today is being threatened with fascist
30:11movements gaining steam across the globe and one currently holding power over our neighborhood of the
30:16south our right to speak up against the injustices in our neighborhoods our workplaces our countries and our
30:24world has never been more precarious city council deems it fit to consider freeing us from these rights
30:35to use their time and our tax dollars to consider one of the most anti-democratic measures this city
30:40has ever seen as serious policy some of the supporters of this proposal will say it's meant only to protect
30:48these vulnerable institutions from harm but i do ask the city what if the workers of these vulnerable
30:55institutions wanted to go on strike what if their boss like many bosses treated them poorly and they
31:01wanted to speak up against that say at a school even should it be against the law for them to pick it
31:07outside of their place to work
31:09no
31:13sorry guys i i ain't drink water hold on
31:18in my instance tenants if tenants wanted to protest against the inhumane conditions the landlord keeps
31:24them in but their building is located next to a school a church a seniors building should the
31:30protest be forced to move 100 meters away conveniently away from the very people doing harm to them
31:40very people who should hear the community coming together to say no more
31:46we're gathered before city council today to tell them in the strongest possible terms that this cannot
31:51stand that's right the people of toronto will not have their rights trampled on we can never call
31:58ourselves a democratic society if we remove a key pillar of democracy i ask the counselors i ask the
32:06mayor and city staff to shut this motion down where it stands if we allow this to go any further what
32:17comes next what will stop the next council from expanding the zones another 10 or 50 or even 100 meters
32:24where any demonstration can be forced to the outskirts of the city where there's no one to be bothered but
32:32more importantly no one to listen and no one to hear i ask the city today for the love of our rights do not
32:41let this pass thank you for your time
32:50let this is
33:04hi everyone hi my name is mama brunette i'm from scarborough i'm here to say this is my right
33:16yes the politician didn't give me this right and hell no they're not taking it over here
33:23i am here today to say to james and brad check yourself because we are not giving up our right
33:31for you it is not my fault you're feeling uncomfortable with what we are doing if you did your job right you
33:39won't have to be feeling uncomfortable you need to stand up and check these people because we
33:46are tired we are fed up and we're not taking it no more we this is our charter of rights and freedom
33:54if we have a problem with city hall why should we go to eating center and protest you have a problem
34:00with you so we're coming to you we're not going anywhere and this whatever law they want to pass
34:10it's not going to pass because let me tell you it's not legal yeah you're not going to violate my
34:16rights to please yourself and we as acorns and our union members and everything like that listen people
34:26we're going to stand up and we're not backing down because guess what we're not going anywhere they
34:33can't take our rights away and they can't do anything to us because we're standing on the law that is our
34:40rights and there is no rights like our rights and there is no power like people power so we are going to
34:47say to them we're not taking it no more there ain't no power like the power of the people and the power
34:55of the people don't stop because with power they're united yes you see this building behind here we have
35:04to get to those city councilors because when they wanted our votes yes they sought us out yes and now
35:11that you're going to violate my rights you're trying to take away my rights i am going to find you
35:16yes so if nowhere you can hide i will find you because my rights is important and i'm going to
35:23assume that assume that all of you guys rights are important so we are going to find them and we're
35:29going to say that's right it's not going to work try something else because we're going to stand up and
35:36we're going to fight back because we don't have anything to lose you know that song that says stand up and
35:41fight back you have nothing to lose yeah that's what we're going to do we're going to stand up and
35:46we're going to fight back yes thank you very much
35:55you see why she was the president of acorn isn't it she is powerful so thank you marva and um we try to
36:05to show a little demonstration and how it's going to be when we if we allow that this law pass we will
36:11be all like mouth you're not covered we cannot be able to speak and this is going to be well terrible
36:18for us so now we have gabriel will be the last person that is going to speak gabriel he is coming for the
36:25representative
36:42hi everyone i deliberately kept silent you know why i came to canada as a migrant farm worker
36:49and in my country no news is good news no news is good news but only to find out canada has a
36:56culture of silence a culture of silence yes and in canada yes migrant workers because of unjust laws
37:07migrant workers are forced to be quiet but in our home countries no news is good news but in canada
37:13no news is because of unjust laws and policies will you be quiet and be associated or will you be a
37:22fighter and fight so when what are the politicians afraid of the day we stand united and we know we
37:31can go for a long list of success stories when we stand united that we achieve success if we look just
37:37here to protect and serve to protect and serve wouldn't we feel confident that these people are
37:42protecting our rights and serving us yeah but whose rights and who's who are they protecting and who
37:48are they serving who are they protecting and who are they serving isn't it us that have to fight
37:55for our rights and protect our rights yeah so i want to tell you a couple of things
38:01yesterday a friend of mine told me that the that the administration for the building they're doing
38:07some renovation works and each each each resident got a letter to pay five thousand seven thousand
38:13dollars for renovations and they were all on the um on the periphery not in the inside of the building
38:19on the outside of the building and the garage and so on they had no idea what to do but somebody from
38:25acorn quickly came to the rescue and right now they're united and rolling rolling um you know pushing back and now
38:33and now and now they feel differently they feel more empowered thanks to a con because of a con
38:41tenants have a advocacy because of a con tenants have feel more empowered because of a con and the
38:47tenants feel that they they they they can exercise their rights last week i was at a conference and an
38:54employer said she feels more secured as an employer than as an employee she feels more secure the laws
39:01protect their employees more than in the employees so who will fight for your rights who will fight
39:06for your rights the employers or we that have to stand up so today i feel really really beautiful
39:11because when we stand united we can push back and and defend our rights um last week i was right here
39:19because last week first day the 17th was 43 years since canada signed on to the charter of rights and
39:26freedom i didn't know that chapter of rights and freedom where are those rights and where are those
39:32freedom they want to rule it and rule it and rule it back right what are you going to do stand up and
39:38what are you going to do
39:42i didn't know that what are you going to do
39:43today we will build a better world thank you very good we hear the voices and more voices and i know
40:00we do an interview for each one of you you will sing similarly and this is why you are here so now
40:07we're going to send three people if we can let it to see what is going to happen inside somebody's going
40:16to sign that letter who is going to sign it but while we are waiting here we're going to go
40:23you see in your agenda there are the numbers of the major our major olivia consular vincent
40:33consular steven holliday consular amber morny consular gold perks consular francis nunciata consular jace
40:41pasternac consular anthony perusa consular michael consular alejandra bravo consular asma molly consular
40:52diane sachs consular joe smartslaw consular chris moise consular paula pleasure and consular rachel
41:00churn muslim and what happened with brett bravo why is brett bravo not here
41:10he's there people are going inside and while we are waiting here we're going to call these consulants
41:17can we start from your phone and say that you know agree with the law that's it uh we have a
41:23councilor so you can call your consular isn't it and call and say look at i don't agree with this law
41:32for this and this and that something simple but the idea is that they need to give from us
41:37so right now we are we have about how many somebody has counted one two three sorry to tell you one two
41:45three four five six seven eight nine three eleven two three four five six seven eight nine three eleven
41:47three three three three calls each one of them is going to be powerful and we start to do it check your
41:55your pages and we start to do it all right