[All] Join us for the Oct 8, all-candidates meeting on environmental issues

[Lorraine Grenier]

Put me down, I will be there....!


In an era of global warming and mass industrial pollution, this means Canadians' rights - which are supposed to be guaranteed by the Charter - are increasingly threatened without recognition of our right to a healthy environment.
Every Canadian should have the right to clean air, water, food and land. In fact, most of us think we do but , we don't.
Recognizing every Canadian's right to a healthy environment in the Charter would do several things to help protect us from these kinds of problems,
"Our common future, and that of every Canadian community, depends on a healthy environment."...
Canadians enjoy freedom of expression, equal protection from discrimination and the right to life, liberty and security under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This makes the Charter, which turns 30 this week, one of Canada's most powerful laws for protecting our human rights and collective quality of life.
But the Constitution is silent on safeguarding our air, water and food, which are the very elements of our survival....!!!

LORRAINE

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From: All <all-bounces at gren.ca> on behalf of John Jackson <jjackson at web.ca>
Sent: September 20, 2015 9:43 AM
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Subject: [All] Join us for the Oct 8, all-candidates meeting on environmental issues

Several local environmental organizations, including GREN, have pulled together an opportunity for you to hear from a chat with the federal candidates in Waterloo Region about environmental issues.

Environmental Forum Details:

Thursday, October 8, 2015
7pm - 9:30 pm
WalterFedy
675 Queen St. S, Unit 111
Kitchener

The location has easy access to public transportation and the Iron Horse Trail. There is ample parking, but please carpool if you're driving.

Format:

1)      Brief introduction from each participating group
2)      4-minute address from each candidate
3)      Informal discussions with candidates over dessert coffee/tea


Co-sponsors of Event:
Grand River Environmental Network (GREN)
REEP Green Solutions
Waterloo Region Environmental Network (WREN)
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Community Renewable Energy Waterloo (CREW)

"All of us - you and me and our families and friends - want to live in a country that sets an example for the rest of the world. We all deserve the right to a healthy environment. We need it. After all, we are part of the environment, and what we do to it, we do to ourselves." - David Suzuki

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John Jackson
GREN Chair
17 Major Street
Kitchener N2H 4R1
519-744-7503




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