[All] re-send of GGDP request

[Susan Koswan]

Greg said there was nothing in the last email I sent.

Please let me know if this comes through

Thanks,

Susan K
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*/Good Green Death Project Newsletter April 2020/*

*/_SPECIAL EDITION_/*

/The bad and sad news…/

There is really nothing I can add about our current situation with the 
COVID-19 virus, except to say that I hope you are staying well, and have 
enough food in your cupboards (and TP, I suppose…) How quickly our lives 
have changed. How quickly we are learning what is really important and 
essential. I am awed by how people are stepping up and supporting each 
other.

/The good news…/

The work of the Good Green Death Project continues. Last month I 
received an email from the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services. 
This is the provincial ministry responsible for funeral homes and 
cemeteries.

The Ontario government is reaching out to us for input on potential 
regulations for natural organic reduction (composting). This is the 
opportunity we have been waiting for to ask everyone we know – and 
everyone you know – to do one of two things. Well, three actually.

1)Answer the questions on the Consultation Paper 
<https://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/view.do?postingId=31772&language=en>as 
best you can. Scroll down on that page and click the link that says 
Consultation Paper. Feel free to comment on alkaline hydrolysis (water 
cremation) as well in the first section.

2)Write your MPP to say you’d like to see natural organic reduction 
(composting) as a legal option in Ontario. Your MPP’s contact 
information can be found here. 
<https://www.ola.org/en/members/current/contact-information>

3)Ask any organization you belong to (religious, social, cultural, trade 
etc) to do the same.

The deadline (haha) is *_April 17, 2020 at 11:59 pm._*

Since your personal comments are far more effective than a form letter 
response or a petition, I would highly encourage you to write, email 
and/or call.

You have your own reasons, but please also consider the following points 
as to why you support this alternative:

·I want the final disposition of my remains to reflect my green values

·I want my composted remains to be used to plant a tree (such as in a 
protected forest cemetery)

·I’m concerned that current options are harmful to our environment

·We need options that don’t use fossil fuels, and reduce greenhouse gas 
emissions

Feel free to share your reasons for supporting this option on our 
Facebook page or Twitter (links below). And please share this news widely.

Kelly’s email is below if you require more information. This was her 
message to us:**

Good afternoon:

I am writing to advise you that the Ministry of Government and Consumer 
Services has posted a consultation paper on Ontario’s regulatory 
registry that may be of interest to you.

The consultation paper seeks feedback to inform potential proposals for 
legislative and regulatory changes that would establish a regulatory 
framework more tailored to licensing of providers of alkaline hydrolysis 
and possibly of other alternative methods of disposing of human remains 
under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002. The posting 
is now available for review and public comment.

We value your input as we consider how best to move forward. If you or 
your colleagues are interested in reviewing the consultation paper and 
providing feedback, we encourage you to visit the posting available here 
<https://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/view.do?postingId=31772&language=en>.

The deadline to submit feedback is *_April 17, 2020, by 11:59 p.m._*

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 
kelly.houston-routley at ontario.ca 
<mailto:kelly.houston-routley at ontario.ca>or 416-212-6655.

Thank you for your support for this important consumer protection 
initiative.

Kind regards,

Kelly Houston-Routley
A/Director, Consumer Policy and Liaison Branch

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