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<div>Dear Louisette,</div>
<div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Tomorrow we’re releasing our national report card on the state of Canada’s drinking water systems, <i>Waterproof 3</i>. In it, we give the provincial, territorial and federal governments a grade for how well they are (or aren’t) protecting our drinking water. And we wanted our supporters – including you – to be the first people to learn the results.</span><br><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><b>The federal government is failing us</b></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><br>More than a decade after deadly gaps in drinking water management killed seven people in Walkerton, Ont., the federal government still hasn’t established a set of national, legally binding standards that ensure all Canadians have equal access to safe water. </span><br><br><b><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"
class="yui_3_2_0_14_132130018540391">Ontario, Nova Scotia, Manitoba and New Brunswick lead the pack</span></b><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Thanks to strong treatment and testing requirements, as well as programs that safeguard water at its source, these four provinces are Canada’s leaders when it comes to protecting drinking water for the people who live in them.<br><br><b>British Columbia and Alberta continue to lag</b></span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Both provinces have weak standards for water testing that leave people – particularly in rural areas – at risk. This problem is exacerbated in Alberta, where heavy industrial activity like oil and gas extraction threatens the lakes and rivers that feed drinking water systems.</span><br><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><b>Trouble in the north</b></span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica,
sans-serif; ">All of Canada’s northern territories – the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut – got low grades for not having programs that protect source water. For people who live outside of cities with sophisticated treatment systems, these programs are often the only line of defence for drinking water protection.</span><br><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">As Ecojustice prepares to release <i>Waterproof 3</i> to the rest of the country, we’re inviting you to sign our petition in support of safe water for all Canadians. Join us as we build momentum in favour of national, legally binding standards for clean drinking water.<br><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ejcan.convio.net/site/R?i=26_yfwl-4_OYBb-rsAj1Zw">Visit our petition today to call on the federal government to protect our right to clean drinking water.</a></span><br><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
">Stay tuned for another update tomorrow with the complete list of grades and our full report, as well as a video on source water protection.</span><br><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Thanks again for your support!</span></div>
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<div><img src="http://ejcan.convio.net/images/content/pagebuilder/randysignature.png" border="0" alt="randysignature.png" width="198" height="56"><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><b>Randy Christensen </b></span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Ecojustice staff lawyer and author of <i>Waterproof 3</i></span></div><img src="http://ejcan.convio.net/site/PixelServer?j=GVxdcrkbveGqrkDOMH2pIw" height="1" width="1">
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