<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> X Y <antislapp@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Louisette Lanteigne <butterflybluelu@rogers.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, June 17, 2012 4:02:19 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: Anti-SLAPP - Get Involved!<br> </font> </div> <br><div id="yiv343901738"><font style="color:rgb(0,0,102);" size="4">Dear Louisette,<br><br>Thank you for sharing your story. Would you be willing to speak with
me? I would be interested in writing a news article that can be shared on Environmental Defence's anti-SLAPP campaign webpage and set out to supporters.<br>
<br>Additionally, I understand that you are a member of the Grand River Environmental Network. </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,102);">
</span><font style="color:rgb(0,0,102);" size="4">Would you be willing to encourage the Grand River Environmental Network to protect your ability to speak out by joining </font><font style="color:rgb(0,0,102);" size="4">Environmental Defence, Ecojustice, and CELA in their anti-SLAPP campaign</font><font style="color:rgb(0,0,102);" size="4">. </font><font style="color:rgb(0,0,102);" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,102);"></span><br>
</font><div style="color:rgb(0,0,102);"><div><div><div><font size="4"><br><b>Your group or organization could do the following:</b><br>
<br></font><ul><li><font size="4"> Respond to this email to let us know about your support for anti-SLAPP legislation.</font></li><li><font size="4"> Link your group or organization's webpage to the following site: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://environmentaldefence.ca/campaigns/protecting-public-participation">http://environmentaldefence.ca/campaigns/protecting-public-participation</a></font></li>
<li><font size="4"> Contact your MPP and let us know about it.</font></li><li><font size="4"> Have your organization agree to sign-on to letters and reports in support of anti-SLAPP legislation.<br></font></li></ul></div>
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<font style="color:rgb(0,0,102);" size="4"><font style="color:rgb(0,0,102);" size="4"><br>Your participation can make a difference.<br><br>If you or the Grand River Environmental Network are interested in getting involved, you can contact me at <a rel="nofollow" href="">416 806-7096</a>.<br>
<br>Sincerely,<br><br>Tasha Schmidt <br>Lawyer (B.C.L. / LL.B.)</font></font><br><br><br><br><div class="yiv343901738gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Louisette Lanteigne <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com">butterflybluelu@rogers.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hello</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; "><br></div><div><font size="3">I strongly support Anti Slapp legislation because citizens need to be protected when raising concerns of non-compliance issues. I was sued for 2 million dollars, based on the text of a city council speech I gave where I tried to reasonably identify the location of an oil and diesel spill that I spotted in a nearby subdivision. The sign on the yard where the spill was located indicated the spill was on the property of company X, a housing firm. This firm was owned by the developer who built my subdivision so in council I said the property was owed by developer X. I did not know this developer sold the company to another
agency. The name was the same as when the developer originally owned it. I had no knowledge that the firm was sold and at the time of the council speech, all I was trying to secure was a reasonable </font>description<font size="3"> of the area so city could arrange a clean up of the toxic spill. </font></div>
<div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">Later on I continued to see more and more spills so finally I approached the MOE. They stated they wanted to see my photos but I had three years worth so I built a website to post the photos instead thinking it would remain a private communication between me, the city, region and provincial officials. Someone leaked news of this site to the developer who saw the transcript of the council speech I gave. Based on that I was sued for 2 million dollars. </font></div>
<div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">The duress it created for my family was overwhelming. We lived paycheck to paycheck. I made multiple attempts to talk to the developer but they refused. Eventually they got my priest to contact me saying they wanted to meet with me. This upset me so much that they would use my priest for this. I was disgusted. I told them I would see them in court. Even with absolute and qualified privileges it would have cost me $40-70k to defend myself to prove my own innocence and even if I won, without anti slapp law in Canada, I would still be out that money so it was a catch 22. I had no choice but to settle and basically lie to the press saying it was my fault, that this company was not responsible for any spills even though it conflicted with the transcript of the city council speech I have proving this same developer had a history of spills and labour law issues when they built my
subdivision. I know. I witnessed it. I had to lie to get a settlement. It made me physically ill and to this day it causes distress when I think of it. It should not be legal to make a person lie to the public! </font></div>
<div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">We need reasonable protection for citizens who are trying to make the effort to protect their communities from projects that place others at risk. We need to protect people who want to speak out on behalf of public safety and common sense. </font></div>
<div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">Thank you</font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">Louisette Lanteigne</font></div><div>700 Star Flower Ave.</div><div>Waterloo Ontario<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> X Y <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:antislapp@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:antislapp@gmail.com">antislapp@gmail.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:allerton@ualberta.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:allerton@ualberta.ca">allerton@ualberta.ca</a> <br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, June 7, 2012 7:49:11 AM<div><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Anti-SLAPP - Get Involved!<br> </div></font> </div> <br><div>
<div><div><br><div><div><font style="color:rgb(0,0,102);" size="4">Dear Anti-SLAPP Supporter,<br></font><font size="4"><b><br>If you are part of a group or organization that
might be interested in vocalizing in support of Environmental Defence, Ecojustice, and
CELA in the anti-SLAPP campaign, please let us know.</b></font><div><div><br><font style="color:rgb(0,0,102);" size="4"><br>Unless the Ontario government acts, speaking up to defend our
environment will get harder. Big companies with deep pockets are
muzzling Ontarians by using SLAPP suits to silence people who speak up about projects that
could harm our air, water, land and food. <br>
</font><div style="color:rgb(0,0,102);"><div><div><div><font size="4">A strategic lawsuit against public participation, or SLAPP, is
meant to limit your freedom of expression. People who are SLAPPed are forced into court, which means they will likely have to pay a lawyer's hefty fees even if they haven't done anything wrong. Most Ontarians
can’t afford these costs and stop speaking out, leaving fewer of us to
defend our environment.<br><b><br>If you are part of a group or organization that might be interested in helping Environmental Defence, Ecojustice, and CELA in their anti-SLAPP campaign, your group or organization could do the following:</b><br>
<br></font><ul><li><font size="4"> Respond to this email to let us know about your support for anti-SLAPP legislation.</font></li><li><font size="4"> Link your group or organization's webpage to the following site: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://environmentaldefence.ca/campaigns/protecting-public-participation">http://environmentaldefence.ca/campaigns/protecting-public-participation</a></font></li>
<li><font size="4"> Contact your MPP and let us know about it.</font></li><li><font size="4"> Sign our petition, letting the McGuinty government know that the time for action is now.</font></li></ul></div></div></div></div>
<font style="color:rgb(0,0,102);" size="4"><font size="4"><br>Help stop SLAPPs in Ontario - speak up for your rights.<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>Tasha Schmidt B.C.L. / LL.B.</font><br></font><br>
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