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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>This Monday March 11 Greg M will be presenting on behalf of GREN at the People’s Budget meeting at 7 pm at Kitchener City Hall. Our presentation focuses on the need for funding for monitoring and enforcement of environmental laws, etc., using examples from this region. Our presentation is on the GREN website. Go to <a href="http://www.gren.ca/index_files/Page438.htm">http://www.gren.ca/index_files/Page438.htm</a> to see it.<BR>
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You are encouraged to go to the event to hear what others in the community are thinking on the budget matter, including GREN member Eleanor Grant speaking on behalf of poverty groups.<BR>
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Details of the purpose of the event are in the e-mail below.<BR>
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John Jackson<BR>
17 Major Street<BR>
Kitchener, Ontario N2H 4R1<BR>
519-744-7503<BR>
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<B>From: </B>Marc Xuereb <<a href="1883marc@gmail.com">1883marc@gmail.com</a>><BR>
<B>Date: </B>Fri, 8 Mar 2013 10:03:21 -0500<BR>
<B>To: </B>Steve Sachs <<a href="steves@wrlc.ca">steves@wrlc.ca</a>>, Duncan MacDonald <<a href="dmacdonald@ofl.ca">dmacdonald@ofl.ca</a>><BR>
<B>Subject: </B>Give us your input into the Ontario People’s Budget!<BR>
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Please help us spread the word about this important event coming up this Monday, March 11th, at 7pm at Kitchener City Hall.<BR>
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The Waterloo Regional Labour Council is hosting a consultation on the effects of the austerity agenda in Ontario and what the Ontario government should include in its next budget.<BR>
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Below you will find a formal invitation from Sid Ryan to participate in our Ontario People's Budget event on Monday. <BR>
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Please forward this email to members of your union, friends, and family, and if you use Facebook or Twitter, talk about it there!<BR>
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For more information, please cotact the Labour Council at 519-743-8301 <tel:519-743-8301> or <a href="info@wrlc.ca">info@wrlc.ca</a>.<BR>
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Marc Xuereb, President<BR>
Waterloo Regional Labour Council<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'><B>Support a People’s Budget to Make Ontario Fair for Everyone<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Dear friend,<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Ontario has a new Premier, but we have the same challenges.<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Cuts to jobs and services have hurt communities just like yours and more than 40 percent of Ontario families are falling behind.<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>We need to change the conversation on Austerity and make Ontario better for everyone.<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>I’m inviting you to join with community groups, small businesses, trade unions and your friends and neighbours to share your ideas for a “People’s Budget” for Ontario at www.thepeoplesbudget.ca</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <<a href="http://ofl.ca/index.php/thepeoplesbudget/">http://ofl.ca/index.php/thepeoplesbudget/</a>> </SPAN><FONT COLOR="#333333"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>. <BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Here’s how you can make your voice heard.<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>First, download our Green Paper, “<I>Towards a People’s Budget for Ontario</I>,” by clicking here</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <<a href="http://bit.ly/YuJ4Bb">http://bit.ly/YuJ4Bb</a>> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>.<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="5"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'>Then</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'> prepare your comments or ideas on how the next provincial budget can make Ontario better for everyone. It can be a few sentences, a report, or even a video you record yourself. <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Ideas can be sent by email to <a href="ideas@thepeoplesbudget.ca">ideas@thepeoplesbudget.ca</a></SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <<a href="mailto:ideas@thepeoplesbudget.ca">mailto:ideas@thepeoplesbudget.ca</a>> </SPAN><FONT COLOR="#333333"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'> or submitted online through </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>our website</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <<a href="http://www.thepeoplesbudget.ca">http://www.thepeoplesbudget.ca</a>> </SPAN><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'><U>.</U></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'><FONT COLOR="#333333"> Documents and video submissions can also be </FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT COLOR="#333333"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>uploaded</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>. <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Please<FONT COLOR="#333333"> </FONT>download, print and share this pamphlet</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <<a href="http://ofl.ca/wp-content/uploads/peoples-budget-pamphlet-web.pdf">http://ofl.ca/wp-content/uploads/peoples-budget-pamphlet-web.pdf</a>> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>with your friends and neighbours. <BR>
Help promote the campaign through social media:<BR>
www.Facebook.com/ThePPLsBudget</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <<a href="http://www.Facebook.com/ThePPLsBudget">http://www.Facebook.com/ThePPLsBudget</a>> <BR>
</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>www.Twitter.com/ThePPLsBudget</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <<a href="http://www.Twitter.com/ThePPLsBudget">http://www.Twitter.com/ThePPLsBudget</a>> <BR>
</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>and by using the hashtag</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>: #</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>PPLsBudget</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <<a href="http://www.Twitter.com/#PPLsBudget">http://www.Twitter.com/#PPLsBudget</a>> <BR>
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</FONT></SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>We will compile all of the submissions into a “People’s Budget for Ontario” that we will present to the government.<BR>
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <<a href="http://www.Twitter.com/#PPLsBudget">http://www.Twitter.com/#PPLsBudget</a>> <BR>
</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Details about community consultations are also available on the <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>website <<a href="http://www.thepeoplesbudget.ca">http://www.thepeoplesbudget.ca</a>> </U></FONT></SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>. Events are planned for Brampton, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Ottawa, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Windsor.<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>After all, this province belongs to all of us!<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Thanks,<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Sid Ryan,<BR>
President, Ontario Federation of Labour<BR>
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