Hi folks<div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561385223668"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561385223843">I sent this to Kitchener Council today. Figured the info would come in handy.</div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561385252733"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561385252912">Lulu 😃</div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561385236890"><br><div id="ymail_android_signature"><a id="ymail_android_signature_link" href="https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature">Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android</a></div> <br> <blockquote style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;"> <div style="padding: 10px 0 0 20px; margin: 10px 0 0 0; border-left: 1px solid #6D00F6;"> <div style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif; color:#6D00F6;"> <div>----- Forwarded Message -----</div> <div><b>From:</b> "Lanteigne" <water.lulu@yahoo.ca></div> <div><b>To:</b> "scott.davey@kitchener.ca" <scott.davey@kitchener.ca>, "john.gazzola@kitchener.ca" <john.gazzola@kitchener.ca>, "kelly.galloway-sealock@kitchener.ca" <kelly.galloway-sealock@kitchener.ca>, "berry.vrbanovic@kitchener.ca" <berry.vrbanovic@kitchener.ca>, "Deb Chapman" <debbie.chapman@kitchener.ca>, "bil.ioannidis@kitchener.ca" <bil.ioannidis@kitchener.ca>, "christine.michaud@kitchener.ca" <christine.michaud@kitchener.ca>, "margaret.johnston@kitchener.ca" <margaret.johnston@kitchener.ca>, "dave.schnider@kitchener.ca" <dave.schnider@kitchener.ca>, "sarah.marsh@kitchener.ca" <sarah.marsh@kitchener.ca></div> <div style="display:none"><b>Cc:</b> </div> <div><b>Sent:</b> Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 9:53 AM</div> <div><b>Subject:</b> I support motion for climate emergency</div> </div>  Hi everyone<div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561382519717"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561382521049">I support the motion for the City of Kitchener calling for a climate emergency. In my view it is fiscally prudent and a good way to mitigate risks for our area.</div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561382600167"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561382601210">The former Premier of Alberta flagged the fact Alberta is losing $80 million a day due to air barrels. That is pre-purchased space on pipelines by oil majors that has been used to game the market by artificially lowering the royalty payments. The pipelines we have are running under capacity hurting smaller producers with actual product, who can't get space on the pipe. Devon Energy just left Alberta over that issue. </div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383126963"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383127155"><a id="linkextractor__1561383130873" data-yahoo-extracted-link="true" href="https://business.financialpost.com/commodities/alberta-eyes-crackdown-on-air-barrels-as-revenue-losses-hit-80m-a-day/amp?__twitter_impression=true" class="lEnhancr_1561383132139">https://business.financialpost.com/commodities/alberta-eyes-crackdown-on-air-barrels-as-revenue-losses-hit-80m-a-day/amp?__twitter_impression=true</a><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383130898"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383502131">And we are paying the US $60 million to export our oil as well.</div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383561141"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383538262"><a id="linkextractor__1561383542426" data-yahoo-extracted-link="true" href="https://business.financialpost.com/commodities/energy/canadas-oilpatch-pays-america-60-million-a-year-to-export-crude-and-usmca-may-not-help/amp?__twitter_impression=true" class="lEnhancr_1561383554220">https://business.financialpost.com/commodities/energy/canadas-oilpatch-pays-america-60-million-a-year-to-export-crude-and-usmca-may-not-help/amp?__twitter_impression=true</a></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383542440"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383542632">This isn't fiscally reasonable or sustainable. The value of oil and natural gas hasn't met recovery prices for years.  The industry has been reducing their tax base by 50% by paying their CEOs in shares that they can use to buy shorts and rig the system.  Here is the fiscal info on Al Monaco the CEO of Enbridge and how much he gets to work with.</div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561384340355"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383848394"><a id="linkextractor__1561383853873" data-yahoo-extracted-link="true" href="https://ca.wallmine.com/people/53445/albert-monaco.amp?__twitter_impression=true">https://ca.wallmine.com/people/53445/albert-monaco.amp?__twitter_impression=true</a><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383853881"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383854090">Tax evasion is costing Canadians.</div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383945791"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383945997">In Revenue Canada's official report they identified a tax gap between $9.4 and $11.4 billion for tax year 2014.  </div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383976967"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383977159"><a id="linkextractor__1561383980337" data-yahoo-extracted-link="true" href="https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/news/2019/06/minister-of-national-revenue-releases-fifth-report-in-the-tax-gap-series.html">https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/news/2019/06/minister-of-national-revenue-releases-fifth-report-in-the-tax-gap-series.html</a><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383980345"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383980529">That is our money. Our funds for Federal, Provincial and Municipal needs. We need to work together to put power in the hands of communities so we can avoid these fiscal pitfalls. </div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561384072675"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561384072879">I support the climate crisis motion. Time for us to build a better way forward together. </div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561384122255"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561384122676">Thanks!</div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561384126715"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561384126904">Louisette Lanteigne</div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561384133142">700 Star Flower Ave</div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561384140365">Waterloo Ont</div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561384148837">N2V 2L2</div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383830921"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383832107"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383694568"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561383694799"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561382878049"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561382878255"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561382586801"><br><div id="ymail_android_signature"><a id="ymail_android_signature_link" href="https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature">Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android</a></div></div> </div> </blockquote></div>