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            style="mso-bidi-font-style:
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              lang="EN-CA">Hi Greners,</span></span></span></p>
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      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" align="left">I
        don't think all GREN members are on my Good Green Death Project
        newsletter list, so I'm sending this along. I hope you can all
        submit supportive comments to legalize natural organic reduction
        (composting) of human remains in Ontario. <br>
      </p>
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      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" align="left">Let
        me know if you have any questions.</p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" align="left"><br>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" align="left">Best,</p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" align="left"><br>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" align="left">Susan
        K <br>
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            normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%"
              lang="EN-CA"></span></span></span><b
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            style="mso-bidi-font-style:
            normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%"
              lang="EN-CA"></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
            normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%"
              lang="EN-CA"></span></i></b></p>
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            </span></i></b></p>
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          style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i
            style="mso-bidi-font-style:
            normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%"
              lang="EN-CA"><br>
            </span></i></b></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
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        text-align:center" align="center"><b
          style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i
            style="mso-bidi-font-style:
            normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%"
              lang="EN-CA">Good Green
              Death Project Newsletter April 2020</span></i></b></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i
            style="mso-bidi-font-style:
            normal"><u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:
                Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">SPECIAL EDITION</span></u></i></b></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span
            style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
            Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
            mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The bad and sad news…</span></i></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">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. </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span
            style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
            Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
            mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The good news…</span></i></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">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. </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">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. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>
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        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0
        level1 lfo2"><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span
            style="mso-list:Ignore">1)<span style="font:7.0pt
              "Times New Roman"">    
            </span></span></span><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Answer the
          questions on the
        </span><span lang="EN-CA"><a
href="https://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/view.do?postingId=31772&language=en"><span
              style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
              Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:
              Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Consultation
              Paper</span></a></span><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
          mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> 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. </span></p>
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        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
        auto;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:
          "Times New
          Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></p>
      <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0
        level1 lfo2"><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span
            style="mso-list:Ignore">2)<span style="font:7.0pt
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            </span></span></span><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">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 </span><span
          lang="EN-CA"><a
            href="https://www.ola.org/en/members/current/contact-information"><span
              style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
              Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:
              Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">here.</span></a></span><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
          mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-CA"> </span><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
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          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></p>
      <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0
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style="mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span
            style="mso-list:Ignore">3)<span style="font:7.0pt
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            </span></span></span><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Ask any
          organization you
          belong to (religious, social, cultural, trade etc) to do the
          same. </span></p>
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        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The
          deadline (haha) is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>April
              17, 2020 at 11:59 pm.</u></b> <span
            style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">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. <span
            style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">You have
          your own reasons,
          but please also consider the following points as to why you
          support this
          alternative:</span></p>
      <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1
        level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span
            style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
              New Roman"">       </span></span></span><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
          mso-ansi-language:EN-US">I want the final disposition of my
          remains to reflect
          my green values</span></p>
      <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1
        level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span
            style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
              New Roman"">       </span></span></span><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
          mso-ansi-language:EN-US">I want my composted remains to be
          used to plant a tree
          (such as in a protected forest cemetery)</span></p>
      <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1
        level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span
            style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
              New Roman"">       </span></span></span><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
          mso-ansi-language:EN-US">I’m concerned that current options
          are harmful to our
          environment</span></p>
      <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1
        level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span
            style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
              New Roman"">       </span></span></span><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
          mso-ansi-language:EN-US">We need options that don’t use fossil
          fuels, and
          reduce greenhouse gas emissions</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Feel free
          to share your
          reasons for supporting this option on our Facebook page or
          Twitter (links
          below). And please share this news widely. </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Kelly’s
          email is below if
          you require more information. This was her message to us:</span><b
          style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;
            mso-bidi-font-family:Arial" lang="EN-CA"></span></b></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Good
          afternoon:</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">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.</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">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.</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">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 </span><span lang="EN-CA"><a
href="https://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/view.do?postingId=31772&language=en"><span
              style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
              Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:
              Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">here</span></a></span><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:
          "Times New
          Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">.</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The
          deadline to submit
          feedback is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>April
              17, 2020, by 11:59
              p.m.</u></b></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">If you
          have any questions,
          please do not hesitate to contact me at </span><span
          lang="EN-CA"><a href="mailto:kelly.houston-routley@ontario.ca"><span
              style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
              Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
              mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">kelly.houston-routley@ontario.ca</span></a></span><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:
          Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-CA"> </span><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:
          "Times New
          Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">or
          416-212-6655.</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Thank you
          for your support
          for this important consumer protection initiative.</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        line-height:normal"><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
          mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Kind
          regards,</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Kelly
          Houston-Routley<br>
          A/Director, Consumer Policy and Liaison Branch</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><br>
        </span></p>
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          src="cid:part5.4749D60E.67820708@execulink.com"
alt="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNdEtHgjtb7vx6e0uyaUpu4ciZA_I2hJwb-Jgu1=s512-p-qv=pmghlje3qk11ofmp6o20psclacnl11sqs,m=e52532f892fe4e8eed3a4f0fc71dfd07,x=,t=25-iv18329?key=ZWJhVUUxcmlCWGNaTTRmd2FHOUtkQ2t5NWlTTVF3"
          width="172" hspace="12" height="172" align="left"><b
          style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
            lang="EN-CA"></span></b></p>
      <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
            lang="EN-CA">Funding and
            Membership</span></b></p>
      <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
          style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
          lang="EN-CA">The
          Good Green Death Project is entirely volunteer-run with
          minimal funding, driven
          by passion and personal interest. Our current expenses include
          website hosting
          and domain name fees, building a resource base for future
          events, and incorporation
          costs. </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
          style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
          lang="EN-CA"> </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
          style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
          lang="EN-CA">Donations
          are gratefully received to help us cover these expenses, and
          deposited into a
          dedicated account at a local credit union. Email money
          transfers are preferred
          using </span><span lang="EN-CA"><a
            href="mailto:info@goodgreendeathproject.ca"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">info@goodgreendeathproject.ca</span></a></span><span
          style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
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          style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
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          Susan Koswan</span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
            lang="EN-CA">You can reach us at </span></b><span
          lang="EN-CA"><a href="mailto:info@goodgreendeathproject.ca"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">info@goodgreendeathproject.ca</span></a></span><span
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          and share your
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