<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><span style="color:black;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.4pt;font-size:12pt">Join us for a
free webinar on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 from 6 to 8 </span><a href="http://p.m.to" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.4pt;font-size:12pt">p.m.to</a><span style="color:black;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.4pt;font-size:12pt"> hear where
local candidates for the upcoming federal election stand on the
environment. The </span><b style="color:black;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.4pt;font-size:12pt">Kitchener-Conestoga*</b><span style="color:black;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.4pt;font-size:12pt"> debate is just one of </span><b style="color:black;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.4pt;font-size:12pt">100
Debates on the Environment</b><span style="color:black;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.4pt;font-size:12pt"> across Canada and will focus on the
candidates' positions on environmental issues including the climate crisis,
greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity conservation.</span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.4pt"><b>*See below for links to debates in other ridings.</b></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.4pt">Tova Davidson</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.4pt">, Executive Director, Sustainable
Waterloo Region will moderate the </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.533333px"><b>Kitchener-Conestoga</b> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.4pt;font-size:12pt">debate. Candidates that are participating include:</span></p>

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 <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.4pt">Kevin Dupuis
     (People's Party of Canada)</span></li>
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 <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.4pt">Carlene Hawley
     (Conservative) - ATTENDANCE IS TO BE CONFIRMED</span></li>
</ul>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.4pt">This debate
is co-hosted by rare Charitable Research Reserve, Reep Green Solutions,
Waterloo Region Nature, Grand River Environmental Network, Nith Valley
EcoBoosters, Sustainable Waterloo Region and GreenPAC as part of the 100
Debates on the Environment initiative, a national non-partisan movement
coordinated by GreenPAC.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.4pt">Register for the Kitchener-Conestoga
debate at</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,114,196);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://bit.ly/100debatesKC" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(68,114,196)">https://bit.ly/100debatesKC</span></a><b></b></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:blue;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Here are links to other
debates in Waterloo Region:</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Cambridge: </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,114,196)"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/100-debates-on-the-environment-cambridge-tickets-167726786333" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(68,114,196)">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/100-debates-on-the-environment-cambridge-tickets-167726786333</span></a></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Kitchener Centre: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kitchener-centre-debate-on-the-environment-tickets-168497668061" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kitchener-centre-debate-on-the-environment-tickets-168497668061</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(111,114,135);letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.4pt">For outside
Waterloo Region check out the 100 debates link below.</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.4pt">About 100
Debates</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.4pt">100 Debates
on the Environment brings together community groups, non-profits, businesses
and individuals who are working to increase the level of environmental
leadership in Canada by holding 100 strictly non-partisan all-candidate debates
on the environment before the next election.</span></p>

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