<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div><div class="ydp25f3c0b2ecm0bbzt ydp25f3c0b2hv4rvrfc ydp25f3c0b2ihqw7lf3 ydp25f3c0b2dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="ydp25f3c0b2jsc_c_6p"><div class="ydp25f3c0b2j83agx80 ydp25f3c0b2cbu4d94t ydp25f3c0b2ew0dbk1b ydp25f3c0b2irj2b8pg"><div class="ydp25f3c0b2qzhwtbm6 ydp25f3c0b2knvmm38d"><div><span class="ydp25f3c0b2d2edcug0 ydp25f3c0b2hpfvmrgz ydp25f3c0b2qv66sw1b ydp25f3c0b2c1et5uql ydp25f3c0b2lr9zc1uh ydp25f3c0b2a8c37x1j ydp25f3c0b2keod5gw0 ydp25f3c0b2nxhoafnm ydp25f3c0b2aigsh9s9 ydp25f3c0b2d3f4x2em ydp25f3c0b2fe6kdd0r ydp25f3c0b2mau55g9w ydp25f3c0b2c8b282yb ydp25f3c0b2iv3no6db ydp25f3c0b2jq4qci2q ydp25f3c0b2a3bd9o3v ydp25f3c0b2b1v8xokw ydp25f3c0b2oo9gr5id ydp25f3c0b2hzawbc8m"><div class="ydp25f3c0b2kvgmc6g5 ydp25f3c0b2cxmmr5t8 ydp25f3c0b2oygrvhab ydp25f3c0b2hcukyx3x ydp25f3c0b2c1et5uql ydp25f3c0b2ii04i59q"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hi folks!</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I've been busy but lots of exciting news to send your way here. Let's begin with the most amazing news yet! <br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Waterloo Region has do-able clean energy options</b><br></div><div><br></div><div>WR Community Energy has mapped out the opportunities for large-scale renewable energy production in the region including the best places for ground mounted solar, where best to capture heat from wastewater, and places to implement geoexchange.</div><div><br></div></div></span></div><span class="ydp25f3c0b2d2edcug0 ydp25f3c0b2hpfvmrgz ydp25f3c0b2qv66sw1b ydp25f3c0b2c1et5uql ydp25f3c0b2lr9zc1uh ydp25f3c0b2a8c37x1j ydp25f3c0b2keod5gw0 ydp25f3c0b2nxhoafnm ydp25f3c0b2aigsh9s9 ydp25f3c0b2d3f4x2em ydp25f3c0b2fe6kdd0r ydp25f3c0b2mau55g9w ydp25f3c0b2c8b282yb ydp25f3c0b2iv3no6db ydp25f3c0b2jq4qci2q ydp25f3c0b2a3bd9o3v ydp25f3c0b2b1v8xokw ydp25f3c0b2oo9gr5id ydp25f3c0b2hzawbc8m"><div class="ydp25f3c0b2o9v6fnle ydp25f3c0b2cxmmr5t8 ydp25f3c0b2oygrvhab ydp25f3c0b2hcukyx3x ydp25f3c0b2c1et5uql ydp25f3c0b2ii04i59q"><div>A study showed it was possible to heat and cool the city’s innovation district using geoexchange because we have an aquifer with a constant 10 degree temperature we can use to heat or cool. This technology can cut green house gas emissions by 53%. The city has now put out a request for proposal for a designer to develop the idea.</div></div><div class="ydp25f3c0b2o9v6fnle ydp25f3c0b2cxmmr5t8 ydp25f3c0b2oygrvhab ydp25f3c0b2hcukyx3x ydp25f3c0b2c1et5uql ydp25f3c0b2ii04i59q"><div>Other renewable initiatives include, among others, local hydro electric power plants, and the BioEN research and development facility in Elmira which generates power from organic waste. Full story here: <br></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2021/10/16/waterloo-region-is-uniquely-situated-to-locally-source-much-more-of-its-power.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_4506877775">Waterloo Region is uniquely situated to locally source much more of its power</a></div><div><br></div><div id="ydp68608db5enhancr_card_4506877775" class="ydp68608db5yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydp68608db5ymail-preserve-class ydp68608db5ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width: 400px; font-family: YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; position: relative;" data-url="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2021/10/16/waterloo-region-is-uniquely-situated-to-locally-source-much-more-of-its-power.html" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2021/10/16/waterloo-region-is-uniquely-situated-to-locally-source-much-more-of-its-power.html" style="text-decoration-line: none !important; 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color: rgb(151, 155, 167);">We spend billions to import energy in to the region, and almost half of that is wasted</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div class="loadingSpinnerContainer" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);"><div class="D_F F_n gl_C ab_C H_6MGW o_h"><div class="W_6MGW H_6MGW D_X ah_1PEzoz" data-test-id="loading_indicator"><svg class="W_6MGW H_6MGW ah_Zq6hUs" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" height="24"><path class="cdPFi_n cZ13pKbK_Z2aVTcY cZ1XO2Ji_dRA c2abBOT_EY cZ1vNhDV_rd cZV8aCd_pI ah_14s73" d="M12,22C6.477,22,2,17.523,2,12S6.477,2,12,2"></path><path class="cdPFi_n cZ13pKbK_Z2aVTcY cZ1XO2Ji_dRA c2abBOT_EY cZ1vNhDV_rd cZV8aCd_pI ah_14s73" d="M12,2c5.523,0,10,4.477,10,10s-4.477,10-10,10"></path></svg></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><b><br></b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>Pensions and Climate Divestments</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I've been focusing heavily on the economics behind climate change and participated in onilne Webinairs with the Ontario Federation of Labour to help workers transition as Fossil Fuels are phasesd out and to help expose and remedy the too close for comfort links of Carbon free investments to tech who in turn invests in Fossil Fuel sectors. There has been research to expose the staggering power that Asset Managers have today. BlackRock alone can purchase 4 times the shares of the entire UK system. The voting power alone is staggering. Here is the website I created to relay the details from the OFL meeting and it outlines who we should be appealing to in order to affect changes.<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1449419133641125890.html?fbclid=IwAR1CEkqq4xzVdvREud1FqLD5MF7eOJFKMiWbbRGuaoLjfEpiFpM_nFT7YdY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_4457173350">Thread by @lulex on Thread Reader App</a></div><div><br></div><div id="ydp539536denhancr_card_4457173350" class="ydp539536dyahoo-link-enhancr-card ydp539536dymail-preserve-class ydp539536dymail-preserve-style" style="max-width: 400px; font-family: YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; position: relative;" data-url="https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1449419133641125890.html?fbclid=IwAR1CEkqq4xzVdvREud1FqLD5MF7eOJFKMiWbbRGuaoLjfEpiFpM_nFT7YdY" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1449419133641125890.html?fbclid=IwAR1CEkqq4xzVdvREud1FqLD5MF7eOJFKMiWbbRGuaoLjfEpiFpM_nFT7YdY" style="text-decoration-line: none !important; 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background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-size: auto; position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; max-width: 400px; border-radius: 0px 0px 2px 2px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0"><h2 class="ydp539536dcard-title" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); max-width: 314px;">Thread by @lulex on Thread Reader App</h2><p class="ydp539536dcard-description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 155, 167);">Thread by @lulex: Transition Plan for Workers can Prevent Unemployment as Fossil Fuels are Phased Out centreforf...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div class="loadingSpinnerContainer" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);"><div class="D_F F_n gl_C ab_C H_6MGW o_h"><div class="W_6MGW H_6MGW D_X ah_1PEzoz" data-test-id="loading_indicator"><svg class="W_6MGW H_6MGW ah_Zq6hUs" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" height="24"><path class="cdPFi_n cZ13pKbK_Z2aVTcY cZ1XO2Ji_dRA c2abBOT_EY cZ1vNhDV_rd cZV8aCd_pI ah_14s73" d="M12,22C6.477,22,2,17.523,2,12S6.477,2,12,2"></path><path class="cdPFi_n cZ13pKbK_Z2aVTcY cZ1XO2Ji_dRA c2abBOT_EY cZ1vNhDV_rd cZV8aCd_pI ah_14s73" d="M12,2c5.523,0,10,4.477,10,10s-4.477,10-10,10"></path></svg></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0">Another thing I learned at the meetings was the anthropogenic damage to soil health and how it impacts carbon storage in the developed areas of the Boreal Forest where mining, fossil fuels, extraction sectors and manufacturing are having an impact via pollution. The three maps in the attachments show the issue quite clearly. Something to consider as we work to protect food security and our economy bound to it, in the age of climate change. <br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0"><b>Climate Impacts and impact on Military Communities</b><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0">US Department of Defence Climate Adaption Plan is now released. <br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0"><span><span class="ydp926ef17dcss-901oao ydp926ef17dcss-16my406 ydp926ef17dr-poiln3 ydp926ef17dr-bcqeeo ydp926ef17dr-qvutc0">The first page, the forward states: We in the Department of Defense (DOD) know first hand the National Security Risk posed by climate change because it affects the work we do every day. </span></span><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0">(The way I see it, the US military has funds to invest into designing adaptation strategy so why no glean their logic to improve how we advance too? It's public info.) <br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0"><a href="https://media.defense.gov/2021/Oct/07/2002869699/-1/-1/0/DEPARTMENT-OF-DEFENSE-CLIMATE-ADAPTATION-PLAN.PDF?source=GovDelivery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://media.defense.gov/2021/Oct/07/2002869699/-1/-1/0/DEPARTMENT-OF-DEFENSE-CLIMATE-ADAPTATION-PLAN.PDF?source=GovDelivery</a><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The various risks of Climate Change and Defence departments can vary widely. Here are past published articles that tap into various risks they face<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><span><span class="ydp2df4fabecss-901oao ydp2df4fabecss-16my406 ydp2df4faber-poiln3 ydp2df4faber-bcqeeo ydp2df4faber-qvutc0">The crew of a British nuclear submarine nearly died in 140F temperatures after air-conditioning got clogged with crabs and barnacles in Indian Ocean.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydp2df4fabecss-901oao ydp2df4fabecss-16my406 ydp2df4faber-poiln3 ydp2df4faber-bcqeeo ydp2df4faber-qvutc0"><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2649074/Crew-British-nuclear-submarine-nearly-died-140F-temperatures-air-conditioning-got-clogged-crabs-barnacles-Indian-Ocean.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2649074/Crew-British-nuclear-submarine-nearly-died-140F-temperatures-air-conditioning-got-clogged-crabs-barnacles-Indian-Ocean.html</a></span></span></div><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0"><span><span class="ydp2b5b29bbcss-901oao ydp2b5b29bbcss-16my406 ydp2b5b29bbr-poiln3 ydp2b5b29bbr-bcqeeo ydp2b5b29bbr-qvutc0">Over 100 military bases are experiencing water shortages.</span></span><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0"><a href="https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/12/02/more-100-military-bases-now-risk-water-shortages-gao-finds.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/12/02/more-100-military-bases-now-risk-water-shortages-gao-finds.html</a><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydp727f206fcss-901oao ydp727f206fcss-16my406 ydp727f206fr-poiln3 ydp727f206fr-bcqeeo ydp727f206fr-qvutc0">Military already identified over 401 areas in the US conntaminated with PFOS/PFOA otherwise known as "forever chemicals</span>". <br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2018-05/documents/dod_presentation_epa_summit_pfos_pfoa_may2018_final.pptxx_.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2018-05/documents/dod_presentation_epa_summit_pfos_pfoa_may2018_final.pptxx_.pdf</a><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div>In spite of all the work being done there appears to be a shortage of flood risk maps regarding US bases. We might wish to check on that in Canada as well. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://climateandsecurity.org/2020/05/lack-of-flood-maps-at-many-u-s-military-bases-creates-risks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_4735830682">Lack of Flood Maps at Many U.S. Military Bases Creates Risks</a></div><div><br></div><div id="ydp57231c58enhancr_card_4735830682" class="ydp57231c58yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydp57231c58ymail-preserve-class ydp57231c58ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width: 400px; font-family: YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; position: relative;" data-url="https://climateandsecurity.org/2020/05/lack-of-flood-maps-at-many-u-s-military-bases-creates-risks/" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://climateandsecurity.org/2020/05/lack-of-flood-maps-at-many-u-s-military-bases-creates-risks/" style="text-decoration-line: none !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; 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background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-size: auto; position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; max-width: 400px; border-radius: 0px 0px 2px 2px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0"><h2 class="ydp57231c58card-title" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); max-width: 314px;">Lack of Flood Maps at Many U.S. Military Bases Creates Risks</h2><p class="ydp57231c58card-description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 155, 167);">By Dr. Marc Kodack The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) required that for any proposed major or mi...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div class="loadingSpinnerContainer" style="position: absolute; 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A GAO report from 2019 said the Pentagon was failing to use climate projections in planning. It named bases most at risk. These should be concerns looked at in Canada too. We may need to ask, is it worth it to maintain or do we simply need to rethink the whole set up. <br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpe493d02ecss-901oao ydpe493d02ecss-16my406 ydpe493d02er-poiln3 ydpe493d02er-bcqeeo ydpe493d02er-qvutc0"><a href="https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2019/06/these-are-us-military-bases-most-threatened-climate-change/157689/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2019/06/these-are-us-military-bases-most-threatened-climate-change/157689/</a></span></span></div><span></span></div><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br><span><span class="ydpf9189bc8css-901oao ydpf9189bc8css-16my406 ydpf9189bc8r-poiln3 ydpf9189bc8r-bcqeeo ydpf9189bc8r-qvutc0"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>Canada's Oil for Weapons connections via Irvings</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydp10efd5a3css-901oao ydp10efd5a3css-16my406 ydp10efd5a3r-poiln3 ydp10efd5a3r-bcqeeo ydp10efd5a3r-qvutc0">Oil and weapons are linked.“We have a sort of arms for oil arrangement,” says Anthony Fenton, PhD candidate at York University. “Buying oil from Saudi gives leverage in accessing the Saudi arms market, important for Canada’s arms manufacturers.”</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://nbmediacoop.org/2019/07/03/what-is-the-link-between-irving-oil-saudi-arms-and-the-war-in-yemen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_4436277061">What is the link between Irving Oil, Saudi arms and the war in Yemen?</a></div><div><br></div><div id="ydp36f77d9eenhancr_card_4436277061" class="ydp36f77d9eyahoo-link-enhancr-card ydp36f77d9eymail-preserve-class ydp36f77d9eymail-preserve-style" style="max-width: 400px; 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background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-size: auto; position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; max-width: 400px; border-radius: 0px 0px 2px 2px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0"><h2 class="ydp36f77d9ecard-title" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); max-width: 314px;">What is the link between Irving Oil, Saudi arms and the war in Yemen?</h2><p class="ydp36f77d9ecard-description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 155, 167);">“We have a sort of arms for oil arrangement,” says Anthony Fenton, PhD candidate at York University. “Buying oil...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div class="loadingSpinnerContainer" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);"><div class="D_F F_n gl_C ab_C H_6MGW o_h"><div class="W_6MGW H_6MGW D_X ah_1PEzoz" data-test-id="loading_indicator"><svg class="W_6MGW H_6MGW ah_Zq6hUs" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" height="24"><path class="cdPFi_n cZ13pKbK_Z2aVTcY cZ1XO2Ji_dRA c2abBOT_EY cZ1vNhDV_rd cZV8aCd_pI ah_14s73" d="M12,22C6.477,22,2,17.523,2,12S6.477,2,12,2"></path><path class="cdPFi_n cZ13pKbK_Z2aVTcY cZ1XO2Ji_dRA c2abBOT_EY cZ1vNhDV_rd cZV8aCd_pI ah_14s73" d="M12,2c5.523,0,10,4.477,10,10s-4.477,10-10,10"></path></svg></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Personally speaking the Irvings were behind the push of both Line 9 and Energy East. They receive the oil from Saudi and have no intention to stop that flow regardless of any new pipelines built and have publicly said that. <a href="https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/irving-oils-president-says-it-would-keep-saudi-imports-even-if-energy-east-goes-ahead" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/irving-oils-president-says-it-would-keep-saudi-imports-even-if-energy-east-goes-ahead</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">They are the only firm slated to receive product from BC's pipelines be it oil or gas and they have permission to ship Alberta's product through the Panama Canal to the East Coast for shipment to Europe and/or Asia. <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/7176448/first-shipment-alberta-oil-refiney-irving/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_5312728576">First shipment of Alberta oil arrives in Saint John after journey through Panama Canal | Globalnews.ca</a></div><div><br></div><div id="ydp3c7d32b9enhancr_card_5312728576" class="ydp3c7d32b9yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydp3c7d32b9ymail-preserve-class ydp3c7d32b9ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width: 400px; 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background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-size: auto; position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; max-width: 400px; border-radius: 0px 0px 2px 2px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0"><h2 class="ydp3c7d32b9card-title" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); max-width: 314px;">First shipment of Alberta oil arrives in Saint John after journey throug...</h2><p class="ydp3c7d32b9card-description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 155, 167);">The arrival of the tanker off the Saint John coast is being celebrated by Cenovus Energy, who welcomed their "fi...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div class="loadingSpinnerContainer" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);"><div class="D_F F_n gl_C ab_C H_6MGW o_h"><div class="W_6MGW H_6MGW D_X ah_1PEzoz" data-test-id="loading_indicator"><svg class="W_6MGW H_6MGW ah_Zq6hUs" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" height="24"><path class="cdPFi_n cZ13pKbK_Z2aVTcY cZ1XO2Ji_dRA c2abBOT_EY cZ1vNhDV_rd cZV8aCd_pI ah_14s73" d="M12,22C6.477,22,2,17.523,2,12S6.477,2,12,2"></path><path class="cdPFi_n cZ13pKbK_Z2aVTcY cZ1XO2Ji_dRA c2abBOT_EY cZ1vNhDV_rd cZV8aCd_pI ah_14s73" d="M12,2c5.523,0,10,4.477,10,10s-4.477,10-10,10"></path></svg></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><span><div class="ydpa95a022fcss-1dbjc4n"><div class="ydpa95a022fcss-901oao ydpa95a022fr-18jsvk2 ydpa95a022fr-37j5jr ydpa95a022fr-a023e6 ydpa95a022fr-16dba41 ydpa95a022fr-rjixqe ydpa95a022fr-bcqeeo ydpa95a022fr-bnwqim ydpa95a022fr-qvutc0" id="ydpa95a022fid__8bg7k01v4w6" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" lang="en"><span class="ydpa95a022fcss-901oao ydpa95a022fcss-16my406 ydpa95a022fr-poiln3 ydpa95a022fr-bcqeeo ydpa95a022fr-qvutc0">There is no </span><span class="ydpa95a022fcss-901oao ydpa95a022fcss-16my406 ydpa95a022fr-poiln3 ydpa95a022fr-b88u0q ydpa95a022fr-bcqeeo ydpa95a022fr-qvutc0">East Coast</span><span class="ydpa95a022fcss-901oao ydpa95a022fcss-16my406 ydpa95a022fr-poiln3 ydpa95a022fr-bcqeeo ydpa95a022fr-qvutc0"> refinery that can process </span><span class="ydpa95a022fcss-901oao ydpa95a022fcss-16my406 ydpa95a022fr-poiln3 ydpa95a022fr-b88u0q ydpa95a022fr-bcqeeo ydpa95a022fr-qvutc0">bitumen</span><span class="ydpa95a022fcss-901oao ydpa95a022fcss-16my406 ydpa95a022fr-poiln3 ydpa95a022fr-bcqeeo ydpa95a022fr-qvutc0">. this fact was well understood since 2013. Irvings uses a cracking system. It can't process this stuff.<a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/oil-export-tar-sands-bitumen-cannot-be-refined-eastern-canada/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/oil-export-tar-sands-bitumen-cannot-be-refined-eastern-canada/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thenarwhal.ca/oil-export-tar-sands-bitumen-cannot-be-refined-eastern-canada/</a><br></span></div><div class="ydpa95a022fcss-901oao ydpa95a022fr-18jsvk2 ydpa95a022fr-37j5jr ydpa95a022fr-a023e6 ydpa95a022fr-16dba41 ydpa95a022fr-rjixqe ydpa95a022fr-bcqeeo ydpa95a022fr-bnwqim ydpa95a022fr-qvutc0" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" lang="en"><span class="ydpa95a022fcss-901oao ydpa95a022fcss-16my406 ydpa95a022fr-poiln3 ydpa95a022fr-bcqeeo ydpa95a022fr-qvutc0"><br></span></div><div class="ydpa95a022fcss-901oao ydpa95a022fr-18jsvk2 ydpa95a022fr-37j5jr ydpa95a022fr-a023e6 ydpa95a022fr-16dba41 ydpa95a022fr-rjixqe ydpa95a022fr-bcqeeo ydpa95a022fr-bnwqim ydpa95a022fr-qvutc0" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" lang="en"><span class="ydpa95a022fcss-901oao ydpa95a022fcss-16my406 ydpa95a022fr-poiln3 ydpa95a022fr-bcqeeo ydpa95a022fr-qvutc0">An interesting report was published by CBC on <span>September 10, 2018</span> because Saudi wasn't buying as much military equipment from Canada as people thought. The report stated these two very interesting passages: <br></span></div><div class="ydpa95a022fcss-901oao ydpa95a022fr-18jsvk2 ydpa95a022fr-37j5jr ydpa95a022fr-a023e6 ydpa95a022fr-16dba41 ydpa95a022fr-rjixqe ydpa95a022fr-bcqeeo ydpa95a022fr-bnwqim ydpa95a022fr-qvutc0" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" lang="en"><i><br></i></div><div class="ydpa95a022fcss-901oao ydpa95a022fr-18jsvk2 ydpa95a022fr-37j5jr ydpa95a022fr-a023e6 ydpa95a022fr-16dba41 ydpa95a022fr-rjixqe ydpa95a022fr-bcqeeo ydpa95a022fr-bnwqim ydpa95a022fr-qvutc0" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><i><span>"Saudi Arabia — in part because of low oil prices and in part because of
corruption and mismanagement of its own economy — has a large budget
deficit," said Thomas Juneau, a University of Ottawa assistant professor
and former National Defence analyst.</span></i></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><i><span><br></span></i></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><i><span>The kingdom has projected a budget deficit of $52 billion US this year
and the country's finance minister said last spring it is on track to
cut spending by seven per cent.</span></i><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span>On April 15 2021 we saw this published by Alan Freeman at IPolitics who wrote: <br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here’s the latest bumph from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers’ website. “</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite
having the world’s third-largest oil reserves, Canada imports oil from
foreign suppliers. Currently, more than half the oil used in Quebec and
Atlantic Canada is imported from foreign sources including the U.S.,
Saudi Arabia, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, Azerbaijan, Nigeria
and Ivory Coast.”</span></i></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Too bad it’s not true.</span></i></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guess how much crude Quebec’s two oil
refineries imported last year from those supposedly awful places? Zero.
And that’s for the second year in a row. </span></i></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to the Canadian Energy
Regulator’s latest analysis, Canadian crude oil imports tanked in 2020
because of low demand due to the pandemic, falling 20 per cent to just
550,000 barrels a day. An overwhelming proportion of Canada’s oil
imports came from a single source, the United States of America, making
up 77 per cent of crude imports, including all of the oil imported into
Quebec and Ontario.</span></i></p></div></div><span><span></span></span><span></span><span class="ydpa95a022fcss-901oao ydpa95a022fcss-16my406 ydpa95a022fr-poiln3 ydpa95a022fr-bcqeeo ydpa95a022fr-qvutc0"></span></div></div></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpdca9f450css-901oao ydpdca9f450css-16my406 ydpdca9f450r-poiln3 ydpdca9f450r-bcqeeo ydpdca9f450r-qvutc0">Full article here. <br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpdca9f450css-901oao ydpdca9f450css-16my406 ydpdca9f450r-poiln3 ydpdca9f450r-bcqeeo ydpdca9f450r-qvutc0"><a href="https://ipolitics.ca/2021/04/15/good-news-about-canadas-crude-imports-the-oil-patch-would-rather-you-not-know/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ipolitics.ca/2021/04/15/good-news-about-canadas-crude-imports-the-oil-patch-would-rather-you-not-know/</a><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">So there ya go. We don't need Saudi Oil at all. We haven't needed it for years. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Have a great weekend folks. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Lulu <br></div><span><span class="ydpdca9f450css-901oao ydpdca9f450css-16my406 ydpdca9f450r-poiln3 ydpdca9f450r-bcqeeo ydpdca9f450r-qvutc0"></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpdca9f450css-901oao ydpdca9f450css-16my406 ydpdca9f450r-poiln3 ydpdca9f450r-bcqeeo ydpdca9f450r-qvutc0"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpdca9f450css-901oao ydpdca9f450css-16my406 ydpdca9f450r-poiln3 ydpdca9f450r-bcqeeo ydpdca9f450r-qvutc0"></span></span><br></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></body></html>