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<p>Oi! <br>
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<p>Look what you learn when you start nosing around. I had never
heard of Ontario's Ring of Fire mining site. <br>
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<p>See below,</p>
<p>Susan K<br>
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<p>I've been following up on Greg M's idea of "food or fuel" and
curious whether we still subsidize ethanol production made from ON
seed corn. Was checking out the ON gov't 2022 budget and found
this:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://budget.ontario.ca/2022/pdf/2022-ontario-budget-en.pdf">https://budget.ontario.ca/2022/pdf/2022-ontario-budget-en.pdf</a><br>
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<p><span style="left: 147.661px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.934337);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Ontario</span><span style="left:
203.721px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 207.868px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.854083);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">has</span><span style="left:
233.063px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 237.166px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.959449);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">committed</span><span style="left:
318.144px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 322.371px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.88097);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">close</span><span style="left:
360.011px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 364.077px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.02564);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">to</span><span style="left:
379.718px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 383.768px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.913112);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">$1</span><span style="left:
402.349px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 406.569px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.95758);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">billion</span><span style="left:
451.408px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 455.467px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.02564);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">to</span><span style="left:
471.108px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 475.176px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.944733);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">support</span><span style="left:
532.828px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 536.994px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.935902);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">critical</span><span style="left:
585.543px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 589.698px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.873315);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">legacy</span><span style="left:
635.896px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 640.096px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.953434);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">infrastructure</span><span
style="left: 741.899px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 745.888px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.877879);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">such</span><span style="left:
779.818px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 783.989px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.811734);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">as</span><span style="left:
799.675px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 803.899px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.914351);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">all</span><span style="left:
820.607px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">‐</span><span
style="left: 826.207px; top: 534.61px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.864722);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">season</span><br
role="presentation">
<span style="left: 147.606px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.913101);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">roads</span><span style="left:
189.403px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 193.905px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.03224);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">to</span><span style="left:
209.647px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 214.108px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.981614);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">the</span><span style="left:
239.066px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 243.516px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.860416);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Ring</span><span style="left:
275.911px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 280.409px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.99432);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">of</span><span style="left:
295.573px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 300.1px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.9015);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Fire.</span><span style="left:
333.095px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 337.597px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.96391);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">To</span><span style="left:
356.224px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 360.691px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.961106);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">support</span><span style="left:
419.343px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 423.79px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.97744);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">the</span><span style="left:
448.641px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 453.088px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.959243);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">construction</span><span
style="left: 547.717px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 552.183px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.99432);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">of</span><span style="left:
567.346px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 571.873px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.930729);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">all</span><span style="left:
589.075px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">‐</span><span
style="left: 594.876px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.876539);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">season</span><span style="left:
646.592px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 651.076px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.915);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">roads,</span><span style="left:
697.603px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 702.078px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.981614);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">the</span><span style="left:
727.035px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 731.394px; top: 559.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.950445);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">government</span><br
role="presentation">
<span style="left: 147.588px; top: 584.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.936298);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">approved</span><span style="left:
219.027px; top: 584.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 223.496px; top: 584.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.981614);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">the</span><span style="left:
248.454px; top: 584.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 252.904px; top: 584.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.946322);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">provincial</span><span
style="left: 326.079px; top: 584.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 330.496px; top: 584.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.933419);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Terms</span><span style="left:
377.004px; top: 584.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 381.498px; top: 584.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.99432);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">of</span><span style="left:
396.662px; top: 584.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 401.189px; top: 584.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.904455);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Reference</span><span style="left:
477.548px; top: 584.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 481.984px; top: 584.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.01674);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">for</span><span style="left:
503.691px; top: 584.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 508.186px; top: 584.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.981614);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">the</span><span style="left:
533.144px; top: 584.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 537.595px; top: 584.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.939351);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Environmental</span><span
style="left: 647.475px; top: 584.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 651.787px; top: 584.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.887674);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Assessment</span><span
style="left: 740.243px; top: 584.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 744.586px; top: 584.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.01674);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">for</span><span style="left:
766.293px; top: 584.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 770.791px; top: 584.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.981614);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">the</span><span style="left:
795.749px; top: 584.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 800.2px; top: 584.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.934739);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">proposed</span><br
role="presentation">
<span style="left: 147.603px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.981677);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Marten</span><span style="left:
203.51px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 208.012px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.850938);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Falls</span><span style="left:
240.9px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 245.325px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.917495);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">First</span><span style="left:
277.965px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 282.419px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.950977);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Nation</span><span style="left:
332.726px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 337.228px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.938866);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Community</span><span style="left:
424.12px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 428.636px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.847897);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Access</span><span style="left:
478.641px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 483.134px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.866897);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Road</span><span style="left:
521.06px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 525.535px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.918327);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">and</span><span style="left:
553.567px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 558.036px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.938958);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Webequie</span><span style="left:
635.101px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 639.635px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.917495);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">First</span><span style="left:
672.275px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 676.729px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.950977);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Nation</span><span style="left:
727.036px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 731.538px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.890142);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Supply</span><span style="left:
781.341px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 785.834px; top: 609.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.866897);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Road</span><br role="presentation">
<span style="left: 147.64px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.948687);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">projects</span><span style="left:
208.427px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 212.916px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.962901);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">in</span><span style="left:
226.637px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 231.124px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.940661);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">October</span><span style="left:
292.338px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 296.821px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.925614);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">2021.</span><span style="left:
339.191px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 343.596px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.93204);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">In</span><span style="left:
357.81px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 362.299px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.964642);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">addition,</span><span style="left:
429.028px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 433.504px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.955838);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">in</span><span style="left:
447.125px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 451.603px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.954348);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">April</span><span style="left:
486.556px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 491.003px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.926014);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">2022,</span><span style="left:
533.391px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 537.814px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.981677);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Marten</span><span style="left:
593.721px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 598.222px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.850938);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Falls</span><span style="left:
631.111px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 635.536px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.917495);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">First</span><span style="left:
668.176px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 672.63px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.950977);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Nation</span><span style="left:
722.937px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 727.439px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.91485);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">and</span><span style="left:
755.365px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 759.848px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.938958);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Webequie</span><span style="left:
836.913px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 841.448px; top: 634.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.917495);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">First</span><br
role="presentation">
<span style="left: 147.64px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.950977);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Nation</span><span style="left:
197.947px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 202.448px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.927833);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">announced</span><span style="left:
286.464px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 290.947px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.00794);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">that</span><span style="left:
321.689px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 326.138px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.956628);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">they</span><span style="left:
359.213px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 363.745px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.999849);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">will</span><span style="left:
389.191px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 393.647px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.921295);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">be</span><span style="left:
412.395px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 416.851px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.965797);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">submitting</span><span
style="left: 497.399px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 501.855px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">a</span><span
style="left: 510.474px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 514.957px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.932905);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Terms</span><span style="left:
561.439px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 565.96px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.99432);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">of</span><span style="left:
581.123px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 585.65px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.905408);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Reference</span><span style="left:
662.089px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 666.555px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.01674);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">for</span><span style="left:
688.262px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 692.76px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.981614);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">the</span><span style="left:
717.718px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 722.168px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.934739);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">proposed</span><span style="left:
793.489px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 797.967px; top: 659.606px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.972419);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Northern</span><br
role="presentation">
<span style="left: 147.658px; top: 684.604px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.866897);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Road</span><span style="left:
185.585px; top: 684.604px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 190.059px; top: 684.604px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.889955);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Link</span><span style="left:
219.939px; top: 684.604px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 224.463px; top: 684.604px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.939351);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Environmental</span><span
style="left: 334.344px; top: 684.604px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 338.674px; top: 684.604px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.888989);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Assessment.</span><span
style="left: 431.773px; top: 684.604px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 436.179px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.88316);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">The</span><span style="left:
464.02px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 468.478px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.934739);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">proposed</span><span style="left:
539.799px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 544.277px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.942706);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">road</span><span style="left:
578.804px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 583.274px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.853493);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">is</span><span style="left:
594.562px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 599.067px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.981614);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">the</span><span style="left:
624.025px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 628.475px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.966916);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">final</span><span style="left:
660.939px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 665.368px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.917719);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">piece</span><span style="left:
705.518px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 709.965px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.99432);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">of</span><span style="left:
725.129px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 729.656px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.9631);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">critical</span><span style="left:
779.617px; top: 684.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 785.3px; top: 684.617px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.926217);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">road</span><br role="presentation">
<span style="left: 147.6px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.952543);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">infrastructure</span><span
style="left: 249.308px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 253.392px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.912782);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">needed</span><span style="left:
309.118px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 313.288px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.01916);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">to</span><span style="left:
328.83px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 332.979px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.903389);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">ensure</span><span style="left:
383.524px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 387.678px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.925221);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">reliable,</span><span style="left:
446.984px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 451.069px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.914351);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">all</span><span style="left:
467.777px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">‐</span><span
style="left: 473.377px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.862861);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">season</span><span style="left:
524.285px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 528.478px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.928316);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">road</span><span style="left:
562.477px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 566.578px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.833927);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">access</span><span style="left:
614.071px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 618.184px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.02564);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">to</span><span style="left:
633.825px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 637.985px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.959669);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">potential</span><span style="left:
704.37px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 708.477px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.932392);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">mining</span><span style="left:
758.756px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 762.883px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.885015);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">sites</span><span style="left:
796.181px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 800.379px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.948903);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">in</span><span style="left:
813.901px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 818.075px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.96981);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">the</span><span style="left:
842.733px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 846.88px; top: 709.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.844814);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Ring</span><br role="presentation">
<span style="left: 147.582px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.98112);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">of</span><span style="left:
162.544px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 166.687px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.88345);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Fire</span><span style="left:
194.538px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 198.694px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.908435);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">and</span><span style="left:
226.424px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 230.499px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.92601);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">connect</span><span style="left:
289.833px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 294px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.972573);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">both</span><span style="left:
328.624px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 332.796px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.897742);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">First</span><span style="left:
364.733px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 368.792px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.936621);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Nation</span><span style="left:
418.339px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 422.393px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.931327);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">communities</span><span
style="left: 518.063px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 522.292px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.01916);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">to</span><span style="left:
537.835px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 542.093px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.927769);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Ontario’s</span><span style="left:
609.704px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 613.792px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.913038);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">highway</span><span style="left:
675.103px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 679.197px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.954458);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">network.</span><span style="left:
745.197px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 749.505px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.88316);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">The</span><span style="left:
777.347px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 781.805px; top: 734.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.944926);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">provincial</span><br
role="presentation">
<span style="left: 147.6px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.950445);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">government</span><span
style="left: 239.437px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 243.803px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.999849);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">will</span><span style="left:
269.249px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 273.705px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.958028);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">continue</span><span style="left:
339.977px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 344.398px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.03224);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">to</span><span style="left:
360.14px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 364.601px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.964431);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">work</span><span style="left:
401.877px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 406.399px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.01176);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">with</span><span style="left:
439.331px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 443.804px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.981614);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">the</span><span style="left:
468.761px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 473.212px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.950226);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">federal</span><span style="left:
526.377px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 530.82px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.950445);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">government</span><span
style="left: 622.657px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 627.115px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.02564);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">to</span><span style="left:
642.756px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 647.208px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.954513);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">coordinate</span><span
style="left: 728.771px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 733.291px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.981614);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">the</span><span style="left:
758.249px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 762.7px; top: 759.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.954554);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">impact</span><br
role="presentation">
<span style="left: 147.6px; top: 784.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.888541);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">assessment</span><span
style="left: 234.344px; top: 784.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 238.807px; top: 784.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.953468);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">requirements</span><span
style="left: 340.637px; top: 784.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 345.112px; top: 784.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.01674);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">for</span><span style="left:
366.819px; top: 784.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 371.317px; top: 784.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.926491);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">these</span><span style="left:
412.778px; top: 784.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 417.214px; top: 784.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.94763);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">projects.</span></p>
<p><br role="presentation">
<span style="left: 147.618px; top: 829.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.917383);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Geopolitical</span><span
style="left: 235.343px; top: 829.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 239.521px; top: 829.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.908628);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">forces</span><span style="left:
284.793px; top: 829.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 289.022px; top: 829.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.908427);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">are</span><span style="left:
313.05px; top: 829.626px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 317.113px; top: 829.626px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.933037);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">fueling</span><span style="left:
367.427px; top: 829.626px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 371.519px; top: 829.626px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">a</span><span
style="left: 380.138px; top: 829.626px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 384.31px; top: 829.626px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.895168);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">surging</span><span style="left:
438.043px; top: 829.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 442.212px; top: 829.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.918529);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">demand</span><span style="left:
502.949px; top: 829.626px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 507.012px; top: 829.626px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.00269);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">for</span><span style="left:
528.419px; top: 829.626px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 532.504px; top: 829.626px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.927944);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">reliable</span><span style="left:
587.276px; top: 829.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 591.412px; top: 829.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.905138);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">and</span><span style="left:
619.041px; top: 829.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 623.217px; top: 829.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.906352);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">responsibly</span><span
style="left: 707.122px; top: 829.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 711.222px; top: 829.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.905161);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">sourced</span><span style="left:
770.148px; top: 829.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 774.229px; top: 829.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.939125);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">critical</span><br
role="presentation">
<span style="left: 147.632px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.910687);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">minerals,</span><span style="left:
215.25px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 219.331px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.906874);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">making</span><span style="left:
272.837px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 276.94px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.937847);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">this</span><span style="left:
303.645px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 307.738px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">a</span><span
style="left: 316.358px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 320.53px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.920002);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">strategic</span><span style="left:
384.148px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 388.222px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.940632);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">imperative</span><span
style="left: 467.635px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 471.615px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.00269);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">for</span><span style="left:
493.022px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 497.217px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.855993);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Canada.</span><span style="left:
556.43px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 560.516px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.870505);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">The</span><span style="left:
587.959px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 592.12px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.847147);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Ring</span><span style="left:
624.015px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 628.226px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.98112);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">of</span><span style="left:
643.188px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 647.332px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.88345);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Fire</span><span style="left:
675.182px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 679.338px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.97914);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">will</span><span style="left:
704.257px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 708.435px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.935908);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">bring</span><span style="left:
746.527px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 750.635px; top: 854.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.920139);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">significant</span><br
role="presentation">
<span style="left: 147.632px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.912894);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">economic,</span><span style="left:
223.767px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 228.024px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.87883);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">social</span><span style="left:
269.153px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 273.316px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.905138);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">and</span><span style="left:
300.945px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 305.122px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.943657);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">community</span><span style="left:
388.612px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 392.833px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.933379);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">benefits</span><span style="left:
452.64px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 456.737px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.02564);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">to</span><span style="left:
472.378px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 476.538px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.965779);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">the</span><span style="left:
501.093px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 505.232px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.962074);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">entire</span><span style="left:
549.271px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 553.324px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.94327);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">nation,</span><span style="left:
605.134px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 609.322px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.908435);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">and</span><span style="left:
637.052px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 641.128px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.937847);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">this</span><span style="left:
667.833px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 671.927px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.9385);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">historic</span><span style="left:
726.336px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 730.523px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.954432);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">project</span><span style="left:
782.946px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 787.125px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.890771);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">needs</span><span style="left:
831.53px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 835.62px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">a</span><span
style="left: 844.24px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 848.32px; top: 879.613px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.987809);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">full</span><br role="presentation">
<span style="left: 147.613px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.930602);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">federal</span><span style="left:
199.681px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 203.813px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.966087);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">partner.</span><span style="left:
263.734px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 267.808px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.852042);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">This</span><span style="left:
297.267px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 301.498px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.83841);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">is</span><span style="left:
312.586px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 316.797px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.936533);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">why</span><span style="left:
347.281px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 351.402px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.934337);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Ontario</span><span style="left:
407.462px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 411.609px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.97914);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">will</span><span style="left:
436.528px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 440.816px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.941547);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">continue</span><span style="left:
505.948px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 509.953px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.02564);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">to</span><span style="left:
525.594px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 529.644px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.891788);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">call</span><span style="left:
554.146px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 558.302px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.93892);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">on</span><span style="left:
577.409px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 581.506px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.969522);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">the</span><span style="left:
606.157px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 610.201px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.926134);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Government</span><span
style="left: 703.439px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 707.593px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.98112);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">of</span><span style="left:
722.556px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 726.808px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.85419);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Canada</span><span style="left:
781.562px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 785.716px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.02564);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">to</span><span style="left:
801.357px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 805.407px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.916297);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">step</span><span style="left:
837.088px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 841.312px; top: 904.611px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.934874);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">up</span><br role="presentation">
<span style="left: 147.613px; top: 929.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.905138);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">and</span><span style="left:
175.243px; top: 929.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 179.309px; top: 929.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.93364);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">match</span><span style="left:
225.828px; top: 929.608px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 229.909px; top: 929.608px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.928819);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Ontario’s</span><span style="left:
297.596px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 301.719px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.938399);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">funding</span><span style="left:
358.047px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 362.109px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.944082);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">commitments</span><span
style="left: 464.825px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 468.908px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.02564);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">to</span><span style="left:
484.549px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 488.599px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.945203);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">getting</span><span style="left:
540.514px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 544.707px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.96981);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">the</span><span style="left:
569.364px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 573.401px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.928766);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">road</span><span style="left:
607.417px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 611.593px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.02564);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">to</span><span style="left:
627.234px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 631.284px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.969738);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">the</span><span style="left:
655.94px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 660.088px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.847049);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Ring</span><span style="left:
691.98px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 696.194px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.98112);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">of</span><span style="left:
711.156px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 715.299px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.886701);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Fire</span><span style="left:
743.252px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px; font-family:
sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span
style="left: 747.306px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.975937);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">built.</span></p>
<p><span style="left: 747.306px; top: 929.615px; font-size: 18.3px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.975937);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">And found this on Wikipedia,
emphasizing that this is the third largest wetland in the world.
<br>
</span></p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Fire_%28Northern_Ontario%29">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Fire_%28Northern_Ontario%29</a></p>
<p> Challenges facing the development of the Ring of Fire mineral
include lack of access to the remote region, infrastructure
deficits such as roads, railway, electricity and broadband, First
Nations land rights, and environmental issues<sup
id="cite_ref-reuters12mar2013_8-0" class="reference"><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Fire_%28Northern_Ontario%29#cite_note-reuters12mar2013-8">[6]</a></sup>
in the <a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Bay_Lowlands"
title="Hudson Bay Lowlands">James Bay Lowlands</a>, the <font
size="4"><b>"third largest wetland in the world".</b></font><sup
id="cite_ref-GovOntarionFarNorth_9-0" class="reference"><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Fire_%28Northern_Ontario%29#cite_note-GovOntarionFarNorth-9">[7]</a></sup>
Clement was looking to business, not the federal government, to
invest "in power and transportation infrastructure to develop the
deposit".<sup id="cite_ref-reuters12mar2013_8-1" class="reference"><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Fire_%28Northern_Ontario%29#cite_note-reuters12mar2013-8">[6]</a></sup></p>
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