<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Good Day,</div><div><br></div><div>New polling from WilmotCAN shows election trouble for Mike Harris Jr. as a majority of constituents won’t vote for a candidate supporting the proposed Wilmot Mega-Industrial Site, polling also shows a clear majority of residents want Wilmot Township to pass a resolution stating they are an Unwilling Host. Join a Community Town Hall Meeting on Thursday evening (tonight!) to learn more about the polling results and next steps the community will be taking. Also, there is lots of election news as party leaders are making more campaign stops across the Grand River watershed and there are lots of new election resources. </div><div><br></div><div>Here’s the latest:</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">1) WilmotCAN Municipal and Provincial Surveys Show Massive Concern & Election Troubles -</b> Late last week Wilmot Civic Action Network (WilmotCAN) released polling by Pallas Data done in the Kitchener-Conestoga riding including Wilmot Township focussed on municipal issues showing strong opposition to the proposed mega-industrial land assembly and a clear majority wanting Wilmot Council to declare it is an Unwilling Host. Results included:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- By a ratio of 3:1 Wilmot residents definitely will not vote or are less likely to vote for a Councillor who supports the proposed expropriation,</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Only 5% of Wilmot residents said that they would very likely vote for a candidate who supports the proposed expropriation,</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Less than 12% of respondents felt our governments have adequately consulted on the mega-site proposal,</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- A strong majority of nearly 6 out of 10 respondents in the Kitchener-Conestoga riding think elected officials should be not be bound by a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).</div><div><br></div><div><b>Provincial Survey - </b>Yesterday, WilmotCAN released polling done by Pallas Data focussed on provincial issues that shows serious election trouble ahead for Mike Harris Jr. as a majority of constituents won’t for vote for a candidate supporting the proposed Wilmot mega-industrial development. Key findings from the poll include:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Across the Kitchener-Conestoga riding, 67% of voters said that they would </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">definitely not vote or might not vote for a candidate who supports the </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">proposed expropriation in the provincial election,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Just 14% of voters said that they </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">might vote or definitely will vote for a candidate who supports the proposed farmland expropriation,</span></div><div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-</span><span class="s2" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> A</span> staggering 83% of voters in Wilmot Township said that they definitely would not vote or might not vote for a candidate who supports the proposed expropriation in the provincial election,</p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; white-space: pre;"> </span>-<span class="s2" style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span><font face="Helvetica Neue">Things get even worse for Conservative MPP Mike Harris Jr. as 57% of </font><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">voters who identify as Conservative said that they definitely would not or might </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">not vote for a provincial candidate who supports the proposed expropriation,</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Just</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> 21% of Conservatives said they might vote or definitely </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">would vote for a candidate supporting the industrial mega-site,</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-</span><span class="s2" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span>In Wilmot Township 66% of residents said that they do not trust MPP Mike Harris Jr. to represent their interests with only 22% stating they somewhat trust or strongly trust Mike Harris Jr. to represent their interests,</p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; white-space: pre;"> </span>-<span class="s2" style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span><font face="Helvetica Neue">Astoundingly 38% of Conservatives in Kitchener-Conestoga stated they don’t </font><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">trust their own Conservative MPP Mike Harris Jr. to represent the interests of </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Wilmot residents – rising to 86% of NDP supporters and 89% of those who </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">identity as Liberals expressing concerns about trust of Mike Harris Jr.</span></p></div><div><br></div><div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(15, 17, 15);"><b>Tonight! WilmotCAN Town Hall Meeting -</b> A Community Town Hall Meeting and information session will be held by WilmotCAN to discuss survey results, the impacts of the proposed land assembly, and next steps:</p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(15, 17, 15);"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(15, 17, 15);"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Date & Time:</b> Thursday, February 13th at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm)</p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(15, 17, 15);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><b>Location:</b> Zion United Church, 215 Peel St., New Hamburg</p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(15, 17, 15);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><b>RSVP:</b> <a href="http://wilmotcan.com/event/open-meeting">wilmotcan.com/event/open-meeting</a></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(15, 17, 15);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>A link for the online livestream will be available to everyone registered.</p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(15, 17, 15);"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(15, 17, 15);">Provincial election candidates have been invited and there will be a chance to meet with them afterwards.</p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(15, 17, 15);"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(15, 17, 15);"><b>Polling Media Coverage </b>- News coverage of this polling showing so much concern in the Kitchener-Conestoga riding has been extensive:</p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(15, 17, 15);"><br></p></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Poll Indicates Majority In Wilmot Oppose Land Assembly:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/poll-indicates-majority-in-wilmot-oppose-land-assembly/article_cd4dbd66-fda7-59a1-89ec-88eebe35433e.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/poll-indicates-majority-in-wilmot-oppose-land-assembly/article_cd4dbd66-fda7-59a1-89ec-88eebe35433e.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CityNews - Majority Of Kitchener Conestoga Voters Oppose Wilmot Land Assembly: Poll:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2025/02/09/majority-of-kitchener-conestoga-voters-oppose-wilmot-land-assembly-poll/?">https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2025/02/09/majority-of-kitchener-conestoga-voters-oppose-wilmot-land-assembly-poll/?</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CTV News - Majority of Wilmot Residents Show Strong Opposition To Farmland Expropriation For Industrial Development:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/majority-of-wilmot-residents-show-strong-opposition-to-farmland-expropriation-for-industrial-development/">https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/majority-of-wilmot-residents-show-strong-opposition-to-farmland-expropriation-for-industrial-development/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Action Required -</b> Attend Thursday’s Town Hall Meeting in-person or online, ensure elected officials know your concerns and voting intentions.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">2) Wilmot Land Assembly Continues To Make Election Headlines -</b> Every major provincial party leader, except Doug Ford stands with Wilmot’s farming families and concerned citizens against the Wilmot mega-industrial land assembly. Unfortunately, Doug Ford seems to believe that the destruction of our agricultural lands should have began 20 years ago:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CTV CKCO News - Doug Ford Stands By Wilmot Land Assembly Process:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/doug-ford-stands-by-wilmot-land-assembly-process-says-waterloo-region-has-missed-out-on-big-opportunities-over-lack-of-available-land/">https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/doug-ford-stands-by-wilmot-land-assembly-process-says-waterloo-region-has-missed-out-on-big-opportunities-over-lack-of-available-land/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Green Party - </b>Leader Mike Schreiner commits to cancelling Wilmot Mega-Industrial Site - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?mibextid=wwXIfr&v=9188602797871519&rdid=3iefHxMiQnLUUo64">https://www.facebook.com/watch/?mibextid=wwXIfr&v=9188602797871519&rdid=3iefHxMiQnLUUo64</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Green Party has also been the first party to release a fully-costed platform: <a href="https://gpo.ca/platform/">https://gpo.ca/platform/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>NDP Party -</b> Leader Marit Stiles returns to Kitchener to announce SW Ontario Plan including stopping the “unfair and secretive Wilmot land grab” - <a href="https://www.ontariondp.ca/sites/default/files/25-02-southwest_platform-4871.pdf">https://www.ontariondp.ca/sites/default/files/25-02-southwest_platform-4871.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>More Candidates in Kitchener-Conestoga -</b> The New Blue Party and the Ontario Party have each announced candidates that could help siphon votes from Mike Harris Jr.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Fantastic Op-Ed by Fight For Farmland’s Susanna Compton -</b> Kudos to Susanna who had an excellent Op-Ed published in the KW Record on Monday about the huge negative impacts the Wilmot Land Assembly would have on farms across Waterloo Region and beyond. Read her excellent article and then write your own Op-Ed on what concerns you with this absurd development proposal:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Wilmot Land Assembly Casts Huge Shadow Over Waterloo Region Farmland:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/wilmot-land-assembly-casts-huge-shadow-over-waterloo-region-farmland/article_17e73b40-2067-5801-8b09-74fa86b8a7d4.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/wilmot-land-assembly-casts-huge-shadow-over-waterloo-region-farmland/article_17e73b40-2067-5801-8b09-74fa86b8a7d4.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Brand New Huge Welland EV Factory For Sale </b>- Don’t build a new giant factory - buy this new and unused one instead. Citing changing economics Linamar is selling its brand new 300,000 square foot facility that has never opened. While huge and it was projected to employ hundreds of people, this site and facility is only about 1/6 the size and scale of the Wilmot mega-site:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Looking To Buy A Brand New Unused Factory? Linamar Puts Welland Facility Up For Sale Or Lease:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/business/niagara-region/looking-to-buy-a-brand-new-unused-factory-linamar-puts-welland-facility-up-for-sale/article_951c2232-b5ea-5cb6-af8e-20d2ee482f10.html">https://www.therecord.com/business/niagara-region/looking-to-buy-a-brand-new-unused-factory-linamar-puts-welland-facility-up-for-sale/article_951c2232-b5ea-5cb6-af8e-20d2ee482f10.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>WilmotCAN Video - </b>The second part of the mini-documentary series continues to get thousands of views. Check it out and share it with others:</div><div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Unearthed Part 2: The Wilmot Land Grab - Soil Under Siege:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EovPJZp_x1Y">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EovPJZp_x1Y</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><b>Action Required - </b>Share these impactful videos, attend the upcoming Community Town Hall Meeting on Thursday evening, continue to write, e-mail, and call to show firsthand that we are an Unwilling Host.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">3) The Greenbelt Turns 20! - </b>Join a special webinar “20 Years Strong: Strengthening, Protecting and Growing the Greenbelt for Future Generations” on Thursday, February 13th at 7:00pm to celebrate the Greenbelt's 20th anniversary, reflect on its legacy, and discuss its future. Special guests include former Toronto Mayor and MP David Crombie along with Tony Morris from Ontario Nature. Learn how we can continue to work together to ensure the Greenbelt is a powerful force for Ontario’s prosperity and resilience:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 7:00pm</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Location: Online Zoom - RSVP required</div><div><br></div><div>Please RSVP at: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P4Jh1e8CTfyKYrSDom6J8A#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P4Jh1e8CTfyKYrSDom6J8A#/registration</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Action Required - </b>Learn, engage, and take meaningful action in protecting and growing the Greenbelt for future generations.</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">4) Provincial Election Update -</b> A winter election prevents many voters from voting however, help to ensure the greatest possible turnout so that everyone can have their voice heard by voting early at advance polls, by special ballot, or by mail - which is surprisingly fast and easy. Every vote matters. Learn more at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Vote By Mail - Elections Ontario </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://votebymail.elections.on.ca/">https://votebymail.elections.on.ca/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Advance Voting Days (Feb 20, 21, 22), and other options: </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.elections.on.ca/en.html">https://www.elections.on.ca/en.html</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><b>Recent Election Media Coverage -</b> includes a fantastic article by GREN’s Susan Koswan on just some of the environmental protection cuts Doug Ford has made:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Time To Stop Ford’s Bulldozing Of Ontario:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/time-to-stop-fords-bulldozing-of-ontario/article_7f21b01c-36cb-5f8b-9ea7-362b1d1a7938.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/time-to-stop-fords-bulldozing-of-ontario/article_7f21b01c-36cb-5f8b-9ea7-362b1d1a7938.html</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Includes mention of the Wilmot Land Assembly and Cooperate For Canada</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Can Affordability Spark Voter Interest In Climate Change? In This Ontario Election Campaign Mike Schreiner Is Betting On It:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/politics/political-opinion/can-affordability-spark-voter-interest-in-climate-change-in-this-ontario-election-campaign-mike-schreiner/article_5544ce2b-abbf-532b-aeac-66afcdd28cb3.html">https://www.therecord.com/politics/political-opinion/can-affordability-spark-voter-interest-in-climate-change-in-this-ontario-election-campaign-mike-schreiner/article_5544ce2b-abbf-532b-aeac-66afcdd28cb3.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Provincial Green, NDP Leaders In Kitchener To Share Playbooks, Boost Local Candidates:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/politics/provincial-elections/provincial-green-ndp-leaders-in-kitchener-to-share-playbooks-boost-local-candidates/article_63103b0e-9a2d-5c17-86b4-7a88fb4ed41c.html">https://www.therecord.com/politics/provincial-elections/provincial-green-ndp-leaders-in-kitchener-to-share-playbooks-boost-local-candidates/article_63103b0e-9a2d-5c17-86b4-7a88fb4ed41c.html</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Includes mention of the Wilmot Land Assembly</div><div><br></div><div><b>Election Help Needed - </b>There are several parties in ridings in the Grand River Watershed that are eagerly looking for volunteers to help with campaigns where there is a good chance of electing candidates who are going to be far more progressive and offer policies more in the best public interest than what we have seen from the provincial Conservative government. Please reach out to parties including the Green Party in Wellington-Halton Hills, the Liberal Party in Cambridge, and the NDP Party in several area rural ridings where there is a particularly good chance of change. In Brantford-Brant it looks like NDP candidate Harvey Bischof has the best chance to win with co-operation. Helping by making phone calls, door knocking, getting people to the polls, and other simple activities could make all the difference in close races. Please do what you can over the next couple of weeks to get better electoral outcomes:</div><div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Wellington Advertiser - Tired Of Being A Chump?:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/tired-of-being-a-chump/">https://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/tired-of-being-a-chump/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Required Actions -</b> The Ontario election campaign is only four weeks long - make the most of every day to ensure the best possible outcomes.</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">5) Cooperate For Canada - </b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Cooperate for Canada has published a list of Unity Candidates in a group of key ridings across the watershed and the province as a result of the efforts of very dedicated volunteers - including an enthusiastic group in the Grand River Watershed chapter led by Kae Elgie. </span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A Unity Candidate is the candidate most likely to win or retain a seat for the Liberal, NDP, Green Party, or an Independent identified using a combination of polling analysis, electoral history, campaign priorities and strength, as well as interviews with as many candidates as possible. </span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">You may recall C4C’s cooperation strategy involves strategic voting - voting for the Unity Candidates and urging citizens to support campaigns with donations - financial and time - if possible. An unfortunate part of election history for many rIdings across the Grand River watershed, across the province (and the country) is the progressive vote gets split between the NDP, Liberal, and Green parties. It is a flaw of the first-past-the-post voting system. </span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">C4C continues to urge the NDP, Liberals and Greens to cooperate, to step back, and to enable the Unity Candidates to oppose the PCs in order to prevent vote splitting. For those candidates behind in the polls we urge them to make the brave choice. Where there are extremely close races between progressive parties, this is particularly important. </span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Also, remember that $200 bribe cheque from the province? One option is to donate part or all of it to help support a Unity Candidate in your Riding or another Riding.</span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Action Required -</b> Learn more about the cooperation strategy for Ontario and find your local Unity Candidate in the list on the Cooperate for Canada website:</span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://cooperateforcanada.ca/heres-how-you-can-help-ontario/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://cooperateforcanada.ca/heres-how-you-can-help-ontario/</span></a></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-d09beaf2-7fff-532e-e58b-8f3952b660ed"><br><br><b style="font-size: 14px;">6) Election Resources and Opportunities -</b> It’s fantastic to see so many community and non-profit groups working to provide election resources, tools, and materials. Here’s the latest list:</span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b>New Majority - </b>An amazing organization focussed on getting young people and first time voters to the polls has numerous part-time jobs available immediately to help get people involved in the election. Learn more at:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hGtSbAVeTnGu35nvg3n9Lg#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hGtSbAVeTnGu35nvg3n9Lg#/registration</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b>Environmental Defence -</b> Ontario Needs A Government That Takes Climate Change Seriously - What To Look For In A Future Ontario Government:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/2025/01/29/ontario-needs-a-government-that-takes-climate-change-seriously/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/2025/01/29/ontario-needs-a-government-that-takes-climate-change-seriously/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b>Trillium Tracker - </b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many ridings still do not have candidates nominated for one or more parties. The Trillium has an interactive tracker which provides candidate information 2022 election data for each Ontario riding:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/politics/ontario-provincial-election-nomination-roll-call-9608301" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/politics/ontario-provincial-election-nomination-roll-call-9608301</span></a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;"> </span><b>Not One Seat Sharables -</b> Toronto based Not One Seat has created brilliant videos, graphics, and online resources to help call out shortcomings and issues with the current provincial government and highlight opportunities for better policies:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.notoneseat.ca/digital-sharables">https://www.notoneseat.ca/digital-sharables</a></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Stop Vote Splitting - </b>A tool to help voters find their riding and identify the best candidate to prevent a conservative win:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://smartvoting.ca/">https://smartvoting.ca/</a></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Vote Like Your Quality Of Life Depends On It - </b></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The AMO (Association of Municipalities of Ontario) has launched a public awareness campaign. Learn more at:</span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><a href="https://www.voteonqualityoflife.ca/">https://www.voteonqualityoflife.ca/</a></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><b>Ontario Forward -</b> A coalition of unions and other organizations have formed Ontario Forward to show that Ontario can’t afford Doug Ford. They have excellent ads running and you can learn more at:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://ontarioforward.ca/">https://ontarioforward.ca/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ontario Nature Election Toolkit -</b> Learn what you can do, policy asks and opportunities:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://ontarionature.org/campaigns/provincial-election-2025/">https://ontarionature.org/campaigns/provincial-election-2025/</a></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b>Yours To Protect Election Website - </b>Create a plan, take action and get great voting resources:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/yourstoprotect/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/yourstoprotect/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b>Alliance For A Liveable Ontario (ALO) Election Toolkit - </b>Learn how you can spread the word on how the Ontario government can make homes affordable and part of liveable communities:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.liveableontario.ca/alliance-resources/election-prep-toolkit">https://www.liveableontario.ca/alliance-resources/election-prep-toolkit</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><b>Waterloo Region Candidate List - </b>a very detailed list of candidates, parties, and contact information for each riding in Waterloo Region compiled by Bob Jonkman:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://poliblog.jonkman.ca/Poliblog-Elections/2025-02-27-Provincial-Election/#Kitchener-Conestoga-Patrick_Doucette-Ontario_Party-">https://poliblog.jonkman.ca/Poliblog-Elections/2025-02-27-Provincial-Election/#Kitchener-Conestoga-Patrick_Doucette-Ontario_Party-</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Required Actions -</b> Share and utilize these tools and resources to help achieve the best possible election outcomes.</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">7) Election Debates In The Grand River Watershed Area -</b> Plan to attend upcoming events:</div><div><br></div><div><b>Kitchener-Conestoga Election Debate -</b> Thursday, February 20th at 7:00pm an all-candidates debate (if Conservative MPP Mike Harris Jr. breaks party rules and shows up) for Kitchener-Conestoga at the Wilmot Rod & Gun Club. Details are as follows and in the poster below in Appendix D):</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Date: Thursday, January 20th at 7:00pm</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Location: Wilmot Rod & Gun Club, 2607 Bleams Road just three minutes from Baden</div><div><br></div><div><b>Wellington-Halton Hills -</b> While two debates were planned for Wellington-Halton Hills, they have both been cancelled. Both the Canadian Federation of University Women Georgetown and the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce had arranged for debates but have cancelled their events after PC Party candidate Joseph Racinsky declined the groups' invitations. The Chamber of Commerce will now host a "meet and greet". You can read more about it below:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Date: Wednesday, February 19th from 9am to 11:30am</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Location: The Club at North Halton Ltd, 363 Maple Ave. Georgetown. </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="http://elorafergustoday.com/">EloraFergusToday.com</a> - Local Riding All-Candidates Debate Cancelled After PC Candidate Turns Down Invite:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.elorafergustoday.com/local-news/local-riding-all-candidates-debate-cancelled-after-pc-candidate-turns-down-invite-10193946">https://www.elorafergustoday.com/local-news/local-riding-all-candidates-debate-cancelled-after-pc-candidate-turns-down-invite-10193946</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>Action Required - </b>Attend local debates, vote early or by mail, and help get out the vote.</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">8) Recent Articles -</b> Include Canadian women mobilizing for stronger climate action, the need for renewable energy, Doug Ford’s leadership challenges, the need to focus on healthcare and solutions rather than gossip:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Canada’s National Observer - Canadian Women Mobilize For Stronger Climate Action:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/11/news/canadian-women-mobilize-stronger-climate-action">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/11/news/canadian-women-mobilize-stronger-climate-action</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Narwhal - More Pipelines Won’t Make Canada More Secure. Renewable Energy Will:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-canada-renewables-trump-tariffs/">https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-canada-renewables-trump-tariffs/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Doug Ford Is Not The Crisis Leader He Pretends To Be:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/doug-ford-is-not-the-crisis-leader-he-pretends-to-be/article_42fdc2b6-ee60-5888-92f3-71f97ff2de5a.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/doug-ford-is-not-the-crisis-leader-he-pretends-to-be/article_42fdc2b6-ee60-5888-92f3-71f97ff2de5a.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Hamilton Spectator - Five Of The Top Ten Cities Impacted By Trump’s Tariffs Are In Ontario:</div></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.thespec.com/thestar/business/five-of-the-top-ten-cities-impacted-by-trumps-new-tariffs-are-in-ontario-new/article_4e646ee4-9e67-5514-8e4c-f8c23b321d89.html">https://www.thespec.com/thestar/business/five-of-the-top-ten-cities-impacted-by-trumps-new-tariffs-are-in-ontario-new/article_4e646ee4-9e67-5514-8e4c-f8c23b321d89.html</a></div><div><br></div></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Doug Ford’s Opponents Offer More Than He’ll Admit As He Counts On Voters To Sleepwalk To The Polls:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/politics/political-opinion/doug-fords-opponents-offer-more-than-hell-admit-as-he-counts-on-voters-to-sleepwalk/article_bb277ba5-8f41-5ac5-b26f-c9b5aee4172c.html">https://www.therecord.com/politics/political-opinion/doug-fords-opponents-offer-more-than-hell-admit-as-he-counts-on-voters-to-sleepwalk/article_bb277ba5-8f41-5ac5-b26f-c9b5aee4172c.html</a></div><div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - I’m Done Talking About Ford’s Slip-Up. Lets Talk About Getting Enough Doctors:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/im-done-talking-about-fords-slip-up-lets-talk-about-getting-enough-doctors/article_17fb5083-c0c3-531f-94e9-1e5803e332ca.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/im-done-talking-about-fords-slip-up-lets-talk-about-getting-enough-doctors/article_17fb5083-c0c3-531f-94e9-1e5803e332ca.html</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Hamilton Spectator - Should Brantford Amalgamate With Brant County? Voters Demand ‘very Clear’ Answers From Would Be MPPs:</div></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thespec.com/politics/provincial-elections/should-brantford-amalgamate-with-brant-county-voters-demand-very-clear-answers-from-would-be-mpps/article_bd3bde3b-85bb-5af5-a57b-38b687fd307f.html">https://www.thespec.com/politics/provincial-elections/should-brantford-amalgamate-with-brant-county-voters-demand-very-clear-answers-from-would-be-mpps/article_bd3bde3b-85bb-5af5-a57b-38b687fd307f.html</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Brantford Mayor Kevin Davis is pushing for amalgamation, trying to make it an issue in provincial election.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px;">9) Greenbelt Scandal Continues To Return - </span>There’s more news stories on the Ford government top staffers have been accused of trying to sell access to developers and getting lands fast-tracked for development approval. The interesting twist this time is that it is developers themselves raising the concerns complaining that they didn’t get the promised approvals and “lobbying services” they were owed and had paid for:</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Canada’s National Observer - Greenbelt Scandal Returns To Haunt Ford Ahead Of Election:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/07/news/ford-greenbelt-linked-lawsuit">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/07/news/ford-greenbelt-linked-lawsuit</a></div></div><div><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><b>Action Required - </b>We need to speak up and demand better of government. Too many decisions like Ontario Place, the Science Centre, the Wilmot Land Assembly, the Greenbelt scandal, the forced boundary expansions in Waterloo Region and elsewhere have no transparency, no data or rationale, no proper public processes and too many unanswered questions such as how were all these lands chosen or decisions made against the greater public good.</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">10) Climate Crisis Overshadowed -</b> Leave it to amazing Candian author and journalist Gwynne Dyer to call out how Trump’s craziness and devastation is distracting the world from rapidly warming temperatures rising faster than anyone can explain. This is a really good article worth your time to read:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Trump’s Outlandish Claims Distract The World From The Climate Crisis:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/trumps-outlandish-claims-distract-the-world-from-the-climate-crisis/article_a8a3c6ee-246f-5d18-95a7-29f9c103d4fa.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/trumps-outlandish-claims-distract-the-world-from-the-climate-crisis/article_a8a3c6ee-246f-5d18-95a7-29f9c103d4fa.html</a></div><div><div>
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This goes without saying. You can’t influence the outcome if you don’t vote. If you have voted previously and haven’t changed your name and haven’t moved you should already be on the voting Register. You should confirm, update or add your information to the Register by February 17 to receive your voting card in the mail:</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><br></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://www.elections.on.ca/en.html">https://www.elections.on.ca/en.html</a></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>On Election Day, if you are on the Register, you need to present one piece of ID showing your name to vote. If you are not on the Register, you must present one piece of ID showing both your name and home address to vote.<br><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>(2) Get others to vote. Physically go with your friends and family to their polling location. Text other people and encourage them to vote. Post online that you voted. <br><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>(3) To order a lawn sign, Google: "Ontario (your choice) Party”<br><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>(4) Make a donation. Did you know that thanks to generous tax credits, you can get up to 75% back when you make a political donation to a candidate or party? </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>(5) Follow the news, listen to podcasts, and watch the debates (if any) to learn more about the political parties. Then, talk to your friends and family about campaign issues.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>(6) Check out events on the party websites and attend an event in your area. <br><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>(7) Volunteer! There’s no better way of getting involved in an election than being part of the action directly. From putting up signs to literature drops to calling members to canvassing, there are a wide variety of jobs that campaigns always need help with. There’s something for everyone regardless of your time commitment, interest, and skills. You can sign up directly to help with one of the campaign’s by going to the party’s website.<br><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Credit: The original version of this article was published by the OSSTF. It is slightly modified here.</div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">12) Ontario Nature & Climate Legacy Election Webinar - What You Can Do To Make Nature A Priority If The Next Government - </b>If you happened to miss Monday’s webinar watch the recording online to learn what you can do to make nature a priority for the next provincial government:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Our Environmental Legacy In Ontario: Your Role In The Snap Election Webinar:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN3hK0emkvk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN3hK0emkvk</a></div></div><div><br></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b style="font-size: 14px;"><br></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">13) Vote To Secure Our Future </b>- The Ontario Climate Emergency Campaign (OCEC) has announced an important webinar with expert speakers including our own Mike Marcolongo on February 13th at 7:00pm - tonight! Join industry experts to help understand the critical issues impacting Ontario. There’s a poster below in Appendix I) with more information. Register and learn more at:</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FWNbdlwCRfiKzzB8Tscwuw#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FWNbdlwCRfiKzzB8Tscwuw#/registration</a></div><div><br></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">14) Vote For Climate - Waterloo Region Climate Collaborative Election Signs - </b>WRCC has printed hundreds of fantastic lawn signs urging people to vote for climate. There are several different designs available for just $15 from area sign captains and in local stores. Learn more and see examples below in Appendix E) or online at:</div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Waterloo Climate Collaborative Election Signs:</div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://wrclimatecollaborative.ca/vote-for-climate/">https://wrclimatecollaborative.ca/vote-for-climate/</a></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Action Required -</b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> Get a lawn sign and encourage your neighbourhood to vote for climate.</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><p style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>15) WRCE High Performance Development Standards Information Sessions - </b></span><span style="font-size: 12px;">The Waterloo Region Community Energy (WRCE) is holding pubic information sessions on their proposed building standards. Come to learn more and share your thoughts on building better buildings and more resilient, efficient communities. Given that more than 40% of our carbon footprint comes from buildings and design of our communities, making significant improvements will be essential in addressing climate change. These standards have been years in the making and could help influence energy use, building construction, new EV adoption, tree planing, and water efficiency.</span></p><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><div>Events we need strong public engagement at are as follows:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Thursday, February 13th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm - Woolwich - Woolwich Council Chambers, Elmira - <a href="https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards">https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Wednesday, February 19th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm - Kitchener & Waterloo, Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Community Pavillion - <a href="https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards">https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Thursday, February 20th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm - North Dumfries - North Dumfries Community Complex, Dumfries Room - <a href="https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards">https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards</a></div><div><br></div><div>You can also learn more and engage online at: <a href="https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards">https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Action Required -</b> These Green Development Standards that will build more efficient and comfortable homes that use far less energy and are far cheaper to run are facing considerable push-back from certain developers and builder lobby groups. Speak up for the better future we need and help ensure Waterloo Region is building better buildings and communities like other cities such as Toronto, Markham, Mississauga, and even rural communities like King Township and Halton Hills already are.</div></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>16) Additional Articles -</b></span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"> include a must read on what comes as democracy breaks down:</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Foreign Affairs - The Path To American Authoritarianism:</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/path-american-authoritarianism-trump">https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/path-american-authoritarianism-trump</a></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><div><div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>17) One Million Nieghbours Round Tables - </b></span>There are still a final Round Table session for the One Million Neighbours initiative. This multisolving session is focussed on Cambridge and rural communities and will be hosted at the rare Charitable Research Reserve. Details are as follows:</div></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Date: Thursday, February 27th, 2025</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Location - rare Administrative Centre - 1679 Blair Road, Cambridge</div><div><br></div><div>Register and learn more at: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/multisolving-roundtable-cambridge-rural-focus-tickets-1088360799449">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/multisolving-roundtable-cambridge-rural-focus-tickets-1088360799449</a> </div></div><div><br></div></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">18) Some Election Humour -</b> Check out this fun video parody with a catchy tune about Doug The Thug listing just some of the things Doug Ford has inflicted on Ontario in the past six years:</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Video - Doug The Thug:</div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztvu8Z1uG-c">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztvu8Z1uG-c</a></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-3bd38ee8-7fff-27a1-b180-36585b83f879"><b style="font-size: 14px;">19) Carol Walthers Art Show -</b> Carol is an artist living in Cambridge advocating against gravel pits through artwork. She is having an exhibition of her work called “An Application Has Been Made” at the Cambridge Centre For The Arts starting February 22nd until March 22nd. Learn more in the poster below in Appendix J) or online at:<br><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.carolwalthers.com/">https://www.carolwalthers.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">20) Reminder - Next Meeting</b><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"> -</span></b> Join us next <span dir="ltr">Friday, February 21st</span> at 5:30pm online at the Zoom link below to discuss the latest:</div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; 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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Topic: Grand River Watershed Bill 23 Bi-Weekly Zoom Meeting</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Time: Every Other <span dir="ltr">Friday at 5:30pm EST</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Join Zoom Meeting</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Meeting ID: <span dir="ltr">826 4469 5701</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span dir="ltr">Passcode: 713374</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Thanks for all the great efforts so far - please share any questions or ideas.</div><div><div id="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqtfd24641" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqt1303954863"><br clear="none"><div dir="ltr"><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-style-span">Cheers,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Kevin Thomason, Mike Marcolongo, and Joan Faux on behalf of all our community groups.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; 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line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">-----------------------------------</b></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#26282a" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><b style="font-size: 14px;">A) </b></font></span><b style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Upcoming Events </b><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">- Get out and get involved! And keep us posted on your events so we can share them:</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div></div></div><div><br></div><div>Thursday, February 13th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm - WRCE High Performance Development Standards Information Session - Woolwich - Woolwich Council Chambers, Elmira - <a href="https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards">https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thursday, February 13th at 7:00pm - WilmotCAN Community Meeting - Zion United Church, 215 Peel Street, New Hamburg - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wilmotcan-town-hall-meeting-tickets-1236642022579">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wilmotcan-town-hall-meeting-tickets-1236642022579</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thursday, February 13th at 7:00pm - Greenbelt 20 Celebration Webinar: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P4Jh1e8CTfyKYrSDom6J8A#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P4Jh1e8CTfyKYrSDom6J8A#/registration</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thursday, February 13th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm - Vote To Secure Our Future - OCEC Webinar - <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FWNbdlwCRfiKzzB8Tscwuw#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FWNbdlwCRfiKzzB8Tscwuw#/registration</a></div><div><br></div><div><div>Wednesday, February 19th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm - WRCE High Performance Development Standards Information Session - Kitchener & Waterloo, Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Community Pavillion - <a href="https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards">https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards</a></div><div><br></div><div><div>Thursday, February 20th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm - WRCE High Performance Development Standards Information Session - North Dumfries - North Dumfries Community Complex, Dumfries Room - <a href="https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards">https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards</a></div><div><br></div></div></div><div><div>Thursday, February 20th at 7:00pm - Kitchener-Conestoga Riding All Candidates Election Debate - Wilmot Rod & Gun Club - See poster below in Appendix D)</div><div><br></div></div><div><b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Friday, February 21st - 5:30pm -<font color="#26282a"> Next group update meeting on Zoom -</font><font color="#0056d6"> </font></span><font color="#0056d6" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></font></b></div><div><br></div><div><div>New Date! - Wednesday, February 26th - 7:00pm - Heat Pumps Deep Dive - Woolwich Memorial Centre - See Poster Below in Appendix K)</div></div><div><br></div><div>Thursday, February 27th - Get Out And Vote In The Provincial Election!!!</div><div><br></div><div>Thursday, March 20th - 9:00am - Ontario Farmland Trust Farmland Forum - Elora, Ontario - See Poster Below in Appendix L)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; 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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">------------------------------------------</b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; 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