<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi GREN Executive,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Environmental Defence is better organizing their opposition to Doug Ford and all his regressive policies under the “Ontario - Not For Sale” banner. They are pulling together a coalition of community groups to not only opposite all the Conservative cuts but also to ensure that things get properly restored/addressed after the next election. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">They are wondering if GREN would like to join their Not For Sale e-mail list and we will be notified when things like this industrial pollution bill below comes up.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I think that we should get our group on the list to at least receive the e-mails and we can always decide our involvement with each issue. We should also indicate if we would like to sign onto their letter below.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class="">Kevin.<br class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Sarah Buchanan <<a href="mailto:sbuchanan@environmentaldefence.ca" class="">sbuchanan@environmentaldefence.ca</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">[Notforsale] Sign-on letter to Ontario MPs: Stop Premier Ford from weakening rules for big polluters</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">January 30, 2020 at 12:39:08 PM EST<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:notforsale@glcserve.com" class="">notforsale@glcserve.com</a><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Dear Colleagues,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I wanted to send along an opportunity for any groups, large or small, working in Ontario to sign on to the attached letter we've written to Ontario MPs. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This letter calls on the federal government to reject the Ontario government's <a href="https://www.ontario.ca/page/emissions-performance-standards-program" class="">weak proposed system</a> to price industrial pollution. We are reminding MPs in Ontario that they were recently elected on a promise to strengthen climate action, not weaken it.
</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There is some urgency on this issue since we expect a decision from the federal government on this any day now. <b class="">Please sign on by replying to this email by end of day on Monday, February 3rd. </b> <br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><u class="">Background</u>: </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The federal government's Output-Based Pricing System (OBPS) for large industrial polluters is already operating in Ontario - it's essentially the less exciting sibling to the carbon price for consumers on fuels, etc. Replacing the federal OBPS with Ontario's proposed system will result in higher greenhouse gas emissions at a critical time for climate action. But Ontario needs federal approval, so MPs can and should insist on rejecting this proposal.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><a href="https://www.pembina.org/pub/carbon-emissions-who-makes-big-polluters-pay" class="">You can find more information on the specifics in this report</a>. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks,</div><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><p style="margin-bottom:12pt" class=""><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;" class="">Sarah Buchanan<br class=""></b><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:9.5pt" class="">Clean Economy Program Manager</span></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif" class=""><span style="font-size:12.6667px" class=""><br class=""><img src="https://environmentaldefence.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ED-LOGO-NO-TAGLINE-FINAL-50-per-cent.png" class=""><br class=""></span></font><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:8pt" class="">116 Spadina Avenue, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2K6<br class=""></span></font><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Tel: 416.323.9521 x244</span><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:8pt" class=""> </span><font class=""><span style="font-size:8pt" class="">| </span></font><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:8pt" target="_blank" class="">environmentaldefence.ca</a><br class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" class="">TW: </span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/envirodefence" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank" class=""><span style="color:blue" class="">@envirodefence</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" class=""> | FB: </span><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:8pt" class=""><a href="http://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentalDefenceCanada" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:8pt" target="_blank" class="">EnvironmentalDefenceCanada</a><br class=""></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:8pt" class=""><br class=""><b class="">Defending clean water, a safe climate and healthy communities.<br class=""></b></span><b class=""><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">Our work would not be possible without you. Please <a href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/34341/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=signature" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank" class=""><span style="color:blue" class="">donate</span></a> today.</span></b></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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