<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><div><div class="AppleOriginalContents"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-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-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.ontarionature.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;" class=""></span></a><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(95, 95, 95);" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(95, 95, 95);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(95, 95, 95);" class="">Tel: 416-444-8419 ext. 239<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(95, 95, 95);" class="">| </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(95, 95, 95);" class="">Toll free: 1-800-440-2366<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(95, 95, 95);" class="">|<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:anneb@ontarionature.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">anneb@ontarionature.org</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(95, 95, 95);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(95, 95, 95);" class="">214 King Street West, Suite 612<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(95, 95, 95);" class="">| </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(95, 95, 95);" class="">Toronto, ON M5H 3S6 |<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: blue;" class=""><a href="http://www.ontarionature.org/" title="http://www.ontarionature.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">www.ontarionature.org</a></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(95, 95, 95);" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(95, 95, 95);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: blue;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 133, 63);" class="">We are there when nature needs us most. Join us today!</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Dear friends,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">CELA is welcoming sign-ons to a letter we have drafted responding to the province's new<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/r20115" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">regulation<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></a>suspending all governmental proposals from key requirements of the Environmental Bill of Rights.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">If you wish to sign on, please send me your name, title, organization name & logo by the end of day Thursday April 16. </b><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">As noted in the attached letter, we are requesting the province: <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" class=""><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Repeal the new regulation<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Defer all decisions on environmental legislative and regulatory reforms/matters under Part II of the EBR<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Extend all comment periods currently running under the EBR<o:p class=""></o:p></li></ol></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">For more information, Rick's recent blog on the topic is also available<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://cela.ca/ebr-covid-19-update/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">here</a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Wishing you all well, thanks. <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Kerrie<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 11.2pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">---</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 11.2pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 11.2pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Kerrie Blaise</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Northern Services Counsel<br class=""><br class="">Canadian Environmental Law Association<br class="">55 University Avenue, Suite 1500</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; color: rgb(136, 136, 136);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Toronto, ON M5J 2H7 <a href="http://cela.ca/" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">cela.ca</a> |<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://celafoundation.ca/" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">celafoundation.ca</a></span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; 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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; color: rgb(136, 136, 136);" class="">Alert: In light of the current corona virus emergency, CELA staff are working remotely. Please do not visit our offices. You may contact our staff at our normal email addresses and telephone extensions. All services are continuing, but there are no in person meetings occurring; all of these are being adjusted to remote options such as teleconferences and videoconferencing. For deliveries, please contact the person expecting the package for specific arrangements. Mail can be sent to the normal address. We hope that all of you are well in these challenging times. <br clear="all" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; color: rgb(136, 136, 136);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 11.2pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" class="">DISCLAIMER:</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 11.2pt;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" class="">Confidentiality Note: This message may be subject to solicitor-client privilege. 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