<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body dir="auto">
<div>Definitely. Kevin, do you still have the APT logo to send on as well? </div>
<div id="AppleMailSignature"><br>
</div>
<div id="AppleMailSignature">Susan B<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPad</div>
<div><br>
On Apr 14, 2020, at 10:11 PM, Kevin Thomason <<a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com">kevinthomason@mac.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div>
<div class="" style="word-wrap:break-word; line-break:after-white-space">Hi GREN Executive,
<div class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div class="">I think that we should sign on to this CELA letter (via Ontario Nature). Please share if you agree and I will follow-up accordingly.</div>
<div class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div class="">Cheers,</div>
<div class="">Kevin.<br class="">
<div class="">
<div class="" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Helvetica; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; word-spacing:0px">
<br class="">
-------------------------------------<br class="">
<br class="">
Kevin Thomason<br class="">
<br class="">
1115 Cedar Grove Road<br class="">
Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2J 3Z4<br class="">
<br class="">
Phone: (519) 888-0519<br class="">
Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648<br class="">
Twitter: @kthomason<br class="">
<a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com" class="">E-mail: kevinthomason@mac.com</a><br class="">
<br class="">
-----------------------------------------</div>
</div>
</div>
<div><br class="">
<blockquote type="cite" class="">
<div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div>
<br class="x_Apple-interchange-newline">
<div class="" style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px">
<span class="" style=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span class="" style="">Anne Bell <<a href="mailto:anneb@ontarionature.org" class="">anneb@ontarionature.org</a>><br class="">
</span></div>
<div class="" style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px">
<span class="" style=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span class="" style=""><b class="">FW: Sign on request - Letter to Ontario Re: EBR Exemption</b><br class="">
</span></div>
<div class="" style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px">
<span class="" style=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span class="" style="">April 14, 2020 at 5:45:15 PM EDT<br class="">
</span></div>
<div class="" style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px">
<span class="" style=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span class="" style="">Anne Bell <<a href="mailto:anneb@ontarionature.org" class="">anneb@ontarionature.org</a>><br class="">
</span></div>
<div class="" style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px">
<span class="" style=""><b class="">Cc: </b></span><span class="" style="">Kerrie Blaise <<a href="mailto:kerrie@cela.ca" class="">kerrie@cela.ca</a>><br class="">
</span></div>
<br class="">
<div class="">
<div class="x_WordSection1" style="font-family:Helvetica; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; word-spacing:0px; text-decoration:none">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Hi everyone,</span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">I hope you are in good health and managing well with all the current challenges.</span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">I am writing to let you know about an opportunity to sign on to the attached letter opposing the Ontario government’s decision to suspend all governmental proposals from key requirements of the Environmental
Bill of Rights.</span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Please see the note below from Kerrie Blaise at CELA, with a link to a blog explaining the situation. If you’d like to endorse the letter, please let Kerrie know and send her the information requested. Deadline
for response is this Thursday. If you know of other groups who might be interested in endorsing, feel free to share.</span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Thanks for your attention,</span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Anne</span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<b class=""><span lang="EN-CA" class="" style="font-size:19pt; font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,131,79)">_________________</span></b><b class=""><span lang="EN-CA" class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)"></span></b></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<b class=""><span lang="EN-CA" class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)">Anne Bell, Ph.D.</span></b><span class="" style=""></span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-CA" class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)">Director of Conservation and Education </span><span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)"></span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)"> </span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<a href="https://www.ontarionature.org/" class="" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline"><span class="" style="color:windowtext; text-decoration:none"></span></a></div>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div><image003.jpg> </div>
<div style="word-wrap:break-word; line-break:after-white-space">
<div>
<div class="x_AppleOriginalContents">
<blockquote type="cite">
<div>
<div class="x_WordSection1" style="font-family:Helvetica; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; word-spacing:0px; text-decoration:none">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<a href="https://www.ontarionature.org/" class="" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline"><span class="" style="color:windowtext; text-decoration:none"></span></a><span lang="EN-CA" class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)"> </span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-CA" class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)"> </span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)">Tel: 416-444-8419 ext. 239<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)">| </span><span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)">Toll
free: 1-800-440-2366<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)">|<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:anneb@ontarionature.org" class="" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">anneb@ontarionature.org</a></span><span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)"></span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)">214 King Street West, Suite 612<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)">| </span><span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)">Toronto,
ON M5H 3S6 |<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:blue"><a href="http://www.ontarionature.org/" title="http://www.ontarionature.org/" class="" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">www.ontarionature.org</a></span><span lang="EN-CA" class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)"> <span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span><span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(95,95,95)"></span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:blue"> </span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-CA" class="" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,133,63)">We are there when nature needs us most. Join us today!</span></div>
<div class="">
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
</div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
</div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
Dear friends,</div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
</div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
CELA is welcoming sign-ons to a letter we have drafted responding to the province's new<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/r20115" class="" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">regulation<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></a>suspending all
governmental proposals from key requirements of the Environmental Bill of Rights.</div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
</div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<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></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
</div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
As noted in the attached letter, we are requesting the province: </div>
</div>
<div class="">
<ol start="1" type="1" class="" style="margin-bottom:0in">
<li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
Repeal the new regulation</li><li class="x_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</li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
Extend all comment periods currently running under the EBR</li></ol>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
For more information, Rick's recent blog on the topic is also available<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://cela.ca/ebr-covid-19-update/" class="" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">here</a>.</div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
</div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
Wishing you all well, thanks. </div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
</div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
Kerrie</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 class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:11.2pt">
<span class="" style="font-size:9.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">---</span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:11.2pt">
</div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:11.2pt">
<span class="" style="font-size:9.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Kerrie Blaise</span></div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-size:9.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Northern Services Counsel<br class="">
<br class="">
Canadian Environmental Law Association<br class="">
55 University Avenue, Suite 1500</span><span class="" style="font-size:9.5pt; color:rgb(136,136,136)"></span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-size:9.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Toronto, ON M5J 2H7 <a href="http://cela.ca/" target="_blank" class="" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">cela.ca</a> |<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://celafoundation.ca/" target="_blank" class="" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">celafoundation.ca</a></span><span class="" style="font-size:9.5pt; color:rgb(136,136,136)"></span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-size:9.5pt; color:rgb(136,136,136)"> </span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-size:9.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Tel: 416-960-2284 ext 7224</span><span class="" style="font-size:9.5pt; color:rgb(136,136,136)"></span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-size:9.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Email:<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:kerrie@cela.ca" target="_blank" class="" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">kerrie@cela.ca</a> </span><span class="" style="font-size:9.5pt; color:rgb(136,136,136)"></span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-size:9.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Twitter:<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/KerrieABlaise" target="_blank" class="" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">@KerrieABlaise</a><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/CanEnvLawAssn" target="_blank" class="" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">@CanEnvLawAssn</a></span><span class="" style="font-size:9.5pt; color:rgb(136,136,136)"></span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-size:9.5pt; color:rgb(136,136,136)"> </span></div>
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-size:9.5pt; color:rgb(136,136,136)">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="">
</span></div>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><span class="" style="font-size:9.5pt; color:rgb(136,136,136)"></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:11.2pt">
<span class="" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(102,102,102)">DISCLAIMER:</span></div>
<div class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:11.2pt">
<i class=""><span class="" style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(102,102,102)">Confidentiality Note: This message may be subject to solicitor-client privilege. If you have received this message in error, please let me know by reply
email, and delete your copy. Thank you.</span></i></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="" style="word-wrap:break-word; line-break:after-white-space">
<div class="">
<div>
<blockquote type="cite" class="">
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family:Helvetica; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; word-spacing:0px; text-decoration:none; float:none; display:inline!important">_______________________________________________</span><br class="" style="font-family:Helvetica; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; word-spacing:0px; text-decoration:none">
<span class="" style="font-family:Helvetica; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; word-spacing:0px; text-decoration:none; float:none; display:inline!important">Priorities
mailing list</span><br class="" style="font-family:Helvetica; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; word-spacing:0px; text-decoration:none">
<a href="mailto:Priorities@glcserve.com" class="" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-family:Helvetica; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:auto; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:auto; word-spacing:0px">Priorities@glcserve.com</a><br class="" style="font-family:Helvetica; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; word-spacing:0px; text-decoration:none">
<a href="http://glcserve.com/mailman/listinfo/priorities_glcserve.com" class="" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-family:Helvetica; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:auto; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:auto; word-spacing:0px">http://glcserve.com/mailman/listinfo/priorities_glcserve.com</a></div>
</blockquote>
</div>
<br class="">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div><Letter for Sign-on - EBR Exemption.pdf></div>
</blockquote>
</body>
</html>