<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 Everyone,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Trees Please Winnipeg has made a budget submission to the federal government asking for natural infrastructure funds for urban forests. If you have time you can help to support our efforts by reading our submission here: <span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VpBsp1Ai_wJPX7020UqP4miVDZlVeoVA/view?fbclid=IwAR32HXwFpjVrYvEXUPwKCjTCB7P5tcLOa4HwKr8A0M3BkGeJOqN1ViKXugU" class="">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VpBsp1Ai_wJPX7020UqP4miVDZlVeoVA/view?fbclid=IwAR32HXwFpjVrYvEXUPwKCjTCB7P5tcLOa4HwKr8A0M3BkGeJOqN1ViKXugU</a></span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Then take a few minutes to:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x o9v6fnle c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div dir="auto" class="" style="font-family: inherit;">1. Fill out the budget 2021 questionnaire and make sure you include “Invest in Communities through public transit, affordable housing, and green infrastructure” as one of your choices for Question One. <span class="" style="font-family: inherit;"><font color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" face="inherit" class=""><span class="" style="cursor: pointer; list-style: none; text-align: inherit; box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://letstalkbudget2021.ca/pre_budget_consultations" class="">https://letstalkbudget2021.ca/pre_budget_consultations</a></span></font></span></div><div dir="auto" class="" style="font-family: inherit;"><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: inherit; color: rgb(5, 5, 5); orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">2. EMAIL Finance Minister Freeland and cc your MP to let them know why you urban trees matter and support our request for infrastructure funding. </span><a href="mailto:Chrystia.Freeland@parl.gc.ca" class="" style="font-family: inherit; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2;">Chrystia.Freeland@parl.gc.ca</a> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You can also read an oped on the subject here:<a href="https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/urban-forest-deserves-multi-layered-support-573826582.html?fbclid=IwAR0BcLtz36j_RckKmlpYrbWGsvcDM-SPPCLC42H17kRJ7Yfvu351k-o6NaE" class="">https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/urban-forest-deserves-multi-layered-support-573826582.html?fbclid=IwAR0BcLtz36j_RckKmlpYrbWGsvcDM-SPPCLC42H17kRJ7Yfvu351k-o6NaE</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks for your time!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Erna</div><div class=""><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab kvgmc6g5 hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div dir="auto" class="" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="oygrvhab ditlmg2l nvdbi5me tbxw36s4 kvgmc6g5 sf5mxxl7 pq6dq46d knj5qynh gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="margin: 0px 1px; height: 16px; width: 16px; display: inline-flex; vertical-align: middle; font-family: inherit;"></span><span class="oygrvhab ditlmg2l nvdbi5me tbxw36s4 kvgmc6g5 sf5mxxl7 pq6dq46d knj5qynh gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="margin: 0px 1px; height: 16px; width: 16px; display: inline-flex; vertical-align: middle; font-family: inherit;"><br class=""></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x o9v6fnle c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div dir="auto" class="" style="font-family: inherit;"></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></body></html>