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--></style></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><img width=305 height=176 style='width:3.177in;height:1.8333in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D81BB1.383505F0" alt="Text
Description automatically generated"></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>What the Left can learn from the “Freedom Convoy”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Defeating the growth of the far-right means acknowledging real grievances and countering their narrative with an inclusive left-wing populism<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://breachmedia.ca/what-the-left-can-learn-from-the-freedom-convoy/">https://breachmedia.ca/what-the-left-can-learn-from-the-freedom-convoy/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Stop burning trees for electricity – a Petition to the Canadian Government<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The race to fight climate change and shift to a renewable-powered future must not include false solutions. Burning forests for electricity – also known as biomass – is dirtier than coal at the smokestack and is destroying some of the most carbon-rich forests in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.stand.earth/page/35202/petition/1">https://act.stand.earth/page/35202/petition/1</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Pre-Budget Consultations – Deadline Feb. 25<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Let gov't you know you want a reduction in military spending and a re-allocation to urgent climate action and environmental and social needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.letstalkbudget2022.ca/let-s-talk-budget-2022">https://www.letstalkbudget2022.ca/let-s-talk-budget-2022</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>End subsidies and other public financing for fossil fuel companies. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://davidsuzuki.org/action/no-more-fossil-fuel-subsidies">https://davidsuzuki.org/action/no-more-fossil-fuel-subsidies</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Should nuclear be part of the energy future? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Debate featuring MV Ramana and Amory Lovins recorded Feb. 4, 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D9R6l8ThpI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D9R6l8ThpI</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Stop arming Ukraine, end Operation UNIFIER and Operation REASSURANCE, and withdraw all Canadian Armed Forces from Eastern Europe:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Petition: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ukraineconflict">https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ukraineconflict</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Statement: <a href="https://www.foreignpolicy.ca/ukraine">https://www.foreignpolicy.ca/ukraine</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Gas stoves leak methane even while off, boosting climate change<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Gas stoves are contributing more to climate change than previously thought, in part because of constant tiny methane leaks while they're off, raising new concerns about indoor air quality and health because of levels of nitrogen oxides measured.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/gas-stoves-methane-1.6331496">https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/gas-stoves-methane-1.6331496</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Why oil and gas heating bans for new homes are a growing trend<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bans-fossil-fuel-heating-homes-1.6327113">https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bans-fossil-fuel-heating-homes-1.6327113</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Getting Ontario to a Zero-Carbon Electricity Grid by 2030<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>An unbeatable recipe for phasing out gas-fired power.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/an-unbeatable-recipe-for-phasing-out-gas-fired-power/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/an-unbeatable-recipe-for-phasing-out-gas-fired-power/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Doug Ford vowed savings from cancelling cap-and-trade. Now, Ontario faces two lawsuits<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Three years after the PCs scrapped a program they falsely labelled a ‘carbon tax,’ businesses that lost money on emissions credits — including global giant Koch Industries — have filed legal actions against the government.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cap-trade-lawsuits/">https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cap-trade-lawsuits/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Stop the Ring of Fire & Protect Indigenous Rights<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://attawapiskatriverprotectors.com/how-to-support/allies-take-action/">https://attawapiskatriverprotectors.com/how-to-support/allies-take-action/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>In honour of Black History Month, a FREE masterclass on Black History <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>with Angela Davies, Cornell West, Nikoke Hannah-Jones, Kimberle Williams Crenshaw & others (this month only)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://learn.masterclass.com/blackhistorymonth">https://learn.masterclass.com/blackhistorymonth</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>EVENTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Happy International Development Week Feb. 6-12<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.international.gc.ca/campaign-campagne/idw-sdi/index.aspx?lang=eng">https://www.international.gc.ca/campaign-campagne/idw-sdi/index.aspx?lang=eng</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Nuclear Power – Myth, Lure, Danger and Reality. A Climate Solution or a Dangerous Detour<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Feb. 7, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Do we have a solution to the nuclear waste storage problem? How safe is nuclear? From Accident? From attack? Should we expect more Chernobyls and Fukushimas? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- What is the relationship between nuclear power and the proliferation of nuclear weapons?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> - What are the upcoming SMRs (small modular reactors) and fusion? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> - What are the impacts of nuclear power on the environment?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> - How can we address the issues of nuclear power and work to avoid climate catastrophe?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://masspeaceaction.org/event/nuclear-power-myth-lure-danger-and-reality/">https://masspeaceaction.org/event/nuclear-power-myth-lure-danger-and-reality/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#D25BCE'>Women's Leadership in the Pursuit of Peace and Security <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Feb. 7, 4 - 6 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This virtual roundtable will feature experts working around the world to uplift and advance women’s voices, leadership and priorities in moments of instability, conflict, extremism, and crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.bccic.ca/event/idw-2022-kickoff/">https://www.bccic.ca/event/idw-2022-kickoff/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Intervening at Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Hearings<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Feb. 7, 5 - 6:30 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>NB Power is asking for a 25-year licence renewal for its Point Lepreau nuclear generating station. Learn more about your environmental rights and how citizens and groups can submit a written or oral ‘intervention’ at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s hearing. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cela.ca/webinar-intervening-at-canadian-nuclear-safety-commission-hearings/">https://cela.ca/webinar-intervening-at-canadian-nuclear-safety-commission-hearings/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>The Ocean's Whistleblower<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Feb. 7, 7 - 8 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Daniel Pauly shares his extraordinary life and career in ocean sciences and discusses how knowledge of environmental degradation is lost over time, leading to a misguided understanding of what we have helped destroy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT450735&R=EVT450735">https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT450735&R=EVT450735</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Ford's Bogus Climate Plan - The Climate Emergency and the new face of denial<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With less than 5 months before the June 2 ON provincial election, it’s time to take stock of Doug Ford’s climate legacy. Join us for a virtual presentation by David Robertson, from Seniors for Climate Action Now (SCAN!), on the immense and growing cost of Doug Ford’s brand of climate change denial.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tcu-urTsoGdUbe_45cMi3Cv-RkPi1fxn2">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tcu-urTsoGdUbe_45cMi3Cv-RkPi1fxn2</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Social Justice and the City: From Organizing to Movement Building<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Feb. 8, 6 - 8:30 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How has social justice activism in the city changed with the pandemic? What has been lost, gained or put on hold? What are the challenges and opportunities that we as organizers have in front of us? As our first event of the new year, OPIRG York invites you to hear about, and reflect on, lessons learned and issues faced by key organizers from several of the city’s key movements and organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/social-justice-and-the-city-from-organizing-to-movement-building-tickets-255650717177">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/social-justice-and-the-city-from-organizing-to-movement-building-tickets-255650717177</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Older Adults & Parks. How can Parks help us to live Older, Healthier, Happier?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Feb. 8, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Older Adults – a full 1/3 or our lives! But older adults are low park users in many countries; why? How to increase park use by all older adults? We'll consider how to use parks to have healthier and happier lives as older adults. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W53A8jmOR5qnPDRWVc7OeA">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W53A8jmOR5qnPDRWVc7OeA</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Ukraine - The Next NATO War? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Feb. 7, 2 pm ET <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What’s going on in Ukraine? Why are Russian troops at the border? What’s it got to do with NATO? Peace movements across Europe are addressing these questions, engaging with peace activists in Ukraine and beyond to work for a sustainable peace. Organised by No to war – No to NATO network.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqf-qopjsoE9z6Rsv8LOFwXPjmBAu1sMsP">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqf-qopjsoE9z6Rsv8LOFwXPjmBAu1sMsP</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.no-to-nato.org/">https://www.no-to-nato.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Nuclear Waste On-line 2022: Informed and Unwilling - Close Up on NWMO Candidate Sites<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb. 9, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A closer look at the two areas under investigation by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s as potential burial sites for all of Canada’s high level waste, and the communities’ views and experience as the NWMO marches through their self-assigned siting process. Guest speakers from Protect Our Waterways – No Nuclear Waste in South Bruce and We the Nuclear Free North in northern Ontario.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XIl5n-kNTCiEDtFZ5-GLeQ">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XIl5n-kNTCiEDtFZ5-GLeQ</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Medicine Not Missiles <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb. 9, 8 - 9 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canada plans to purchase fighter jets — what are the implications for our health and safety? With Dr. Jonathan Down, President of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88598249174">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88598249174</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Life of a Tree <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb. 9, 1 - 2:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Learn about the life cycle of trees and what features can help you decipher a tree’s identity. We will also introduce you to keystone and interesting species that you can find in your neighbourhood.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://trca.ca/learning/nature-elearning/#event=life-of-a-tree-9;instance=20220209130000">https://trca.ca/learning/nature-elearning/#event=life-of-a-tree-9;instance=20220209130000</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#D25BCE'>Fighting for the Future: Youth Organizing for Climate Justice<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Session 1 -- Power Analysis: The Truth about Youth, Feb. 10, 7 - 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Session 2 -- Building Youth Power: Tactics to Win, Feb. 17, 7 - 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Session 3 -- In It for the Long Haul: Climate Grief and Sustainable Organizing, Feb. 24, 7 - 8 p.m. ET <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join youth leaders in conversation with experienced organizers about their organizing successes, along with hard-hitting political analysis on what it takes to win a better world for and as young people. These sessions are geared toward Canadian youth who want to organize for climate justice in their communities; and non-profit organizations that are looking to deepen their work with youth organizers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VOf4KsBNTP2eqynfKS1IOQ">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VOf4KsBNTP2eqynfKS1IOQ</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/fighting-for-the-future-webinar-series">https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/fighting-for-the-future-webinar-series</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Why Canada Shouldn't Buy the F-35: Harms and Risks<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 10, 7:30 - 9 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In just a few weeks or months, the Trudeau government will award and sign a contract for $19 billion for 88 new fighter jets. It’s the second most expensive procurement in Canadian history. The life-cycle cost is estimated at $77 billion. We will discuss the history of the F-35 program, and the prime contractor Lockheed Martin. We will give an update on the program and raise concerns Canadians should consider in their decision about buying the F-35. Hosted by the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute (CPFI) and the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF)-Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pSFkF8nHRImpZsk326W2hQ">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pSFkF8nHRImpZsk326W2hQ</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Injunctions: The imbalances, Indigenous injustices, and insights into reform<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 10, 10:30 a.m. to noon PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Injunctions are often granted by the courts against First Nations to corporations to continue to proceed with work unimpeded, and then enforced by RCMP without respect for Free, Prior and Informed Consent or Indigenous laws. In BC, we have witnessed the violent arrests of Wet’suwet’en members, Gitxsan members and other land defenders as part of an injunction to ensure the construction of the Coastal Gas Link pipeline; and at Fairy Creek and surrounding areas to remove Indigenous and other land defenders blocking Teal Jones from pursuing Old Growth logging operations. In this webinar, we will wade through injunctions with our research and legal experts to examine the corporate/Indigenous imbalance, common law built up around them, conflicts with Indigenous laws and rights, and potential pathways forward out of the legal status quo. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NMDbv3dFTGSGuZ17sBiQ5g">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NMDbv3dFTGSGuZ17sBiQ5g</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Toronto Virtual Budget Town Hall – Have Your Say<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 10, 6:30 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Councillors Layton, Cressy, and Wong-Tam in a joint town hall to discuss the 2022 Municipal Budget and important issues for our communities including COVID-19 impacts and public health; housing and the environment; and Downtown recovery.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.kristynwongtam.ca/2022Budget">https://www.kristynwongtam.ca/2022Budget</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Whose Budget is it, anyway? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Panel of speakers on the upcoming federal budget. Organized by Rabble.ca<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/off-the-hill-whose-budget-anyway/">https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/off-the-hill-whose-budget-anyway/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Consumerism & Consumption<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Feb. 11, noon - 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A panel of experts discuss the impacts of consumer culture on our society and ecology and share some alternatives to lifestyles that are becoming increasingly unsustainable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT450701&R=EVT450701">https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT450701&R=EVT450701</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>For the best Canadian climate and energy news, visit and subscribe to the Energy Mix newsletter. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://theenergymix.com/">http://theenergymix.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Democracy Now Daily Show - global peace, justice and enviro news<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/">https://www.democracynow.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Submissions, subscribes, unsubscribes, and comments: <a href="mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org">mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>