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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><h2><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red'>Urgent: Hearings and Rally on Pickering license extension this week</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p>The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) will be holding public hearings this week on OPG’s quest to keep the aging and outdated Pickering Nuclear Plant running <a href="http://cleanair.hosted.phplist.com/lists/lt.php?tid=f0wLAl0BBgwCV0tSBwBSGQFVCg8fU19TU0lXBgAJClABVVwCWAtKUQACVAdUUFIZAVQFDx8FCgAGSV8ECA0eBFNTDFEMWgFWBVYESlVQAlcCAgNeHwYBU1NJUlYIAB4DUQJaTgtZVABTVARVB1YFBg">for at least</a> another decade. <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>We need you</span></strong> in the room to let the CNSC know that we expect a real evidence-based hearing on the wisdom of keeping a 50-year-old, high-cost nuclear plant operating in a densely populated urban area when we have <a href="http://cleanair.hosted.phplist.com/lists/lt.php?tid=f0xeWl0AAlYFAksFAl0CGQFVBQofUFgOB0lWAlJZCwMPVAhTDw9KUQACVAdUUFIZAVQFDx8FCgAGSV8ECA0eBFNTDFEMWgFWBVYESlVQAlcCAgNeHwYBU1NJUlYIAB4DUQJaTgtZVABTVARVB1YFBg">so many lower-cost, safer alternatives</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red'>Puclic hearings run from June 25 to 29<sup>th</sup> at the Pickering Recreation Complex,</span></strong><span style='color:red'> 1867 Valley Farm Road</span><span style='color:#CC0000'> (<a href="http://cleanair.hosted.phplist.com/lists/lt.php?tid=f0xZAV0OVwUBUEtVVF0KGQEBA1sfUA4GCElQVAAJUFVRAg8BDwtKUQACVAdUUFIZAVQFDx8FCgAGSV8ECA0eBFNTDFEMWgFWBVYESlVQAlcCAgNeHwYBU1NJUlYIAB4DUQJaTgtZVABTVARVB1YFBg">map</a>)<strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://cleanair.hosted.phplist.com/lists/lt.php?tid=f0wKAVtZBlcDVktUAgZQGQFcAw8fUApTUkkFAlEOAFoFAlkGWltKUQACVAdUUFIZAVQFDx8FCgAGSV8ECA0eBFNTDFEMWgFWBVYESlVQAlcCAgNeHwYBU1NJUlYIAB4DUQJaTgtZVABTVARVB1YFBg"><span style='color:#CC0000'>.</span> </a></span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p><p>There will be many <a href="http://cleanair.hosted.phplist.com/lists/lt.php?tid=f0wMAlsNAwZWVktTUAFVGQFUVl4fU10BAEkDAAYLAQZTUV1VCA5KUQACVAdUUFIZAVQFDx8FCgAGSV8ECA0eBFNTDFEMWgFWBVYESlVQAlcCAgNeHwYBU1NJUlYIAB4DUQJaTgtZVABTVARVB1YFBg">well-informed speakers</a> (read their <a href="http://cleanair.hosted.phplist.com/lists/lt.php?tid=f0wMUwEBUAEKBEtTBVEAGQFUUQ0fCQhVA0lUBAQBUloAUghbXQ9KUQACVAdUUFIZAVQFDx8FCgAGSV8ECA0eBFNTDFEMWgFWBVYESlVQAlcCAgNeHwYBU1NJUlYIAB4DUQJaTgtZVABTVARVB1YFBg">submissions</a>), including the OCAA Chair Jack Gibbons, who will be trying to get the commissioners to <a href="http://cleanair.hosted.phplist.com/lists/lt.php?tid=f0wNBl0JAgAEAEsDBQcAGQEFAQ4fCVoHAElRUggAAlBWVglUDF1KUQACVAdUUFIZAVQFDx8FCgAGSV8ECA0eBFNTDFEMWgFWBVYESlVQAlcCAgNeHwYBU1NJUlYIAB4DUQJaTgtZVABTVARVB1YFBg">face up to the real risks and high costs</a> of OPG’s plan. Jack will be presenting Wednesday morning and you can watch his presentation (and any other parts of hearing) <a href="http://cleanair.hosted.phplist.com/lists/lt.php?tid=f0wLUVsOAAxTA0tUVVVSGQFTAlwfCQEACUlRAAlaBFsCVQ5TWwtKUQACVAdUUFIZAVQFDx8FCgAGSV8ECA0eBFNTDFEMWgFWBVYESlVQAlcCAgNeHwYBU1NJUlYIAB4DUQJaTgtZVABTVARVB1YFBg">via livestream</a> or attend in person.<o:p></o:p></p><p>The CNSC too often acts as a <a href="http://cleanair.hosted.phplist.com/lists/lt.php?tid=f0xeUg8MVAYLVktUUlMGGQECCgAfU1gDAUkCUVZeAQQAVloBCwxKUQACVAdUUFIZAVQFDx8FCgAGSV8ECA0eBFNTDFEMWgFWBVYESlVQAlcCAgNeHwYBU1NJUlYIAB4DUQJaTgtZVABTVARVB1YFBg">cheerleader</a> for nuclear power rather than as a truly independent protector of public safety. That’s why <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>we need you</span></strong> to get out to these hearings and use your presence to let the CNSC know that the public is watching.<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:red'>On the second day of the hearing, <b>Tues. June 26, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. there will be a <a href="http://cleanair.hosted.phplist.com/lists/lt.php?tid=f0wKVFtdAQ1WVEsOBlMCGQFRBQ0fCV1QA0kEAQZcVVpWAgBWAQpKUQACVAdUUFIZAVQFDx8FCgAGSV8ECA0eBFNTDFEMWgFWBVYESlVQAlcCAgNeHwYBU1NJUlYIAB4DUQJaTgtZVABTVARVB1YFBg">rally</a> <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>outside the hearing</span></strong></b></span> to let those inside the room know that the risks of continuing to run Pickering far outweigh any benefits. This will be a colourful and lively event to highlight the need for open and transparent decision making, instead of the CNSC’s usual rubber-stamp approvals (they have <a href="http://cleanair.hosted.phplist.com/lists/lt.php?tid=f0wPVwhbVQFRX0tVAQYCGQECBwgfCV9UUklUA1ReBAYABAkHWgtKUQACVAdUUFIZAVQFDx8FCgAGSV8ECA0eBFNTDFEMWgFWBVYESlVQAlcCAgNeHwYBU1NJUlYIAB4DUQJaTgtZVABTVARVB1YFBg">never</a> turned down a licence request). <b><span style='color:red'>Please join us!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p>Keeping Pickering running for another decade is a decision with <a href="http://cleanair.hosted.phplist.com/lists/lt.php?tid=f0wLAg4BBlFQB0tQB1UBGQFQAgwfU10BVklXBFMOClRUBQEBDVtKUQACVAdUUFIZAVQFDx8FCgAGSV8ECA0eBFNTDFEMWgFWBVYESlVQAlcCAgNeHwYBU1NJUlYIAB4DUQJaTgtZVABTVARVB1YFBg">huge safety and cost implications</a> for millions for Ontarians. We need your help to hold the CNSC accountable for its decisions by helping us drag its processes out of the shadows. 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