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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:red'>Dangerous Radicals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>“Climate activists are sometimes depicted as dangerous radicals. But the truly dangerous radicals are the countries that are increasing the production of fossil fuels.” - <b>UN Secretary General António Guterres</b> said in response to the latest IPCC report. He also said: “Investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure is moral and economic madness.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/04/06/breaking-ottawa-issues-slap-in-the-face-to-climate-science-approves-bay-du-nord-offshore-oil-megaproject/">https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/04/06/breaking-ottawa-issues-slap-in-the-face-to-climate-science-approves-bay-du-nord-offshore-oil-megaproject/</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:red'>‘Terrifying’ IPCC Report Chronicles ‘Fast Track to Climate Disaster’, Shows Narrowed Path to 1.5°C<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With the options for holding global warming to 1.5°C quickly closing, countries must immediately phase down fossil fuel production (meaning the feds must say NO to Bay du Nord oil and gas development off the Newfoundland coast), embrace low-carbon technologies that are already practical and affordable (wind/water/solar/conservation), mobilize citizens around the benefits of decarbonization, and increase low-carbon financing three- to six-fold, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes in a 2,913-page report released yesterday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/04/04/terrifying-ipcc-report-chronicles-fast-track-to-climate-disaster-shows-narrowed-path-to-1-5c/">https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/04/04/terrifying-ipcc-report-chronicles-fast-track-to-climate-disaster-shows-narrowed-path-to-1-5c/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Federal Budget 2022: Here's a summary by The Energy Mix of what it means for Canadian #climateaction, #fossilfuels, and #justtransition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Major new dollars for affordable and energy-efficient housing, a C$15-billion fund to accelerate clean investment, and a controversial tax credit for carbon capture and storage (CCUS) technology are among the big-ticket items in the federal budget tabled in the House of Commons last Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/04/08/affordable-housing-cleantech-investment-carbon-capture-subsidy-headline-2022-federal-budget/">https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/04/08/affordable-housing-cleantech-investment-carbon-capture-subsidy-headline-2022-federal-budget/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>And here's a budget analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://monitormag.ca/articles/budget-2022-some-progress-but-no-need-for-panic-at-the-country-club">https://monitormag.ca/articles/budget-2022-some-progress-but-no-need-for-panic-at-the-country-club</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:red'>Ottawa Issues ‘Slap in the Face’ to Climate Science, Approves Bay du Nord Offshore Oil Megaproject <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Trudeau is doubling down on the myth that Canada can be a climate leader while continuing to produce and export vast amounts of climate-destroying fossil fuels. “The planet is on fire and the science is crystal clear. Approving Bay du Nord is another leap towards an unlivable future. The decision is tantamount to denying that climate change is real and threatens our very existence.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/04/06/breaking-ottawa-issues-slap-in-the-face-to-climate-science-approves-bay-du-nord-offshore-oil-megaproject/">https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/04/06/breaking-ottawa-issues-slap-in-the-face-to-climate-science-approves-bay-du-nord-offshore-oil-megaproject/</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:red'>Buyer Beware: Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Carbon Capture Fairy Tales in Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Since 2000 CCUS (carbon capture utilization and storage) projects have received $5.8 billion dollars, are collectively capturing just 3.55 MT (0.005% of Canada's emissions) and 70% of those captured tons of carbon are used for more oil production. So the result is we're likely actually putting more carbon in the atmosphere through CCUS subsidies, not less. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/report/buyerbeware/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/report/buyerbeware/</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:red'>IPCC Highlights Plummeting Cost of Solar, Batteries, Wind<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The cost of electricity from renewables and batteries to store the energy they produce have come down so dramatically in the last five years that they are out-competing fossil fuels in most places on the planet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/04/04/energy-ipcc-highlights-plummeting-cost-of-solar-batteries-wind/">https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/04/04/energy-ipcc-highlights-plummeting-cost-of-solar-batteries-wind/</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:red'>The Magnitude of All Things <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>CBC Gem's new documentary merges stories from the frontlines of climate change with recollections of the loss of her sister, drawing intimate parallels between personal and planetary grief.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://gem.cbc.ca/media/the-magnitude-of-all-things/s01e01">https://gem.cbc.ca/media/the-magnitude-of-all-things/s01e01</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:red'>Stop the privatization of VIA Rail Canada - Petition <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-3938">https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-3938</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:red'>Failure on All Fronts – Climate Crimes of the ON Doug Ford Conservative Gov’t<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Seniors for Climate Action Now have published 5 ‘climate crime’ reports on the Ford government.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://seniorsforclimateactionnow.org/climate-crime-1/">https://seniorsforclimateactionnow.org/climate-crime-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:red'>Get Your Tickets for Hot Docs 2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>From April 28 - May 8, we're bringing 226 films from across the globe to Toronto cinemas and into your living room on Hot Docs at Home.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-docs-festival">https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-docs-festival</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:red'>Why Highway 413 is a Bad Idea<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The “zombie” highway will hurt the environment, fail to solve the problems it aims to address – and there are better ideas to explore.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.inthehills.ca/2022/03/why-highway-413-is-a-bad-idea/">https://www.inthehills.ca/2022/03/why-highway-413-is-a-bad-idea/</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'>Demand-side measures in the IPCC report<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Apr. 11, 9 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What’s the role of lifestyle changes and sufficiency in the transition?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/demand-side-measures-in-the-ipcc-report-tickets-306409678597">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/demand-side-measures-in-the-ipcc-report-tickets-306409678597</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:#CB42D9'>The War in Ukraine and its Implications for our Nuclear Future<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. April 11, 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This program will feature nuclear experts Francesca Giovannini, Pavel Podvig, and Manpreet Sethi in conversation with Lauren Sukin and address questions about nuclear risk, the future of nuclear arms control, and much more. Hosted by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c29eiRpASoyoffI7diremg">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c29eiRpASoyoffI7diremg</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'>Concerning Lack of Mainstream Media Coverage on the Climate <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Apr. 11, 7 pm ET <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Are you concerned about the lack of mainstream media coverage of the climate? We hear very little about the IPCC reports and the absolute urgency of climate action. Join ClimateFast members interested in increasing mainstream media coverage. Register at <a href="mailto:media@climatefast.ca">media@climatefast.ca</a> and you’ll receive a zoom link.<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:#00B050'>Greening the World Economy for a Sustainable Future. Can it be done?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. April 12, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Seth Klein, Policy Researcher & Author of A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency, talks with World Federalists on how his lessons can apply to the global context. The World Federalists WFMC-Toronto seeks a World Federation with global legislative, juridical and executive powers limited to those necessary to prevent wars and ecocide.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduGurjspHNDwjp03DKUb8vOSrhCcVDIX">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduGurjspHNDwjp03DKUb8vOSrhCcVDIX</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'>Kathy Kelly: War Is Never the Answer -- A Webinar<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. April 12, 3 p.m. ET <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In the past 30 years, Kathy Kelly has lived among ordinary families and children during wars waged by the U.S. and its allies against Iraq, Afghanistan, Gaza, and Lebanon. Her most recent article is entitled: "People in Yemen Suffer Atrocities, Too." In urging an alternative to war, she quotes Ammon Hennacy, a pacifist anarchist who said: "You can't be a vegetarian between meals and you can't be a pacifist between wars." <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/kathy-kelly-war-is-never-the-answer-a-webinar">https://actionnetwork.org/events/kathy-kelly-war-is-never-the-answer-a-webinar</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:#CB42D9'>Equal Pay Day - Provincial Leaders Debate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Apr. 12, 7 - 9 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>To mark Equal Pay Day, Ontario’s party leaders Andrea Horwath, Steven Del Duca, and Mike Schreiner will participate in a province-wide Party Leaders Debate on Women’s Economic Equality. Where is Ford?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://equalpaycoalition.org/leaders-debate/">http://equalpaycoalition.org/leaders-debate/</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'>Green Resilience Project: Final Report Launch<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Apr. 13, noon - 1:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for the virtual launch of the Green Resilience Project's final report, which summarizes a series of 32 conversations hosted in communities across Canada on the links between climate change, income security and community resilience.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-resilience-project-final-report-launch-tickets-304201734577">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-resilience-project-final-report-launch-tickets-304201734577</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'>ClimateFast Election Campaign Launch<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Apr. 13, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Which future will we choose for Ontario on June 2nd (election day)? There's a role for everyone! Do you want to talk to voters? help organize a riding debate in a key riding? host a conversation on the climate crisis, and Ontario climate policy? Join us to help build the Ontario Climate Emergency Campaign. Help build the movement we need in Ontario to elect a climate-friendly provincial government on June 2nd.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/climatefast-election-campaign-launch-tickets-312456755567">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/climatefast-election-campaign-launch-tickets-312456755567</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'>Demilitarize, Decolonize, Decarbonize<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. April 13, 8 - 9 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The same war industry corporations that drive our imperialism around the world are also behind the continuing exploitation of people and earth within and on our own borders. Here, as abroad, the military-industrial complex is tightly connected to the ravages of the fossil fuel industry, the uranium extraction & waste cycle, and the for-profit management of military bases. Wall Street, with its rapacious quest for profits, is the engine of it all, as it poisons our waters and threatens life on earth. This is what modern-day colonization looks like: corporate theft of resources, at the devastating expense of Indigenous peoples and Mother Earth.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://masspeaceaction.org/event/demilitarize-decolonize-decarbonize/">http://masspeaceaction.org/event/demilitarize-decolonize-decarbonize/</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'>What do Canadians really think about climate change? Rollup of Current Public Opinion Webinar + Report Launch<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. April 13, noon - 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join leading communications experts Cara Pike, Natalie Southworth and Chris Hatch to peel back the layers of Canadian public opinion on climate and energy and gain new insights you can use right away. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_54Tr8KCxTVuY3K9ZRN2mlw">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_54Tr8KCxTVuY3K9ZRN2mlw</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'>Transportation in a Time of Climate Crisis: Great Cycling and Walking - Urban and Rural<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. April 13, 4 pm PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for the second of four webinars in which the WE-CAN Climate Solutions Team explores the best policies and practices for transportation in BC, build a platform, and mobilize political action. Today we look at the need for great cycling, both urban and province-wide. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/great-walking-cycling-and-rolling-tickets-294167532007">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/great-walking-cycling-and-rolling-tickets-294167532007</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:#CB42D9'>Lessons Learned from Canada’s Record on Climate Change and Other Recent Reports from Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. April 13, 1 - 2:15 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) will discuss his latest reports to Parliament. Commissioner Jerry V. DeMarco and Principals Kimberley Leach, James McKenzie, David Normand, and Michelle Salvail from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada will join us to discuss the issues covered by these recent CESD reports:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Lessons Learned from Canada’s Record on Climate Change<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Scientific Activities in Selected Water Basins<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Emissions Reduction Fund—Natural Resources Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Departmental Progress in Implementing Sustainable Development Strategies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Environmental Petitions Annual Report<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/lessons-learned-from-canadas-record-on-climate-change-and-other-recent-reports-from-canadas-commissioner-of-the-environment-and-sustainable-development">https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/lessons-learned-from-canadas-record-on-climate-change-and-other-recent-reports-from-canadas-commissioner-of-the-environment-and-sustainable-development</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'>A Panel on Youth Peace Activism<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. April 13, 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hosted by IPPNW Canada (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3347654454">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3347654454</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:#00B050'>To Speak for the Trees - Tackling the Environmental Crisis <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Apr 13, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Dr. Diana Beresford-Kroeger, author of 'To Speak for the Trees' and renowned biochemist and botanist, is on a mission to share the ancient wisdom of the trees and bring about a renewed connection to the global forest. She will be speaking with Bill Steer, Founder and Director of the Canadian Ecology Centre (CEC) in Mattawa, who will be discussing the need for good forestry practices and stewardship with Diana.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_j8N8VBAyTO-7DTd0hw1UWw">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_j8N8VBAyTO-7DTd0hw1UWw</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'>Stop Ford's Health Privatization<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. April 13, 7 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Scarborough/Toronto/York Region Health Care Privatization Summit<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpc-yupjsuHNJ7kc80KnTsl_vwHNtUakT8">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpc-yupjsuHNJ7kc80KnTsl_vwHNtUakT8</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'>Noons for Now<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Every Thursday noon - 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Weekly teach-in to discuss climate change-related issues. Hosted by Carlton University faculty and students. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://carleton.ca/climatecommons/noonsfornow/">https://carleton.ca/climatecommons/noonsfornow/</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'>Off the Hill <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. April 14, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Off the Hill is a fast-paced live panel on current issues of national significance. This panel will be co-hosted by Robin Browne and Libby Davies and will feature special guests MP Leah Gazan, rabble's own national politics reporter Karl Nerenberg, and the executive director of FoodShare Toronto and a lifelong anti-poverty activist Paul Taylor. Hosted by Rabble.ca <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1Kn3X3kfTTqDCBw6FLYPyw">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1Kn3X3kfTTqDCBw6FLYPyw</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'>Disarm, Defund, Dismantle: Police Abolition in Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Apr. 14, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tune into the free launch event to learn more about the multi-faceted politics of police abolition in Canada. We'll touch on abolition as a response to settler colonialism and as integral to Indigenous sovereignty, as a response to anti-Black racism in the context of Black revolt today, as part of the struggle for sex worker safety, as a movement against migrant detention, as critical to harm reduction, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm1QcXa8tJ4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm1QcXa8tJ4</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:#CB42D9'>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>http://theenergymix.com/ <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:#CB42D9'>Democracy Now Daily Show - global peace, justice and enviro news<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://www.democracynow.org/ <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>Share this newsletter on social media using this link: <a href="http://greenspiration.org/news-events/">http://greenspiration.org/news-events/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>