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--Apple-Mail-215-880915553 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hello everyone: I thought that where so much of Nova Scotia's natural habitat is forest that this and the following letter would be of interest to many. Pat Begin forwarded message: > From: Joanne Cook <forests2@ecologyaction.ca> > Date: October 23, 2006 1:41:06 PM ADT > To: eac-forestalerts@lists.ecologyaction.ca > Subject: [ForestAlerts] Standing Tall -- Call for Action on the > Natural Resources Strategy! > Reply-To: forests2@ecologyaction.ca > > Hi everyone, > > It appears that Cabinet may make a decision as early as Monday, > October 30, regarding the steps involved in developing the new Natural > Resources strategy. David Morse, Minister of Natural Resources, has > gone on record with the Herald and with Standing Tall staff as being > willing to involve Voluntary Planning for public consultations, a huge > gain for us. But ... Morse is adamant that the actual development of > the strategy and all final recommendations will stay in the hands of > DNR staff. > > WE NEED AS MUCH PRESSURE AS POSSIBLE ON THE PREMIER'S OFFICE AND > CABINET in the next few days, to push for the entire strategy process > to be put in Voluntary Planning's hands. > > Please -- take five minutes and send an email right away. All Cabinet > addresses are at the bottom of this email. > > Some key points to consider: > --------------------------- > When Voluntary Planning develops policy reports and recommendations, > it incorporates at least 5 major factors: > ---> citizen input and engagement through wide variety of means > ---> stakeholder input > ---> knowledge from experts, whether local or from away > ---> thorough background research, looking at both local and global > information > ---> debate, discussions, and synthesis by a task force of > knowledgeable volunteers. > > This is far more thorough, rigourous, objective and transparent > process than could be carried out by staff of one department. > --------------------------- > This is an issue that crosses departmental boundaries -- all of > Cabinet should take an active role in decision-making (as opposed to > rubber-stamping a DNR recommendation). > --------------------------- > The forests of Nova Scotia are of great importance to many legitimate > interest groups, not just the forest industry and environmentalists. > Voluntary Planning is the only agency which can cut across the > departmental silos and ensure that all the voices are heard. > --------------------------- > The objection has also been raised that using Voluntary Planning would > put policy development in the hands of an outside body. VP does not > develop policy -- they develop policy recommendations which go > straight to Cabinet. The government isn't shirking its responsibility > by using Voluntary Planning-- rather, it is making use of a body which > ensure the very best recommendations will be developed using the very > best data. Cabinet still has the final say. > --------------------------- > > Thanks so much for your help! I'm also going to forward separately an > excellent email from Standing Tall advisory committee chair Paul > Pross, which may give you some useful ideas. > > Best, > Joanne > > ----------------------- > Here are the email addresses of Premier MacDonald and Minister Morse: > > mailto:premier@gov.ns.ca > mailto:morsedm@gov.ns.ca > > Email addresses for the other members of Cabinet are: > > mailto:bakermg@gov.ns.ca (Michael Baker - Finance) > mailto:karencasey@ns.aliantzinc.ca (Karen Casey - Education, Youth) > mailto:healmin@gov.ns.ca (Chris D'Entremont - Health) > mailto:mlataylor@eastlink.ca (Brooke Taylor - Agriculture) > mailto:min_dfa@gov.ns.ca (Ron Chisholm - Fisheries and Aquaculture) > mailto:dooksbf@gov.ns.ca (Bill Dooks - Energy) > mailto:min_immigration@gov.ns.ca (Carolyn Bolivar-Getson - > Immigration, Seniors, NSLC, Status of Women) > mailto:barnetbe@gov.ns.ca (Barry Barnet - Heath Promotion, > Volunteerism, Communication NS, African-NS affairs) > mailto:justmin@gov.ns.ca (Murray Scott - Attorney General, Justice, > Human Rights) > mailto:markparentmla@ns.aliantzinc.ca (Mark Parent - Environment and > Labour ) > mailto:bakermg@gov.ns.ca (Michael Baker - Finance, Aboriginal Affairs, > Utility and Review Board) > mailto:tpwmin@gov.ns.ca (Angus MacIsaac - deputy premier, > Transportation and Public Works, Chairman of Treasury and Policy > Board, Gaelic initiatives, Sysco) > mailto:streatjl@gov.ns.ca (Judy Streatch -Community Services) > mailto:mlagoucher@ns.aliantzinc.ca (Len Goucher - Tourism, Culture and > Heritage) > mailto:elf@ns.sympatico.ca (Ernie Fage - Human Resources, Energy > Management) > mailto:hurlburr@gov.ns.ca (Richard Hurlburt - Economic Development) > mailto:SNSMRMIN@gov.ns.ca (Jamie Muir - Service Nova Scotia, Municipal > Relations, Tenancies Board) > > -- > > > _______________________________ > Joanne Cook (mailto:forests2@ecologyaction.ca) > Coordinator, Standing Tall Campaign for Environmentally Responsible > Forestry, > Ecology Action Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia. > 902.429.1335 (voice); 902.422.6410 (fax). > http://www.novascotiaforests.ca & http://www.ecologyaction.ca > > * Do not meddle with the Forces of Nature, for you are small, > insignificant, and biodegradable. * > _______________________________ > _______________________________________________ > EAC-ForestAlerts mailing list > EAC-ForestAlerts@lists.ecologyaction.ca > http://lists.ecologyaction.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/eac-forestalerts > ======================================================================== == Patrick Kelly Director of Computer Facilities ======================================================================== == Faculty of Architecture and Planning Dalhousie University ======================================================================== == PO Box 1000 Stn Central 5410 Spring Garden Road Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Canada Canada ======================================================================== == Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca ======================================================================== == --Apple-Mail-215-880915553 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=US-ASCII Hello everyone: I thought that where so much of Nova Scotia's natural habitat is forest that this and the following letter would be of interest to many. Pat Begin forwarded message: <excerpt><bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>From: </color></bold>Joanne Cook <<forests2@ecologyaction.ca> <bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>Date: </color></bold>October 23, 2006 1:41:06 PM ADT <bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>To: </color></bold>eac-forestalerts@lists.ecologyaction.ca <bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>Subject: </color>[ForestAlerts] Standing Tall -- Call for Action on the Natural Resources Strategy! <color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>Reply-To: </color></bold>forests2@ecologyaction.ca Hi everyone, It appears that Cabinet may make a decision as early as Monday, October 30, regarding the steps involved in developing the new Natural Resources strategy. David Morse, Minister of Natural Resources, has gone on record with the Herald and with Standing Tall staff as being willing to involve Voluntary Planning for public consultations, a huge gain for us.<bold> But ...</bold> Morse is adamant that the actual development of the strategy and all final recommendations will stay in the hands of DNR staff. WE NEED AS MUCH PRESSURE AS POSSIBLE ON THE PREMIER'S OFFICE AND CABINET in the next few days, to push for the entire strategy process to be put in Voluntary Planning's hands. Please -- take five minutes and send an email right away. All Cabinet addresses are at the bottom of this email. Some key points to consider: --------------------------- When Voluntary Planning develops policy reports and recommendations, it incorporates at least 5 major factors: ---> citizen input and engagement through wide variety of means ---> stakeholder input ---> knowledge from experts, whether local or from away ---> thorough background research, looking at both local and global information ---> debate, discussions, and synthesis by a task force of knowledgeable volunteers. This is far more thorough, rigourous, objective and transparent process than could be carried out by staff of one department. --------------------------- This is an issue that crosses departmental boundaries -- all of Cabinet should take an active role in decision-making (as opposed to rubber-stamping a DNR recommendation). --------------------------- The forests of Nova Scotia are of great importance to many legitimate interest groups, not just the forest industry and environmentalists. Voluntary Planning is the only agency which can cut across the departmental silos and ensure that all the voices are heard. --------------------------- The objection has also been raised that using Voluntary Planning would put policy development in the hands of an outside body. VP does not develop policy -- they develop policy recommendations which go straight to Cabinet. The government isn't shirking its responsibility by using Voluntary Planning-- rather, it is making use of a body which ensure the very best recommendations will be developed using the very best data. Cabinet still has the final say. --------------------------- Thanks so much for your help! I'm also going to forward separately an excellent email from Standing Tall advisory committee chair Paul Pross, which may give you some useful ideas. Best, Joanne ----------------------- Here are the email addresses of Premier MacDonald and Minister Morse: mailto:premier@gov.ns.ca mailto:<fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>morsedm@gov.ns.ca</fontfamily> Email addresses for the other members of Cabinet are: <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:bakermg@gov.ns.ca</fontfamily> (Michael Baker - Finance) <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:karencasey@ns.aliantzinc.ca</fontfamily> (Karen Casey - Education, Youth) <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:healmin@gov.ns.ca</fontfamily> (Chris D'Entremont - Health) <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:mlataylor@eastlink.ca</fontfamily> (Brooke Taylor - Agriculture) <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:min_dfa@gov.ns.ca</fontfamily> (Ron Chisholm - Fisheries and Aquaculture) <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:dooksbf@gov.ns.ca</fontfamily> (Bill Dooks - Energy) <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:min_immigration@gov.ns.ca</fontfamily> (Carolyn Bolivar-Getson - Immigration, Seniors, NSLC, Status of Women) <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:barnetbe@gov.ns.ca</fontfamily> (Barry Barnet - Heath Promotion, Volunteerism, Communication NS, African-NS affairs) <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:justmin@gov.ns.ca</fontfamily> (Murray Scott - Attorney General, Justice, Human Rights) <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:markparentmla@ns.aliantzinc.ca</fontfamily> (Mark Parent - Environment and Labour ) <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:bakermg@gov.ns.ca</fontfamily> (Michael Baker - Finance, Aboriginal Affairs, Utility and Review Board) <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:tpwmin@gov.ns.ca</fontfamily> (Angus MacIsaac - deputy premier, Transportation and Public Works, Chairman of Treasury and Policy Board, Gaelic initiatives, Sysco) <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:streatjl@gov.ns.ca</fontfamily> (Judy Streatch -Community Services) <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:</fontfamily>mlagoucher@ns.aliantzinc.ca (Len Goucher - Tourism, Culture and Heritage) <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:elf@ns.sympatico.ca</fontfamily> (Ernie Fage - Human Resources, Energy Management) <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:hurlburr@gov.ns.ca</fontfamily> (Richard Hurlburt - Economic Development) <fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>mailto:</fontfamily>SNSMRMIN@gov.ns.ca (Jamie Muir - Service Nova Scotia, Municipal Relations, Tenancies Board) <fixed>-- </fixed> _______________________________ Joanne Cook (mailto:forests2@ecologyaction.ca) Coordinator, Standing Tall Campaign for Environmentally Responsible Forestry, Ecology Action Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 902.429.1335 (voice); 902.422.6410 (fax). http://www.novascotiaforests.ca & http://www.ecologyaction.ca * Do not meddle with the Forces of Nature, for you are small, insignificant, and biodegradable. * _______________________________ _______________________________________________ EAC-ForestAlerts mailing list EAC-ForestAlerts@lists.ecologyaction.ca http://lists.ecologyaction.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/eac-forestalerts </excerpt><fontfamily><param>Courier</param> ========================================================================== Patrick Kelly Director of Computer Facilities ========================================================================== Faculty of Architecture and Planning Dalhousie University ========================================================================== PO Box 1000 Stn Central 5410 Spring Garden Road Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Canada Canada ========================================================================== Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca ========================================================================== </fontfamily> --Apple-Mail-215-880915553--
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