[NatureNS] Political rant re environment cutbacks

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It is not only fighting climate change, but also sending the military to =
Afghanstan and caring for injured soldiers!   What is spent there could =
have helped the environment.  Right??   Liz

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From: Harold Forsyth=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 8:15 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Political rant re environment cutbacks


Non-profit nature and environment organizations are having a hard time =
accessing federal program funding because it isn't there any more.  The =
spring 2007 federal budget made cuts of $7.6 million to grants and =
contributions to environmental groups, $55.4 million cuts to youth =
employment programs that previously allowed community organizations and =
other non-profit groups to hire youth, and a $4.6 million cut to the =
Museums Assistance Program.  Yesterday, CBC news sources said the =
Canadian Wildlife Service had its service budget frozen for the rest of =
the fiscal year and other groups' budgets were cut by up to 80 per cent. =
The cuts include an 80 per cent budget cut to the Environmental =
Monitoring and Assessment Network, while the Migratory Bird Program =
budget has been cut in half.  The budget for 144 National Wildlife Areas =
has been slashed from $1.9 million to zero.  Environment Minister John =
Baird's office says spending is being prioritized for climate change =
initiatives.  It sounds like they are going to forget about the =
environment so they can fight climate change.  That doesn't make sense =
to me.........

Harold




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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>It is not only fighting&nbsp;climate change, but =
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sending the military to Afghanstan and caring&nbsp;for injured=20
soldiers!&nbsp;&nbsp; What is spent there could have helped the=20
environment.&nbsp; Right??&nbsp;&nbsp; Liz</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20
<DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20
title=3Dharold.forsyth@ns.sympatico.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:harold.forsyth@ns.sympatico.ca">Harold Forsyth</A> </DIV>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 19, 2007 8:15 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Political rant re environment=20
cutbacks</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Non-profit nature and environment =
organizations are=20
having a hard time accessing federal program funding because it isn't =
there any=20
more.&nbsp; The spring 2007 federal budget made cuts of $7.6 million to =
grants=20
and contributions to environmental groups, $55.4 million cuts to youth=20
employment programs that previously allowed community organizations and =
other=20
non-profit groups to hire youth, and a $4.6 million cut to the Museums=20
Assistance Program.&nbsp; Yesterday, CBC news sources said the Canadian =
Wildlife=20
Service had its service budget frozen for the rest of the fiscal year =
and other=20
groups' budgets were cut by up to 80 per cent. The cuts include an 80 =
per cent=20
budget cut to the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Network, while =
the=20
Migratory Bird Program budget has been cut in half.&nbsp; The budget for =
144=20
National Wildlife Areas has been slashed from $1.9 million to =
zero.&nbsp;=20
Environment Minister John Baird's office says spending is being =
prioritized for=20
climate change initiatives.&nbsp; It sounds like they are going to =
forget about=20
the environment so they can fight climate change.&nbsp; That doesn't =
make sense=20
to me.........</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Harold</FONT></DIV>
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