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Welcome to the week.

Thanks to everyone who showed up to our phone banking session with EVP last week! Let’s keep that energy going beyond Earth Week.

And if you’re Canadian, don’t forget to vote today if you haven’t already! If you’re a progressive voter and are considering voting strategically (sigh, I know…) check out votewell.ca to see how polling is split between the parties in your riding, and then choose accordingly.

Alright, let’s get to the news.

This Week

• Climate models at risk

• Estrogen's crucial role

• The synthetic food dye ban

• Google's antitrust cases

And more.

Have a great week,

— Willow

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🙋‍♀️ Vote!

Last week, we asked: What's your view on restricting cars in city centers?

You said:

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I support car restrictions - they improve quality of life (68%)

“The car has dominated public space for much too long, time to give back the space to pedestrians, children, cyclists etc. But we need to allow some access to people who walk with difficulty, or can get around much.”

⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ I oppose car restrictions - they limit personal freedom (6%)

“People need their cars. Families need their cars. The elderly and disabled need their cars. To restrict cars is trapping people and forcing them to only stay in one area with little movement.”

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ I'm neutral - depends on implementation (18%)

“Totally dependent on the quality of mass transit in the city!”

⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ We need more data before expanding these programs (5%)

⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Something else (write in!) (3%)

“I support restricting cars in city centers, but people with mobility issues need to be considered in the implementation. ”

New Shit Giver Thumper is here because “I’m here to learn more about life; to broaden my base of knowledge in many different areas. I’m wondering if anyone cares besides me that we now live in a Fascist country? Will anyone care that a Civil War is coming to my country? Does anyone care that we will never have free elections again?

I’m old - retired - female, but still curious and interested in life and people.“

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