May 24th

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  MPgreConservatives Steady, NDP Gains at the Expense of Liberals in Canada - Angus Reid Public Opinion
  One third of Canadians approve of the way interim Liberal Party leader Bob Rae (34%) and Green Party leader Elizabeth May (also 34%) are performing their duties. While the numbers for Harper and Mulcair are very similar, it is their regional popularity ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Bob Rae
  3 hours ago | angus-reid.com

May 22nd

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  MPgreChina's Stake in Canada's Oil Sands a National Security Threat, Says May - The Epoch Times
  Green Party leader Elizabeth May says China's large stake in Alberta oil is putting Canadian national security at risk. (Teh Eng Koon/AFP/Getty Images) As foreign ownership of the Alberta oil sands increases, the leader of the federal Green Party warns ...and more » read more
  Tue 9:57 pm | theepochtimes.com
  • Victor LauNational security risk, says @ElizabethMay NATIONAL http://t.co/32MrTDo3 #cdnpoli
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  MPgreBC killer whale expert out of work as feds cut ocean-pollution monitoring ... - Vancouver Sun
  Green Party leader Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, said it's shocking to lose all the toxin-related research going on at the Institute for Ocean Sciences and across Canada, especially when the Conservative government is ``blindly and ... read more
  Tue 1:21 pm | vancouversun.com
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  MPgreOttawa axes ocean pollution monitoring program - Vancouver Sun
  Green party leader Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, said it's shocking to lose all the toxin-related research going on at the Institute for Ocean Sciences and across Canada, especially when the Conservative government is "blindly and ... read more
  Tue 12:56 am | vancouversun.com

May 20th

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  MPgreKiller whale expert out of work as feds cut ocean-pollution monitoring positions - Canada.com
  Victoria Times Colonist VICTORIA - Canada's only marine mammal toxicologist at the Institute of Ocean Sciences on Vancouver Island is losing his job as the federal government cuts almost all employees who monitor ocean pollution across Canada. read more
  Sun 1:26 pm | canada.com
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  MPgreKiller whale expert out of work as Ottawa cuts ocean-pollution monitoring ... - National Post
  VICTORIA — Canada's only marine mammal toxicologist at the Institute of Ocean Sciences on Vancouver Island is losing his job as the federal government cuts almost all employees who monitor ocean pollution across Canada. Peter Ross, an expert on killer ... read more
  Sun 11:49 am | news.nationalpost.com

May 19th

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  MPgreOttawa sinks pollution checks - Vancouver Sun
  Nine marine scientists and staff in North Saanich Friday will lose their jobs as the federal government cuts almost all the employees who monitor ocean pollution across Canada. The entire DFO contaminants program nationally and regionally — including ...and more » read more
  Sat 6:15 am | vancouversun.com
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  MPgreOttawa sinks pollution checks - Victoria Times Colonist
  Nine marine scientists and staff in North Saanich Friday will lose their jobs as the federal government cuts almost all the employees who monitor ocean pollution across Canada. The entire DFO contaminants program nationally and regionally — including ...and more » read more
  Sat 3:20 am | timescolonist.com

May 18th

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  MPgreBudget bill: the omnibus stops here - Macleans.ca
  The Conservatives are trying to hide from the oversight and the accountability that Canadians deserve.” The budget implementation act currently before the House of Commons—quite literally, at least in theory, the legislation necessary to implement the ...and more » read more
  Fri 9:59 am | www2.macleans.ca
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  MPgreJack Knox: Saltspring woman's battle ends in tears of joy - Victoria Times Colonist
  By Jack Knox, Times Colonist May 18, 2012 7:32 AM The 30-year-old Saltspring Island woman finally won her battle at an immigration appeal hearing in Vancouver this week, MP Elizabeth May at her side. May was ecstatic, but Lannan sounds more muted ...and more » read more
  Fri 5:57 am | timescolonist.com
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  MPgreLocal celebs go Bollywood at glittering charity gala - Winnipeg Free Press
  The fight included a then-unknown Elizabeth May, now Green party leader, who quit her position at Environment Canada when the Mulroney government failed to perform a proper environmental review of the Souris River dams. But at the heart of the story ... read more
  Fri 1:18 am | winnipegfreepress.com

May 16th

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  MPgreCanada: national food strategy can eradicate hunger amidst plenty - UN rights ... - NorthumberlandView.ca
  OTTAWA / GENEVA (16 May 2012) – “Canada has long been seen as a land of plenty. Yet today one in ten families with a child under six is unable to meet their daily food needs. These rates of food insecurity are unacceptable, and it is time for Canada to ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Malcolm Allen
  May 16, 2012 7:19 pm | northumberlandview.ca

May 15th

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  MPgreCan Elizabeth May Stop the Budget From Passing? - Huffington Post Canada (blog)
  Once again Green Party Member of Parliament Elizabeth May (I never get tired of hearing that phrase) is threatening to stand up for democracy and parliament when almost no one else will. She is planning to use what parliamentary procedures she can to ... read more
  May 15, 2012 2:54 pm | huffingtonpost.ca
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  MPgreViewpoint: Canada's green image tarnished by new policies - BBC News
  "It's not illegal, but it's devious," says Elizabeth May, leader of the opposition Green Party. "It's all about massive resource development, intentionally designed to grease the wheels of the tar sands industry." The new rules could affect projects ... read more
  Also in this article:Joe OliverPeter Kent
  May 15, 2012 8:01 am | bbc.co.uk

May 14th

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  MPgreEconomics dividing Canadians between Tory, NDP camps: poll - Vancouver Sun
  The Greens, led by Elizabeth May, are supported by three per cent of decided voters. Ipsos Reid president Darrell Bricker said in an interview Monday the survey shows a fundamental shift in the Canadian political scene. "Longer term, the politics of ... read more
  May 14, 2012 2:47 pm | vancouversun.com
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  MPgreOpposition promises more roadblocks to budget bill - Canada.com
  Among dozens of proposed changes, bill C-38 would overhaul environmental protection and fisheries laws, streamline approvals for major natural resource projects, make it more difficult for Canadians receiving employment insurance to refuse work, ...and more » read more
  May 14, 2012 1:21 pm | canada.com

May 11th

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  MPgreCan Mulcair win over the west? - Ottawa Citizen
  We have this sad tendency in Canada not to add value here,” he says. Will this be enough? Mulcair, a former Quebec environment minister, is (along with Elizabeth May), the greenest federal leader since Stéphane Dion, and a much better communicator.and more » read more
  Also in this article:Thomas Mulcair
  May 11, 2012 3:29 pm | ottawacitizen.com
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  MPgreGrowth over green concerns - Toronto Star
  Allan Woods Ottawa Bureau OTTAWA—Stephen Hazell took the federal government to court in 1990 armed with the collective anger of Canada's environmentalists. They were in a rage about Ottawa's failure to explore the environmental impacts of two giant ... read more
  May 11, 2012 3:13 pm | thestar.com
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  MPgreWho's afraid of China? - StarPhoenix
  "Any enterprise that is owned by another nation state raises sovereignty issues, but in the case of China the security advisors to the government of Canada for a long time have expressed particular concern about Chinese influence," Elizabeth May, ...and more » read more
  May 11, 2012 1:12 am | thestarphoenix.com

May 10th

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  MPgre35 jobs affected by cuts at North Saanich's Centre for Plant Health: May - Peninsula News Review
  By Christine van Reeuwyk - Peninsula News Review Elizabeth May will fight tooth and nail to stop the closure of the Centre for Plant Health. “I'm not accepting we're losing this battle,” the Green Party leader said this afternoon (May 10). read more
  May 10, 2012 5:34 pm | peninsulanewsreview.com
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  MPgreOpposition parties vowing hundreds of procedural hurdles to block budget bill - Winnipeg Free Press
  But procedural ploys promised by the NDP, Liberals and lone Green MP Elizabeth May mean it could take days — or even weeks — longer than the government had hoped. "Our objective is to show the government that what they are doing is profoundly ... read more
  Also in this article:Marc Garneau
  May 10, 2012 2:31 pm | winnipegfreepress.com
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  MPgreOpposition parties vowing hundreds of procedural hurdles to block budget bill - Global Regina
  But procedural ploys promised by the NDP, Liberals and lone Green MP Elizabeth May mean it could take days — or even weeks — longer than the government had hoped. "Our objective is to show the government that what they are doing is profoundly ...and more » read more
  May 10, 2012 2:30 pm | globalregina.com
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  MPgreClarifiying the deliberately confusing Bill C-38 - rabble.ca (blog)
  By Elizabeth May As a long-time environmental lawyer who has watched, and, in some cases, played a role in the development of Canada's environmental laws, I am devastated at the cynical, manipulative, and undemocratic way the Harper Conservatives are ...and more » read more
  May 10, 2012 2:13 pm | rabble.ca
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  MPgreMay Clarifies Deliberately Confusing Bill C-38 - NorthumberlandView.ca
  OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, today listed and explained the dangerous and damaging impacts that Bill C-38, the Budget Implementation Bill, will have on Canadians' environment, health, and jobs.and more » read more
  May 10, 2012 10:23 am | northumberlandview.ca
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  MPgreNDP forcing procedural delays to stall budget bill vote - CTV.ca
  (Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS) The New Democrats are resorting to procedural delays in Parliament in an effort to stall the federal government's massive budget implementation bill. NDP MPs decided to create legislative obstacles after the ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Peggy NashNathan Cullen
  May 10, 2012 6:17 am | m.ctv.ca

May 9th

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  MPgrePeter Foster: Right strategy, blunt tactics - Financial Post
  The most virulent criticism has come over changes to environmental regulation, which opponents such as Green party leader Elizabeth May have equated with “gutting” existing laws. The discord over Bill C-38 was compounded this week by a report from the ...and more » read more
  May 09, 2012 6:20 pm | opinion.financialpost.com
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  MPgre“Dams of Contention” examines reservoir controversy - Lifestyles Publications
  Bill Redekop signed copies of his new book, “Dams of Contention: The Rafferty-Alameda Story and the Birth of Canadian Environmental Law” during a book launch at the Estevan Public Library on May 8. By David Willberg The construction of Rafferty and ... read more
  May 09, 2012 3:17 pm | sasklifestyles.com

May 8th

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  MPgreEnvironment Commissioner tells the truth Stephen Harper doesn't want to hear - NorthumberlandView.ca
  "Dealing with climate and toxic waste sites, the Harper Conservatives are failing Canadians," said Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada. "It is clear in the evidence as audited by this branch of the office of the Auditor General that ... read more
  May 08, 2012 1:10 pm | northumberlandview.ca

May 7th

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  MPgreMinister defends Tory environment plan, dials back criticism of charities - Globe and Mail
  In the March 29 budget, the government ordered the Canada Revenue Agency to step up its compliance activities to ensure charities are following the rules with regard to political activity, noting that there had been concerns raised. read more
  Also in this article:Joe Oliver
  May 07, 2012 12:38 pm | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPgrePull environment from budget bill: Opposition and activists - CTV.ca
  A range of groups, including the David Suzuki Foundation, World Wildlife Fund, Greenpeace and the Sierra Club, launched an ad campaign Monday called 'Black Out, Speak Out' that urges Canadians to darken their websites June 4. read more
  May 07, 2012 11:18 am | m.ctv.ca

May 6th

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  MPgreAchuar Win Green Party Support, Attend Talisman Annual Meeting - Indian Country Today Media Network.com
  The Green Party of Canada called on Talisman Energy to withdraw from Achuar territory in Peru. “The Achuar are crying out for help from Canada to protect their watershed from contamination,” Elizabeth May, Green Party leader and parliamentary ... read more
  May 06, 2012 5:04 am | indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
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  MPgreMay's leadership makes a positive difference - Victoria Times Colonist
  By Jan Slakov, Times Colonist May 6, 2012 3:04 AM As the article points out, Elizabeth May manages to accomplish a great deal with limited resources. She is seen as Canada's "hardestworking politician." It's exciting to think of how quickly we could ... read more
  May 06, 2012 2:52 am | timescolonist.com

May 4th

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  MPgrePennies are shown in Ottawa on March 29, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick - Castanet.net
  Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will be on hand when the event takes place at the Royal Canadian Mint facility in Winnipeg. In his March 29th budget, Flaherty announced the one-cent coins would no longer be produced. He estimates that will save the ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Keith AshfieldJim Flaherty
  May 04, 2012 5:50 am | castanet.net
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  MPgreBudget bill takes puzzling approach to protect fisheries - CTV.ca
  "This is the real new replacement," said Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, who has spent hours dissecting the measures. For wildlife and the country's ecosystems, "it's devastating and sweeping," she said. After hashing through the details with ... read more
  Also in this article:Keith Ashfield
  May 04, 2012 3:58 am | ctv.ca

May 3rd

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  MPgreFed's 2-step fisheries bill criticized - Castanet.net
  by The Canadian Press - Story: 74717 The federal government's new budget bill sets out a controversial two-step approach to how industry should deal with fish and their habitat, with the second step much more far-reaching than the first. read more
  May 03, 2012 9:31 pm | castanet.net
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  MPgreBudget bill makes complex changes to fisheries protection - CBC.ca
  (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press) One provision will come into effect as soon as the bill is passed. It maintains some protection of fish habitat, but it gives Ottawa more leeway to allow exceptions. The second phase will come later — exactly when is ...and more » read more
  May 03, 2012 2:09 pm | cbc.ca
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  MPgreElizabeth May: A devastating first year of Conservative majority rule in Canada - Straight.com
  By Elizabeth May, May 3, 2012 The mainstream media is marking its report cards for the one-year anniversary under Harper Conservative majority rule. The bromides are calming—the Globe and Mail editorial gives the Conservative majority a positive ... read more
  May 03, 2012 12:45 pm | straight.com
  • Bionic Liberal Elizabeth May: A devastating first year of Conservative majority rule in Canada http://t.co/fadBTpCl via @georgiastraight
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  MPgreBudget bill targets fish in two steps - MetroNews Canada
  “This is the real new replacement,” said Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, who has spent hours dissecting the measures. For wildlife and the country's ecosystems, “it's devastating and sweeping,” she said. After hashing through the details with ...and more » read more
  May 03, 2012 12:24 pm | metronews.ca
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  MPgreBudget bill contains puzzling two-step approach to protect fisheries - Winnipeg Free Press
  "This is the real new replacement," said Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, who has spent hours dissecting the measures. For wildlife and the country's ecosystems, "it's devastating and sweeping," she said. After hashing through the details with ... read more
  May 03, 2012 12:15 pm | winnipegfreepress.com

May 2nd

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  MPgreGreater Victoria MPs react to Harper's first year - Oak Bay News
  Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May, who made history one year ago by becoming the first Green party member elected in Canada, said the year has been eye-opening and productive. “I feel my team here in Sidney has been providing quite excellent levels ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Randall GarrisonDenise Savoie
  May 02, 2012 8:09 pm | oakbaynews.com
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  MPgreOn 2012 first-quarter fundraising, Tories come in first, Liberals second and ... - Canada.com (blog)
  The Conservatives continue to out-fundraise their opponents, leading the way in donations for the first three months of 2012, according to Elections Canada returns. While the NDP hold the second-most seats in the House of Commons, the Liberals hold ... read more
  May 02, 2012 10:17 am | blogs.canada.com
  • Bionic Liberal No Austerity for the Cons! Even if LPC & NDP were merged Harper Republicans still kicking our butts in fundraising. http://t.co/wRHXRqLj
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  MPgreHarper Majority @ 1: A Smell of Fish - Pacific Free Press
  “The Harper Conservatives were given their 'strong mandate' with the actual votes of 24.3 percent of Canadians,” said Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands. “Thanks to our first past the post voting system, ... read more
  May 02, 2012 6:46 am | pacificfreepress.com
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  MPgreIt's not easy being Green, but May is making it work - Victoria Times Colonist
  One year after Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May inspired voters to make history by electing the first Green party member in Canada, the party leader is indeed in the House. But the question remains: Is she being heard?and more » read more
  May 02, 2012 2:53 am | timescolonist.com

May 1st

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  MPgreMay Day Protest of Temporary Foreign Worker Program - NorthumberlandView.ca
  Along with the CAW and other organizations such as Justicia for Migrant Workers and Migrante, the Green Party of Canada is opposed to this program,” said Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands). New changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program ...and more » read more
  May 01, 2012 12:33 pm | northumberlandview.ca
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  MPgreBudget bill gives Cabinet veto in pipeline, oil sands projects, say critics - Canada First Perspective
  Green Leader Elizabeth May argues the NEB has always had the capacity to overrule findings by any of the review panels it establishes for projects such as the Northern Gateway, but the Budget Implementation Bill will assure investors that regardless of ... read more
  May 01, 2012 9:50 am | firstperspective.ca
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  MPgreBruce Hyer and the Values of Political Parties, Part 2 - The Sudbury Star (blog)
  When Elizabeth May decided that she wanted to represent the Green Party in Saanich-Gulf Islands, an almost unheard of situation in Canadian party politics occurred: another member of the Green Party actually challenged our Leader for the nomination to ...and more » read more
  May 01, 2012 7:03 am | thesudburystar.com

Apr 30th

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  MPgreThe Commons: Incivility is in the eye of the beholder - Macleans.ca
  “Mr. Speaker, speaking of non-answers,” he said, “the Canadian Association of Journalists has just voted the Conservative government the most secretive in Canadian history.” Journalists being among our society's most respected and revered professionals ... read more
  Also in this article:Nathan CullenRick DykstraLeona AglukkaqThomas MulcairCharlie AngusDiane FinleyGail SheaChristian ParadisKeith AshfieldJohn BairdTony Clement
  Apr 30, 2012 2:52 pm | www2.macleans.ca
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  MPgreForeign Affairs says no art sale in the works - CTV.ca
  (Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS) 'Girl with Fur Hat,' oil on canvas, by famous Canadian painter Jean-Paul Lemieux is shown in a handout photo. It is among 20 valuable pieces of art the Department of Foreign Affairs has designated for sale, ... read more
  Also in this article:John Baird
  Apr 30, 2012 4:46 am | calgary.ctv.ca
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  MPgreRiding changes could make Green blue - Winnipeg Free Press
  OTTAWA -- Elizabeth May made history a year ago when she became the first Green party MP elected to Canada's Parliament. The Green leader even ousted a sitting cabinet minister to do it. May's win wasn't even really a squeaker. read more
  Apr 30, 2012 1:17 am | winnipegfreepress.com
  • Camille LabchukWill the Conservatives try gerrymandering in Green leader's riding? http://t.co/dtOpC4u1 #cdnpoli #gpc

Apr 27th

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  MPgreOpposition MPs demand separate environment bill - CBC.ca
  Is it because he knows that Canadians oppose this reckless attack on our environmental protection?" Nash said. Conservative MP David Anderson, parliamentary secretary to Oliver, said the NDP should get on board with the government's plan. read more
  Also in this article:Michelle RempelPeggy NashJoe OliverDavid AndersonKirsty DuncanPeter Kent
  Apr 27, 2012 1:08 pm | cbc.ca
  • MPP Dr. Kirsty DuncanGovernment should have courage to hive-off streamlining of environ'l oversight, from budget implementation billhttp://bit.ly/IaKndF #cdnpoli

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