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Good Time Golf Tournament
SWEARFirst Annual Fund Raiser for Legal ActionFriday August 23,
2013 -- 11am
Come out for a day full of Golf, Socializing and Laughter
Woodlands Links Golf Course
HWY 8 - 37858 Huron Road., Clinton, OntarioN0M 1L0
Lush manicured landscapes, challenging water hazards and
beautifully
wooded areas make Woodlands Links a first choice for any
golfer.
Tee off-time 11am ----- Shot Gun Start
Steak Dinner 5pm with Silent Auction
Cost: $120.00 per person by cheque or Credit Card
(includes Cart, Golf & Steak Dinner)
(Steak Dinner only - $ 40.00)
ToRegisterCall,FaxorEmail
Phone: 519.482.7144 -------- Toll Free 1.866.853.6369
Fax 519-482-7588 Email: [email protected] For more
information please email: [email protected]
Web site: www.swearontario.wix.com/swearontario
----EveryoneisinvitedtoParticipate----
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SUPERIORCOURTDECISIONSTATESCHARTERRIGHTSMUST
BECONSIDEREDINSWEARCASE
A longawaiteddecisionhasbeenreached intheSWEAR (SafeWindEnergy
forAll Residents)case,
whichresultedinJusticeDuncanGracestayingtheproceedinguntilsuchtimeasaRenewableEnergy
Approval (REA) is granted for the K2Windproject. SWEARwas
representedby Julian Falconer, a
prominenthumanrightsandconstitutionallawyer.
Thisisnotadismissaloftheproceedings,onlyadelayuntilafteranREAhasbeenissuedexplains
DaveHemingway,PresidentofSWEAR.
ThequestionaroseatthehearingastotheabilityoftheEnvironmentalReviewTribunal(ERT)toheara
questionontheCanadianCharterofRightsandFreedoms(theCharter)andhowtheGreenEnergy
andEconomyActandlevelofharmapply.
Thisisveryimportantsaysplaintiff,ShawnDrennan.IftheGreenEnergyActanditslegislationare
foundtobeinviolationoftheCharter,theburdenofproofshiftsfromhavingtoproveseriousharmto
humanhealthtothepossibilityofharm,amuchlowerthreshold.
TheDrennans,membersofSWEAR,steppedforwardin2012tobethenamedpersonsonthelawsuit.
AlthoughtheDrennansnameiswidelyknowninthiscase,Hemingwayaddsthatthereisabroader
publicinterestbeingserved.
Ithastakentimetoeducatethepublictothefactthatthiscaseisnot
personalto theDrennans,buttheunderstandingisnowclearly
there.This caseis forthepeopleof
Ontariowhowant safewindenergy intheir communitiesand beyond. The
government says that
massiveindustrialwindturbinesaresafe.We,thepeople,areholdingthemaccountable.
AccordingtoHemingway,thegreaterissueistheCharterChallenge,specificallyChapterSeven,which
guaranteesthesecurityoftheindividual.TheCharteristhegovernmentspromisetoeveryman,
womanandchildinCanada,guaranteeingthatwewillhavesecuritytoconductouraffairsandlives
inrelativepeace.ThegovernmentofOntariodidnotexerciseduediligencewhencraftingtheGreen
EnergyandEconomyAct. Averyheavyhandedapproachwasused.
RuralOntariodoesnot take
kindlytothistypeofgovernance.
SWEARiscurrentlyfundraisingtocovertheongoinglegalcostsofthiscaseandwouldliketothank
everyonewhohassupportedthecasetodate
SWEARappreciatesYourSupport---MakeChequesPayabletoSWEAR
Sendto:SWEARc/oDaveHemingway,R.R.#2,BayfieldOntarioN0M1G0
Tel:519-482-7005email:[email protected]
