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The government's desire to expand global trade may be understandable, but we mustn't give away too much. We must tell our elected representatives to at least delay the Canada-China FIPA until it has been examined more thoroughly, and to reconsider the inclusion of investor-state arbitration mechanisms in all trade deals.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Arbitration Away Been Deals Delay Desire Elected Examined Expand Give Global Government Inclusion Least May Mechanisms More Much Must Our Representatives Tell Thoroughly Too Too Much Trade Understandable Until

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Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Dollars Economy Environmental Environmental Protection Fragile Hear Our Over Politicians Protection Say Spend Tax

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If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history.

~David Suzuki

Topics: America Global History Human Human History Leadership Listen Must People Point Position Power President Retain Show Strong Turning Turning Point Wants

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The increasing frequency of extreme weather events, droughts and floods is in line with what climate scientists have been predicting for decades - and evidence is mounting that what's happening is more severe than predicted, and will get far worse still if we fail to act.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Act Been Climate Decades Events Evidence Extreme Fail Far Floods Frequency Get Happening Increasing Line More Mounting Predicted Predicting Scientists Severe Still Than Weather Will Worse

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Many scientists and economists also say putting a price on carbon through carbon taxes and/or cap-and-trade is necessary.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Also Carbon Economists Many Necessary Price Putting Say Scientists Taxes Through

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Ultimately we need to recognize that while humans continue to build urban landscapes, we share these spaces with others species.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Build Continue Humans Landscapes Need Others Recognize Share Spaces Species Ultimately Urban While

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For the sake of our health, our children and grandchildren and even our economic well-being, we must make protecting the planet our top priority.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Children Economic Even Grandchildren Health Make Must Our Planet Priority Protecting Sake Top Well-Being

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Humans are an infant species, a mere 150,000 years old. But, armed with a massive brain, we've not only survived, we've used our wits to adapt to and flourish in habitats as varied as deserts, Arctic tundra, tropical rainforests, wetlands and high mountain ranges.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Adapt Arctic Armed Brain Deserts Flourish High Humans Infant Massive Mere Mountain Old Only Our Species Survived Tropical Used Varied Wits Years

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Feeding our energy appetite is top of mind for many people these days.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Appetite Days Energy Feeding Many Mind Our People Top

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Some argue we should get coal, oil and gas out of the ground as quickly as possible, build more pipelines and make as much money as we can selling it here and abroad. Their priorities are the economy and meeting short-term energy needs so we can live the lives to which we've become accustomed.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Abroad Accustomed Argue As Much Money Become Build Coal Economy Energy Gas Get Ground Here Live Lives Make Meeting Money More Much Needs Oil Out Possible Priorities Quickly Selling Short-Term Should Some Which

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Scientist

Born: March 24th, 1936

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