Dear Friend,

As 2020 comes to a close I have been reflecting on what we've learned. It
is painfully obvious that our social safety net was not up to the
challenges we faced this year. Before the pandemic hit we had too many
Canadians who were falling through the cracks, and the pandemic made things
much worse. Greens have been calling for a Guaranteed Livable Income (GLI)
for years. It was good to see MPs from other parties join in that call this
year. The government is still resisting the idea, but we will continue
pressing for GLI to be implemented in Canada.

The pandemic continues to expose how seniors in Canada are dangerously
vulnerable, directly contradicting our image as a caring nation. COVID-19
left a trail of devastation in our long-term care homes. The military had
to be deployed to help in some provinces and their reports were shocking.
It's time to make long-term care about just that: care, not profit. That
means bringing long term care under the Canada Health Act to ensure
national standards of care for seniors. It also demands better wages and
working conditions for staff, and putting an end to for-profit long-term
care.

We know our best chance to keep these conversations going is to get more
Green voices in Parliament. With the end of 2020, and a possible spring
election just around the corner, I want to take an opportunity to ask for
your support of our Green Breakthrough Fund. THE GREEN BREAKTHROUGH FUND
HELPS US GET OUR GROUND GAME READY AND MAKES SURE WE CAN RUN A STRONG
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This year also showed us Canada needs to be more self-reliant when it comes
to the production of critical supplies. The lack of Canadian personal
protective equipment manufacturing slowed down our initial response to the
pandemic. On the vaccine development front, we are living with the
ramifications of the privatization of Connaught Medical Research
Laboratories. Founded in 1914, Connaught was a publicly funded Canadian
medical research laboratory dedicated to developing low cost vaccines and
medicines for Canadians and the world. Connaught manufactured and
distributed insulin at cost, and developed mass production techniques that
played a crucial role in reducing deadly diseases around the world. In 1986
the Conservative government sold off Connaught to a private corporation.
The pandemic has made it clear Canada needs a publicly funded
not-for-profit medical research laboratory just as much today as we did 100
years ago.

Establishing this new facility should be a key pillar of bringing in
universal Pharmacare, as it will reduce the price we pay for vaccines and
medications. It will also ensure we do not have to spend millions or
billions of dollars to buy our way into the line for vaccines and
medications produced in other countries.

An important ray of hope that has come out of this year is the proof that
the Canadian political system has the capacity to respond to a crisis
quickly, with a massive collective effort and a Team Canada approach. The
twin crises of climate change and the crash in biodiversity have seemed
insurmountable due to hyper-partisanship, lack of imagination and lack of
political will. Canada's response to COVID-19 has shown us that when we
unite in the face of a crisis we can do much more than was previously
imagined. WE CANNOT FURTHER DELAY REAL CLIMATE ACTION. EVEN AS WE CONTINUE
DEALING WITH COVID-19 AND AS WE COME OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC, WE MUST KEEP
CLIMATE ACTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AS PRIMARY GOALS IN OUR
RECOVERY.

At this time of year we take stock, reflect in gratitude and look toward
the future. I'm proud of the work Greens have accomplished this year and am
grateful for the support of our members across Canada. I'm looking forward
to 2021 and to growing the positive and revolutionary impact of electing
Greens. WILL YOU JOIN ME IN BUILDING OUR MOVEMENT WITH A DONATION TODAY?
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As a Green MP, elected for the first time in May of last year, 2020 has
been a precipitous learning curve. I am extremely proud of the output by
our Green caucus of three. I am humbled to work with such outstanding
colleagues as Elizabeth May and Jenica Atwin. Elizabeth brings her wealth
of experience and knowledge and has been a tireless and generous mentor.
Jenica shines with her intelligence, sensitivity, intuition, calm and
grace. I continue to learn from both of them every week. I'm excited for
the year ahead with Annamie Paul's strong leadership and I'm also grateful
for our respective teams of dedicated staff who have been supporting us and
our combined caucus as we have been punching well above our weight, in and
out of the House of Commons.

Wishing you well,

Paul Manly
MP Nanaimo-Ladysmith
Green Party of Canada

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