@CanadianGreens MP-Saanich-Gulf Islands, Activist, Author & Mother. GPC Leader. En français: @MayElizabeth (she/her)
Sidney, British Columbia
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Watching those in power fail to take real climate action has been painful. We’ve been given a clear deadline, and we have solutions available. With the right leadership and political courage, we can fix this. thestar.com/opinion/contribu…
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All Canadian leaders need to support Trudeau. Trump's outbursts, tariffs, amount to bullying. Trudeau is handling it as best anyone could.
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Please read my statement on Prime Minister Trudeau's announcement this morning.
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If you are watching #QP and hear Pierre Poilievre say the PM "lacks the courage to stand" to reply to him, the PMO sched shows PMJT is in a meeting with Indigenous leaders. PP gestures at an empty seat as though Trudeau is in the chamber and scared of him. It is a bit childish.
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I am so touched by the respectful decision of the PEI Liberals, PC's, and NDP to join PEI Greens in a suspension of campaign events this weekend to mourn the loss of Green candidate Josh Underhay. Prince Edward Island is a very special place.
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This morning I shared my perspective as a leader with top-secret security clearance with the Public Safety and National Security committee. I want my colleagues to understand: *this isn't a game*. This isn't politics. A thread...🧵bit.ly/405Vwh5
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Such a glorious and happy day! cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…
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Scheer is not an alternative. He also met with #SNCLavalin. And Scheer is unfit to govern when it comes to #climate. #GPC
And this is the alternative to Trudeau. Scheer sending strong signal about indifference to climate change with this.
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As leader of Canadian Greens I have top secret clearance. Poilievre has refused to seek it. @CanadianGreens
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Really? You have blackballed me for years.. I remember. You said "not on my show" Ever again. When I insisted climate science was not up for debate.
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This is a precious reminder. Gordon Lightfoot and me in the Amazon supporting the Kayapo & other tribes working to stop huge dam on the Xingu River. Gordon had donated his enormous talents in Canadian concerts raising $$ to support the protest. February 1989. #RIPGordonLightfoot
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I want my colleagues to understand: *this isn't a game*. I wrote to the leaders of all parties over the summer asking them to get top-secret security clearance so we could unify as a solid wall and tell foreign powers - we are not giving you space here. #foreigninterference
"I want my colleagues to understand: this isn't a game. This isn't politics.
I wrote to the leaders of all parties over the summer asking them to get top-secret security clearance so we could unify as a solid wall and tell foreign powers - we are not giving you space here."
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Dumbest #TradeWar ever. As the US launches 25% tariffs on Canada - the best friend, ally and trading partner ever, Canada will not back down. We must take care of each other, and others Trump attacks. #staycalm #TeamCanada.
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Andrew, Do you recognize that more Canadians are at risk due to the climate crisis than from criminals? I am all for locking up criminals, but what would you do to keep Canada safe from fires, floods, drought, ice storms, tornados and sea level rise?
My plan for #ASaferCanada puts victims ahead of criminals and gives our police forces the resources they need to keep our communities safe from gun and gang violence.
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I am unequivocal in my support of a woman's right to a safe & legal abortion. In 2019 the only person who should be making decisions about what happens with a woman's body is that woman.
The @CanadianGreens have always stood for the right to choose and we will continue to do so.
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It is never anything but sad when a couple announces the end of a marriage. Sending love and sympathy to @JustinTrudeau and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau. I know how much you love your kids and am sure you will remain a beautiful family. #love
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Credit to @JustinTrudeau for clear communication, sombre tone in sharing such painful news. That this was a missile strike makes this deep tragedy more complex. #GPC #UkrainianPlaneCrash
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I just went to @CBCNews website - no mention of hundreds of thousands of Canadian kids marching. @globeandmail only mentioned other countries' #climatestrike. Our media can do better. #GPC
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I’m disappointed to say that I am currently the only party leader in the House of Commons for the #ClimateEmergency debate... this is a national security issue, it is time we started treating it as one.
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Jason, You should have asked me. I was at COP24 for work, took the train for 2 days to get to Italy to see my son and daughter in law who are there on Sabbatical. You know me. I walk the talk. Elizabeth
Very happy for Liz & John, but on the big international air travel, yet another case of 'do as I say, not as I do.'
Isn't this so often the case with these 'green' crusaders...
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Such great news that the tariffs on steel and aluminum are lifted. Congrats @cafreeland #GPC
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I have not taken an airplane for vacation in over 13 years. I drive a hybrid electric. I have lobbied parliament to get a change in our schedule so that MPs would not have so much air travel required for work. I am vegetarian. I know I could do more. Working on it. #GPC
Jason, You should have asked me. I was at COP24 for work, took the train for 2 days to get to Italy to see my son and daughter in law who are there on Sabbatical. You know me. I walk the talk. Elizabeth
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Doug Ford was a mistake.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Greenbelt lands won’t be developed after all /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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He also did not wear a mask when he did not practice distancing on the free flight to Ottawa with all 7 Scheers on board. I really wonder if he grasps that we are in a pandemic. #GPC #COVID19
New — Andrew Scheer spotted without a mask at Toronto's Pearson Airport. cbc.ca/news/politics/andrew-… #cdnpoli
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So I've been voting for 21 hours now. The leader here the least is Scheer. Last vote was 95-44, so less than half of MPs are here. I support getting answers on #SNCLavalin but this will not work. #GPC #cdnpoli
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I want to re-assure Amb Hoekstra that we are not anti-American; we are anti-Trump. #ElbowsUp @CanadianGreens
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What is more fundamentally worrying is that he shows no sign of grasping climate science. At all. #GPC
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Please see my statement on #ForeignInterference and reaction to yesterday's events: greenparty.ca/en/statement/2…
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Thinking of you @BernieSanders and hoping you are on the mend!
This photo was taken in Washington D.C. when Bernie and I were fighting to oppose Keystone XL pipeline.
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I rent two apartments; One for doing my job in Ottawa. One is my permanent residence in Sidney. I don't own any property. My fiance has a farm and keeps a flat in Vancouver, mostly devoted to the home of his daughter and grandchildren. Not the impression you want to create.
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Did you leave me off the poll because it would just be obvious people trust me with their kids? #GPC
JUST RELEASED -> New poll on what Canadians think of the party leaders. This is one of my favourites. I think it tells us a lot about what people know and think of three main party leaders. abacusdata.ca/trudeau-scheer… #cdnpoli
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I cannot wait to welcome @paulmanly to Parliament! Reinforcements at last! Thanks to an amazing team of dedicated volunteers! Thanks to the voters of Nanaimo-Ladysmith. You did it! #GPC #NanaimoLadysmith
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Can you figure out how in 2019 it is still possible to conduct a national poll including the Bloc but not the Green Party? #GPC
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On this third anniversary of Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine, Canadians stand with #Ukraine. We support President Zelensky and the people of Ukraine. Slava Ukraini! #SupportUkraine
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Wearing my wedding dress for our first anniversary and banging pots and pans at 7 pm. #happyearthday #GPC #COVID19 #supportfrontlineworkers
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Until he receives - and absorbs - a serious climate briefing from scientific experts, Scheer has nothing to say. Advice to Scheer : educate yourself fast. Climate crisis is not a wedge issue. It's an existential threat. #GPC #climate
.@AndrewScheer won’t say whether he thinks extreme weather events have anything to do with climate change and human activity #cdnpoli huffingtonpost.ca/entry/andr…
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"We are not giving you space here."
It would be helpful if Mr. #Poilievre obtained top-secret security clearance so we can work together without risking Canada's security establishment and the safety and security of intelligence assets around the world.
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Suppose a politician decided smoking is good for you, would doctors have to register as third parties in an election to stress importance of kicking the habit? Elections Canada must reconsider.#climate #GPC nationalnewswatch.com/2019/0…
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Memo to Pierre Poilievre - you need to re-do your housing hell video in light of Economist magazine finding that the most livable and cheapest cities in North America are in Canada! #factsMatter #cdnpoli @CanadianGreens
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Reality of white supremacist rally - the use of Nazi icons - in Charlottesville is so horrific words escape me. All decent ppl condemn it.
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I had the honour of addressing parliament and Pres Zelensky today. My heart is breaking. We have to do more. We have to stop the bombing and save Ukraine.#GPC #StandWithUkraine️ #PeaceNow @ZelenskyyUa #StopTheWar
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I am deeply shocked by the racism shown in the photograph of Justin Trudeau. He must apologize for the harm done and commit to learning and appreciating the requirement to model social justice leadership at all levels of government. In this matter he has failed.
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Green Party exclusive middle seat in economy fully loaded! My husband @kidderjohn and I are off to Ottawa for my preparations for #leadersdebate2019. Watch as I try to add peace and loving kindness to 5 angry men. :) #GPC
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We cannot bail-out oil sands from the Saudi-Russian price war. We can and must help workers and stimulate Alberta economy by expanding non-fossil fuel opportunities. #COVID19 is not an excuse for abandoning #climate action. #GPC
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The systemic racism of law enforcement is on full display in Washington DC right now. Had the protest been #BlackLivesMatter instead of #MAGA thugs they would never have been allowed to breach barriers. They are threatening lawmakers inside Congress. #ArrestThemAllNow #GPC
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In 2015, @JustinTrudeau said more debates were healthier for democracy. Why isn't he showing up tonight?
In 2015, he also said he wanted his daughter to see a woman on stage, so I should always be included. Yet he's attending the TVA debate knowing full well I was not invited.
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#MurraySinclair was a giant. He stood firm for justice, for reconciliation, for lost children, for Mother Earth. I am honoured to have to worked with him to pass legislation to protect whales in the wild. He was a giant spiritually and politically and he will be deeply missed.
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Honoured to be banned from #Russia by #Putin along with @cafreeland @CandiceBergenMP #yvesFrancoisBlanchet @theJagmeetSingh @CanadianPM and other MPs. We stand with @ZelenskyyUa #StandWithUkraine️ #PeaceNow @CanadianGreens #GPC
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Please do the responsible thing and join other parties to write the speaker and extend adjournment. For QP, let's do it virtually. We can figure this out. #cdnpoli #GPC #COVID19
We have no agreement Elizabeth and that means we are coming back Monday. All of us.That’s wrong and irresponsible. Please tell me why a few MPs can’t meet 3 days a week to work for Canadians? We have already done it and keep doing it.
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Congratulations to @PierrePoilievre ! We go back a long way. I hope we can surprise people and prove the old adage that Canadians can disagree without being disagreeable. #cdnpoli #cpcleadership #GPC
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Elizabeth asks government to assist Canadians and prodemocracy activists in Hong Kong (hs):
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This is what we're up against. If humanity doesn't transition off fossil fuels (before the next election) the earth will heat to unsafe levels and there will be climate catastrophe.
Three of Canada's biggest oilsands producers take out full-page newspaper ads urging Canadians to use their votes to support the energy industry. cbc.ca/1.5232828
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Saudi reaction shocking. I support @cafreeland for standing up for human rights. We should have done more and canceled tank sale long ago.
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Andrew Scheer has failed to make a compelling case for in person sittings. Greens remain committed to following public health advice and operating a virtual parliament. #GPC #cdnpoli #GPC
Scheer says he hopes the other parties (Liberal, BQ, NDP) will agree to the Conservatives’ proposal. The BQ and the NDP have already agreed to the Liberals’ proposal, according to @pablorodriguez 1/2
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lives of intelligence assets of Canada.
I reiterate that I wrote to the leaders of all parties in the #HoC over the summer asking them to get top-secret security clearance so we could meet as a group, unify as a solid wall and tell foreign powers -
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Just heard the news of the passing of the Rt Hon Brian Mulroney - still the Greenest PM in our history. He was always so very kind and generous as a leader and a friend. Deepest sympathy to the whole family. #RIPBrianMulroney.
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I'm telling you how it is when you navigate with top-secret security clearance what you can say and what you can't say. We can't just say release all of the names if we're operating in ignorance of the ongoing knock-on effects that could have in terms of endangering...
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Thanks so much! One of my last chances to tweet before John takes away my BlackBerry for the duration of our honeymoon! #mybigfatgreenwedding #GPA
Happy wedding day to @ElizabethMay and @kidderjohn. Wishing them many years of happiness. Here's the piece I wrote a few months about their whirlwind romance: thestar.com/politics/politic… #cdnpoli
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Please watch the full video here:
"I want my colleagues to understand: this isn't a game. This isn't politics.
I wrote to the leaders of all parties over the summer asking them to get top-secret security clearance so we could unify as a solid wall and tell foreign powers - we are not giving you space here."
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But it takes a lot of chutz pah to continue taunting the PM to stand up and answer a question when he's not there. It is deliberately misleading. #GPC
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Climate change is not an environmental issue, it is the gravest security threat the world has ever seen.
That is why I am proud to have launched Mission: Possible - the Green Climate Action Plan.
#GPCMissionPossible #GreenNewDeal #cdnpoli
Today @ElizabethMay and @PaulManly launched Mission: Possible - the Green Climate Action Plan.
Learn more at green.ca/mission-possible
#GPCMissionPossible #GreenNewDeal #cdnpoli
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I wonder how CBC feels about forgetting to mention Greens in their coverage the day before the vote?
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This AM met with representatives of Tigray community. Devastating stories of genocide - happening right now. Canada must speak up and defend Tigray. #TigrayGenocide #EndTigraySiege @MiningWatch @melaniejoly
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Ethics Commish report makes it clear PM owes @Puglaas apology. He owes Canadians an apology. But the issue does not end with the PM. We need a full inquiry. The government system as a whole - failure to ensure the PM got sound legal advice - needs an inquiry. #SNCLavalin #GPC
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#RIP Chantel Moore. 26 year old Indigenous woman from Tofino, BC, killed by Edmundston NB police in early hours today. Investigation has been ordered. #IndigenousLivesMatter #MMIWG #GPC
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Happy #MothersDay to all my fellow mothers across Canada. Being a mother is one of the greatest joys of my life, and it inspires me every day to fight harder for our future.
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Really happy to confirm that Harry Potter was thoroughly vetted and is an official #GPC candidate. The offences of his youth in practicing under-age magic were reviewed and he confirmed that, at the time, he didn't know it was wrong. #elxn2019 #elxn43
'Harry Potter' election signs have 'magically' appeared on one Ontario street election.ctvnews.ca/harry-po…
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Read my full response to Mr. Poilievre's statements on #foreigninterference here: greenparty.ca/en/statement/2…
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We will have to agree to disagree. We can absolutely have accountability virtually. We could QP on zoom, just as we are now doing for Standing Committees. We should follow public health advice. #cdnpoli #GPC #COVID19
Justin Trudeau is disingenuous in implying Andrew Scheer wants House of Commons to resume with all MPs present. Scheer wants more face-to-face meetings but with much smaller numbers of MPs present. I'm with Scheer on this. Distancing and democracy are fully compatible. #cdnpoli
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I already presented a private members' bill to lower voting age to 16. Glad to get NDP support. #GPC
NDP @theJagmeetSingh would lower the voting age from 18 to 16. He says he hope that would encourage more young people to vote and it could become a part of the High school curriculum. #cdnpoli #elxn43 #canadavotes
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I am thrilled Bill #S203 has passed committee with no amendments! Thank you to the Liberal and NDP committee members for resisting pressure to stall this legislation. Now back to the House of Commons for the final hours of debate, then Royal Assent! #cdnpoli #FreeWilly
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Happy May Day! Thanks to voters in Saanich-Gulf Islands, looking forward to getting back to my day job when parliament re-opens! We all have a lot of work to do! @CanadianGreens
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I join you in condemning this billboard. #GPC
This message warrants condemnation from fair minded Cdns. Today, as a grateful immigrant to this country which has taught me so much about equality & tolerance, I ask @JustinTrudeau @AndrewScheer @theJagmeetSingh & @ElizabethMay to say NO to this message on this billboard.
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Congratulations to @cafreeland Canada's first woman finance minister. Our economic recovery must build a more equal, more secure and post-carbon world.#reimaginingourfuture #GLI #climate #GPC
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I am NOT on an Andrew Scheer bandwagon. On climate alone, he is unfit to govern. Wanting to eliminate corporate influence in high places, to ensure criminal cases are not derailed due to such influence, is fundamental to our democracy. #GPC #snclavalinscandal
So, in the last 72 hours, @ElizabethMay and @theJagmeetSingh have both jumped on the Andrew Sheer Bandwagon, Just as Andy jumped on the Pizzagate/@HillaryClinton train. So, seriously? what are we all suppose to do with that ?
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Big difference is Ontario between NDP & PC's? 71 seats to 37. But look again. 40.4% of vote to 33.7% of vote. Time for fair voting! #GPC
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We have a choice. You could go yourself to meet with hereditary leadership. You could ask Coastal Gas Link for a cooling down space with no activity to allow talks to take place. I cannot see how it can be said the government has exhausted options. #WetsuwetenStong #GPC
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
says it's been two weeks since the protests started and it's time “... the barricades need to come down now... We have no choice but to stop making the same overtures.. The injunctions must be obeyed."
#Wetsuweten
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Lisa. This is beyond vile. You are such a clear, strong and brave woman. We should not be subjected to this kind of abuse. Hugs! #GPC #FIXTwitter
Here’s a DM from someone who doesn’t share my political philosophy. Ironic that he manages to stigmatize my husband’s illness while attempting to insult me.
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