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What does a stylish British princess wear when visiting Canada? It's been 20 years since the last royal visit to Canada by William's parents, and while much remains the same, a lot has changed. To help relate to Kate's first official royal destination, we commissioned hatmakers to design high fashion 'Canadian' hats for Kate.
There's Tar and Feathers, an oily duck to mark the occasion of a flock of ducks landing, and dying on one of those massive tar sands tailings ponds. Of course, there's a hockey hat. And then there's Bully the Beaver, that sums up the new Canadian government attitude to the world – no longer a cute animal, but instead a nasty one that doesn’t play well with others. Right now our government is lobbying hand in glove with the oil industry to push back climate measures both in D.C. and in the European Union.
Check out all the hats at hatsforkate.ca, and pass them on to your royal-loving friends. AND, if you'll be celebrating Canada Day on Parliament Hill, we'll be mingling in the crowd in the hats. Come say hello, and get your photo taken. (We'll be the ones with the oily duck!)
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  Can you see Kate Middleton wearing this hat on her trip to Canada?
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  Check out our lates video, which asks what all the noise is about around wind power?
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You know how we like to ask tough questions? Well, this week, we took on a doozy, and one that everyone seems to be making noise about lately: Is the fear and anxiety being spread about the sound of wind power justified?
Our latest video takes a look at some of the noises we all come across in our daily lives. SPOILER ALERT: windmills came up short on the noisy scale. You can also read more in our blog about all the noise about wind noise.
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For one night last week, little white lies were wholeheartedly encouraged. It was all in the name of the environment of course, as we celebrated our first ever Wine Bluff fundraiser on June 23. Truth-seekers and wine-lovers of all trades raised a glass (or six) to support our work, then were wined and dined and lied to by some of Toronto’s finest:
Celebrity chef Brad Long, comedic wine sommelier Sandi Marques, and chef Geoffrey Johnson. Laughs were provided by host and Comedian, Sean Cullen.
We’d be lying if we told you the event was anything but a smash success; we’ve even got the photos to prove it. Thanks to all who came out – we’re looking forward to next year already!
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  The first annual Wine Bluff gave supporters a chance to tell us lies.
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