Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United call upon the Canadian Parliament to
take effective steps to preserve the Ojibway Industrial Site (Ojibway Shores) as a natural area.

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United support a moratorium on new open water aquaculture facilities until a proven method for environmental assessment can be used to critically examine the suitability and placement of new facilities and during permit reviews in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River.

Therefore, be it resolved that Great Lakes United promote the goals of Health Care
Without Harm and the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care.

Therefore, be it resolved that Great Lakes United, wherever possible, source food and farm products locally, with a preference for organically grown products.
Be it further resolved that Great Lakes United, wherever possible, sign on to sustainable food and food system policies. Be it further resolved that Great Lakes United urge and support its network to do the
same.

Great Lakes United urges the governments of Canada and the United States to: Assess all vectors of ANS introductions, including intentional and unintentional, into the Great Lakes and determine the relative risk of each vector. Develop an action plan to prioritize and prevent ANS introductions from all vectors with set implementation deadlines. Develop mandatory federal enforcement programs for implementation of the action plan insuring provisions for citizen suit. Set criteria and standards for ballast water treatment and management that are subject to guaranteed periodic review and revision and that effectively reduce transfers of invasive organisms into and within the Great Lakes. Create and implement a thorough and effective screening process to ensure all policies, treatments and technologies are environmentally sound (as defined in the National Invasive Species Act).

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Great Lakes United: Demand that the governments of states and provinces possessing Great Lakes shoreline sand dunes ban the mining of Great Lakes shoreline sand dunes; Demand that industry turn to alternative sources of sand and that these sands are extracted with as little environmental impact as possible; Demand that industry develop alternative, low impact technologies to end their dependence on sand; Demand that the governments of states and provinces possessing Great Lakes shoreline sand dunes follow steps prescribed.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Great Lakes United calls on the U.S. Congress to immediately stop the Great Lakes Navigation System review, and calls on the Canadian Government to withhold financial or administrative support to the said study.

Therefore Be It Resolved That Great Lakes United (GLU) supports the adoption of municipal bylaws and ordinances in Canada and the United States to restrict the use of cosmetic pesticides on public and private property; and Be It Further Resolved That GLU communicate this support to municipal associations (eg. Federation of Canadian Municipalities), the International Conference of Great Lakes Mayors, public health associations, provincial and state governments; and Be It Finally Resolved That GLU support efforts to improve federal and provincial/state pesticide regulations.

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United urges the governments of Canada and the United States to: Assess all vectors of ANS introductions, including intentional and unintentional, into the Great Lakes and determine the relative risk of each vector. Develop an action plan to prioritize and prevent ANS introductions from all vectors with set implementation deadlines. Develop mandatory federal enforcement programs for implementation of the action plan insuring provisions for citizen suit. Set criteria and standards for ballast water treatment and management that are subject to guaranteed periodic review and revision and that effectively reduce transfers of invasive organisms into and within the Great Lakes. Create and implement a thorough and effective screening process to ensure all policies, treatments and technologies are environmentally sound (as defined in the National Invasive Species Act).

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Canadian Autoworkers recommends to Transport Canada that the goals of the supplement to the reconnaissance study be to: Examine the engineering needs and costs associated with maintaining the benefit of domestic shipping and jobs to the regional economy, and examine the economic justification of continued access by foreign ships to the Great Lakes basin.

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United supports and prioritizes the restoration of natural reefs and aquatic habitat that have been destroyed or degraded due to human activity over the construction of artificial reefs.

Be it therefore resolved that Great Lakes United calls on the International Joint Commission to strongly recommend that the Parties: legislate a ban on the restart of laid-up nuclear reactors and on new nuclear power projects, and require nuclear plant owners and operators to immediately stop placing radioactive spent fuel containers at the shores of the Great Lakes, and Be it further resolved that Great Lakes United calls on the International Joint Commission to strongly recommend to the Parties power generated from nuclear and fossil-fueled stations be replaced by mandated energy conservation and renewable energy generation at an accelerated pace.