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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.

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David Suzuki
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: March 24
Biologist
Climate Activist
Environmentalist
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Zoologist
Vancouver
British Columbia
David Takayoshi Suzuki
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