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The work of advocates is often based on passion, commitment and courage to push governments in the direction of addressing environmental issues that that are of great concern to them. The influence of the Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) provides a very good example of an advocacy group directly influencing the development of municipal and provincial environmental policy. Discuss how FLAP has influenced and continues to influence the development of the City of Toronto's bird protection policies.

In the discussion you should include key points along this continuum of policy development such as (but not limited to) the formation of FLAP, the 2005 notice of motion, the 2007 "Bird-Friendly Development Guidelines", the evolution of the Toronto Green Standard, the 2013 Ontario Superior Court ruling, and the recent initiative by the Province of Ontario and the Canadian Standards Association to develop a national standard for bird-friendly buildings.