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Daily Archives: June 23, 2016
Protesters arrested as ‘chemical dump’ protest locks down Ontario legislature
Six activists were arrested after dumping liquid from barrels labelled 'mercury' in front of Queen's Park this morning. ...
Op-Ed: Bruce Power Nuclear Critical to Climate Change Targets
James Scongack discusses Bruce Power's role in combating climate change through collaboration and innovation. ...
Groups call for cap and trade’s carbon price-tag to be included on natural gas bills
Ontario Energy Board staff published a discussion paper in May that proposes the “customer-related” costs of complying with cap and trade should be lumped in with the delivery charge on a bill. ...
Heard: Despite premier’s remarks, Morneau says Ontario not the sole superstar at CPP talks
Though Premier Kathleen Wynne has speciously credited her own government with reaching this week's national deal to enhance the Canada Pension Plan, Ottawa doesn't quite agree. Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau to ...
Ottawa wants Ontario’s help to cool hot housing market concerns
In its 2016 outlook, the Financial Accountability Office identified housing as one key risk with the potential to weaken Ontario's economy. ...
Parliamentary assistant musical chairs leaves only three Liberal MPPs standing
Parliamentary assistant appointments omit Madeleine Meilleur, Harinder Takhar and Mario Sergio. ...
Happening: QEW toll-lane pilot project to begin in September
Ontario will start testing out high-occupancy toll lanes this fall. The government announced that Canada’s first-ever high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes will open on September 15, as part of a provincially-run pilot proj ...