In short, the IESO says no. But the agency, which manages Ontario's electricity system, is in talks with power producers over potential amendments to electricity contracts. ...
Author Archives: Geoff Zochodne
Homeowners won’t see costs of cap and trade on gas bills
The Ontario Energy Board says making it a line item "is inconsistent with the manner in which all other ongoing costs of operating the utility are reflected on the bill." ...
The $70M Ontario Retirement Pension Plan that never was
Although approximately $70 million was spent on the made-in-Ontario pension plan between 2013 and 2016, the Ontario government feels confident enough to start dismantling it. ...
Provinces urged to co-ordinate carbon-pricing plans
A study by Ecofiscal Commission would give the provinces a universal target to shoot for – one that considers Ontario’s purchases of California carbon-emission credits. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, July 26. ...
Why aren’t Ontario cabinet ministers testifying to their own bills?
The Financial Accountability Office's annual report recommended MPPs rethink how the government discloses financial information whether the status quo is allowing them to do their jobs. ...
Heard: Sousa eyeing B.C.’s tax on foreign homebuyers
Finance Minister Charles Sousa is keeping a close eye on British Columbia’s proposed 15 per cent tax on foreign homebuyers. But Sousa is taking cautious approach in Ontario, a province home to Toronto’s hot housing ma ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, July 25. ...
Autoworkers’ union counting on Ontario to chip in for auto industry investment
The top priority for Unifor is new commitments for Canadian-built vehicles, and Unifor president Jerry Dias says it is "do-or-die time." ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Friday, July 22. ...