Kathleen Wynne didn’t say the Fair Hydro Plan borrowing system was designed to keep the debt off the books. ...
Category: Energy and the Environment
Provinces are ‘fully capable’ of combating greenhouse gas emissions on their own, Ontario argues in carbon tax legal challenge
The carbon tax isn’t so much a tax as it is an illegal attempt to curb greenhouses gasses, the province argues. ...
Government launches new climate change plan, outlines $400-million in industry incentives
The plan marks the new government’s first major environmental initiative. ...
‘Made-in-Ontario’ environmental plan, with GHG targets, to be released Thursday
The opposition parties are slamming the government’s forthcoming plan as ‘corporate welfare.’ ...
NDP calls for appraisal of Hearn generating station land, says sale ‘smells fishy’
Energy Minister Greg Rickford says that the sale is in the best interest of taxpayers. ...
Environmental watchdog urges government to get ‘back to basics’ on clean water, wetlands
Saxe issued a warning about an ‘astonishing amount’ of pollutants in Ontario’s waterways. ...
Hydro borrowing will be moved to the tax base: IESO chief
Peter Gregg says he doesn't have all of the details yet on the major fiscal change. ...
Environment Minister ‘Rob’ Phillips spars with federal counterpart
Catherine McKenna got Rod Phillips' name wrong in a recent letter, he said. ...
Cap-and-trade reaches formal end as PCs bury landmark Liberal policy
Bill 4 passed third reading, but it could just be a prelude for environmental fights to come. ...
Environment Minister hints at what policies could be in Ontario’s climate change plan
Policy options mentioned at a downtown Toronto speech included a carbon emissions fund, a green bank, and reverse carbon auctions. ...