A look at the OEB applications for the past month. ...
Category: Energy and the Environment
Mulroney and Phillips launch carbon tax legal challenge
The province will argue at the Ontario Court of Appeal that the federal carbon tax is unconstitutional. ...
Minister of energy appears to promise end to Fair Hydro Plan subsidies, staff walk it back
Energy Minister Greg Rickford has quipped in Question Period that he hasn't been paying attention to the energy policies of the Liberal government — even though they remain in place today. ...
Nuclear safety watchdog gearing up to give schools anti-radiation pills
Move comes after calls for precautionary measures from teachers and green organizations, though critics say the steps don't go far enough. ...
Government’s cap-and-trade cancellation legislation to offer minimal compensation for allowance holders
The legislation would set up a framework to pay compensation for a fraction of 1 per cent of the current holdings of carbon credits. ...
Limited progress at premiers’ meeting as Ford debuts on national stage
Ford didn't bring up the carbon tax at the roundtable meeting despite saying he would try to build a coalition on the issue. ...
Premier Ford announces he’ll join lawsuit to overturn federal carbon tax
The Ontario premier solidified the province's unofficial alliance with Saskatchewan. ...
Cancelled renewable energy contracts will cost $200 million: Energy minister
But Greg Rickford contends the province will be saving $790 million in net present value by cancelling the deals. ...
Industry groups issue warnings about cancelling energy contracts
The government won't say how much cancelling energy contracts will cost, but insist it will produce savings. ...
Government promises legislated end to 758 energy contracts
It's part of a pattern of the government using legislation to try and cancel contracts without costs. ...