The vast majority of $657 million once slated for social housing improvements is slated to fall by the wayside, part of Doug Ford's promise to end the $9-billion Climate Change Action Plan and cap and trade. ...
Category: Energy and the Environment
Ford muses about a subway to Pickering before staff walk back his words
The premier-designate also reaffirmed the province's status quo for nuclear power. ...
Ontario to produce enough of a key medical isotope to supply all of North America
The partnership between OPG and BWXT represents the first large-scale commercial production of molybdenum-99. ...
Ford takes on cap and trade for his first action as premier, but details remain scant
'We're going to go back to the legislature, we'll create legislation, and we'll get rid of it,' the premier-elect vows, but did not provide any information on the potential cost or timing. ...
Here’s what environmental groups are saying about the incoming government
Some groups are hopeful for co-operative policy-making, while others see a rehash of the Mike Harris years. ...
NDP leader defends her hydro platform math from PC criticism
Andrea Horwath says the numbers do add up, but doesn't directly address problems raised by the PCs ...
Hydro One beats earnings expectations as politics loom large over the company
Hydro One saw profitability improve, while revenue declined, and the political parties weighed in about the utility's board members giving themselves $25,000 raises. ...
Horwath says she’ll do everything she can to cancel Hydro One-Avista deal
The $6.7-billion acquisition hasn't closed yet, and won't until after the new government is formed. ...
Doug Ford criticizes “golden parachutes” at Avista, but doesn’t offer details
Hydro One is currently buying out the Washington-based energy company. ...
Wynne proposes expansion of Greenbelt following Ford’s flip-flop
The Liberal leader argued that Ford can't be trusted to protect the Greenbelt. ...