The 2017 budget projects up to $500 million less in annual cap-and-trade proceeds than the 2016 budget did. ...
Category: Energy and the Environment
Ontario NDP takes a pass on ‘Leap Manifesto’ debate
Deputy Ontario NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, who is still considering a bid to replace federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair, says “there is not a separation in this issue.” ...
Electricity and gas industry revenue hits 10-year high in Ontario
The Ontario Energy Board recently released its latest annual report, showing industry revenue hit $28.3 billion in 2015-16. ...
‘Not even a cent’ would come off hydro bills if executive salaries axed: Energy Minister
Glenn Thibeault concedes pay is high "but we are also acknowledging that these people come with some expertise that is very, very important for us to recognize and retain." ...
OPG president actually earned more than $2 million last year, document shows
OPG also says there are parts of CEO Jeff Lyash's contract that need to be restructured. ...
Majority oppose Wynne’s plan to cut hydro costs by increasing debt, poll suggests
Fifty-six per cent of people say cheaper hydro shouldn't come at the cost of extending debt down the road, while 32 per cent say the ends justify the means, according to Forum Research. ...
‘A very historic milestone’: Ontario’s first cap-and-trade auction a near sellout
PC Leader Patrick Brown, meanwhile, kept up his attacks on the Liberal government's chosen carbon-pricing system. ...
PCs call for Hydro One execs to be put back on Sunshine List
Treasury Board President Liz Sandals said Thursday that the Sunshine List, which discloses the salaries of all public-sector employees pulling down more than $100,000 a year, will be published Friday, albeit without any ...
Liberals defend Hydro One privatization as executive pay hits ‘astronomical new highs’
Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault said Tuesday it was on shareholders to keep an eye on the company’s executive pay – even though Ontario still owns about 70 per cent of Hydro One. The Liberal government intends to whittle ...
Environment minister slams ‘outrageous’ comments by PC leader before cap-and-trade auction
Environment Minister Glen Murray says PC Leader Patrick Brown "has a problem with his edit function." ...