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Nov 8th, 2021
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All evidence has now been presented for Part two of the virtual Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) hearing regarding the Environmental Resource Recovery Centre (ERRC). Verbal presentations will be held on Monday November 15th and Tuesday November 16th. Please try to tune in for the conclusion of t...
Nov 8th, 2021
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Premier Doug Ford is greeted by London Mayor Ed Holder at Nestle Canada’s ice cream factory in London, Ont. Nov. 5, 2021. On Monday, Ford took a campaign-style swing through Bradford, where he announced the proposed Bradford Bypass would not be tolled when it is scheduled to open in 2024.  NICO...
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Nov 5th, 2021
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MIT Centre for Energy and Environmental Policy Research By Angela Bischoff, Director of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance To their credit, in Glasgow today, Canada joined a group of “progressive first movers” in announcing it will no longer use public money to finance international fossil fuel projects....
Nov 4th, 2021
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney, Associate Transportation Minister Stan Cho.  TANIA_PEREIRA / RICK MADONIK, ANDREW FRANCIS WAL From the Toronto Star, November 3, 2021 By Sheila Wang Ontario’s integrity commissioner is being asked to investigate the potential roles...
Nov 4th, 2021
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By Devon Page, Executive Director, Ecojustice As politicians prepare to get back to work following the recent federal election – it’s important that the environmental crises Canada faces are top of mind for all MPs. Last week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his new cabinet. And earlier this w...
Nov 4th, 2021
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B.C. Plan Risks GHG Emissions from ‘Blue’ Hydrogen By Angela Bischoff, Director of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance With climate change alarms screaming and world leaders meeting in Glasgow in what may be our final chance to take real action to avoid the worst impacts of climate heating, Ontario Energy...
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Nov 4th, 2021
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By Adriana and Maggie from Leadnow, November 5, 2021 UPDATE: Canada has committed to ending financing for international fossil fuel projects by the end of 2022. This is part of an international effort announced at COP26, the global climate summit, and includes countries like the US. [1] This is thank...
Nov 3rd, 2021
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From 2016 to 2019, Canada’s emissions leapt 3.3 per cent, according to a new report. Trudeau photo / Twitter At the opening of the the United Nations climate negotiations (COP 26) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talked about the deadly heatwave that Canada experienced this summer, and about Lytton burn...
Nov 1st, 2021
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PHOTO CREDIT:  PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SUSAN KAO WITH PHOTOS BY STEVE RUSSELL, AMANDA PERSICO, VINCE TALOTTA, ANDREW From the Toronto Star, October 31, 2021 By Sheila Wang, Reporter, Emma McIntosh, Special to the Star In their rush to resurrect the Bradford Bypass, Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conse...
Nov 1st, 2021
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By Margaret Prophet, Executive Director, Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition Statement from Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition and Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition on Toronto Star’s Investigation into the Bradford Bypass. Barrie, ON – Yesterday, the Toronto Star and the National Observer published an ...