Ontario vows to eliminate coal-powered electricity

TORONTO – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says her government will try to ban coal-fired electricity generation in the province.

She says the minority Liberals will introduce legislation on Monday.

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Wynne says the legislation, if passed, will ensure that no Ontario station will burn coal again.

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The province’s last coal-fired generation station in Thunder Bay is set to convert to biomass over the next year.

Wynne made the announcement in Toronto alongside former U.S. vice-president and environmental activist Al Gore.

The Liberals still needs the support of at least one of the opposition parties for the legislation to pass.

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