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.
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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