Green Energy Act

• Opponents of solar project near Port Hope call on Ontario government to halt its construction

  A local resident claims the community was assured that a planned solar project would be cancelled as part of the party's election pledge to rip up bad green energy projects.

  Politics

  May 8, 2019
  
• Ontario PCs introduce legislation to scrap Green Energy Act

  Ontario's Progressive Conservative government will introduce legislation Thursday to scrap the province's Green Energy Act passed under the previous Liberal government.

  Politics

  Sep 20, 2018
  
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• Bill Kelly: Judge orders electric car rebate fairness from a wrong-headed policy

  This could be the first of a series of financial consequences for Ford's arbitrary decisions to rip up contracts and cancel programs.

  Aug 29, 2018
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• Scott Thompson: Liberals’ Green Energy Act was a bad deal for Ontarians

  Ideology has superseded common sense, not to mention fiscal planning and respect for the taxpayer, Scott Thompson says.

  May 31, 2018
• Billion dollar ‘mistake’: Ontario Liberals ‘hijacked’ plans for sustainable green economy

  Engineer behind key components of Ontario's Green Energy Act says the government "didn't trust" his team to launch renewable energy plans for solar "aggressively" enough. More than 4,000 pages of documents reveal mistakes and indecision in green energy roll out.

  Consumer

  May 31, 2018
• Liberals ignored green energy advice that could’ve saved Ontarians billions, lead engineer says

  Engineer who designed key components of Ontario's Green Energy Act says the Liberals ignored advice that could have saved customers billions of dollars.

  Consumer

  May 30, 2018
• Scott Thompson: Over 70% of Ontarians think carbon taxes are just a tax grab

  Ontarians are now highly skeptical about government green plans, Scott Thompson says. 'That's bad news for politics and even worse news for the environment.'

  May 15, 2018
• Scott Thompson: Hydro One loses rate hike bid, why now?

  The OEB has rejected a request from Hydro One to increase its administrative costs and spend more money on capital projects.

  Oct 5, 2017
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• The fight against a controversial wind turbine project in Prince Edward County continues

  Milford community members gather to discuss controversial wind turbine project in Prince Edward County.

  Environment

  Sep 19, 2017
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• St. Thomas hospital’s electricity bill surged 75 per cent since 2012

  The cost of electricity at the hospital in St. Thomas has swelled by 75 per cent over the past five years.

  Economy

  Aug 8, 2017