Ontario’s auditor general will assess the government’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in her annual report, to be released Wednesday. Continue reading →

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is “proud” of his decision to tear up hundreds of renewable energy deals signed by the previous Liberal government. Continue reading →

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath has asked Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk to probe the cost of tearing up the agreements after the Progressive Conservative government made the move last summer. Continue reading →

The ministry has finished its review of the science, policies and programs used to manage how water is extracted in Ontario, and now wants to have the data reviewed by a third party. Continue reading →

The Ontario government says it will carry on with its legal challenge of the federal carbon tax despite the results of Monday’s federal election. Environment Minister Jeff Yurek now says the province will see its roughly $30-million court battle “through to its end.” Continue reading →

Critics say omnibus legislation aimed at cutting red tape for businesses contains clauses that could let municipalities override rules that protect the Greenbelt. Continue reading →

The Ontario government will abolish the province’s Drive Clean vehicle emissions testing program by April 1, 2019. Continue reading →

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is complaining that Ontario’s new carbon tax does not appear separately on bills at the pump. Continue reading →

The Liberal government estimated in last year’s budget that the program would bring in $1.9 billion per year, but this year’s budget projected $1.8 billion for this fiscal year, and $1.4 billion annually starting in 2018-19. Continue reading →

Ontario will formally impose a two-year moratorium on new or expanded bottled water companies as of Jan. 1, 2017 after thousands of people expressed support for the ban. Continue reading →