Greg Rickford

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Anti-carbon tax gas stickers will stay in Ontario

Anti-carbon tax stickers will stay up on gas pumps as "a matter of transparency" while Ontario continues its court fight against the federal levy, the province's energy minister said on Monday, October 28, 2019.

By Shawn Jeffords | News, Politics | October 29th 2019

Want to fight carbon tax misinformation? There's a free sticker for that

Stickers are the new frontline of Canada's battle over carbon pricing. As the Doug Ford governments mandatory anti-carbon tax stickers go up on Ontario gas pumps Friday, a grassroots campaign is fighting back.

Democracy and Integrity Reporting Project

By Emma McIntosh | News, Politics | August 30th 2019

Ontario Environment Minister Rod Phillips and Ontario Energy Minister Greg Rickford apply a "gasoline transparency sticker" to a gas pump in Oakville, Ont. on April 8, 2019. Rickford Twitter Photo

Gas stations that don't display carbon tax sticker could be fined up to $10K

Buried in Ontario's budget bill are fines of up to $10,000 per day for gas station operators who don't display government-mandated stickers about the price of the carbon tax.

By Allison Jones | News, Energy, Politics | April 12th 2019

Joe Oliver, question period, House of Commos, Ottawa

Doug Ford just hired a climate denier

The Doug Ford government has appointed a former federal Tory cabinet minister, Joe Oliver, who denies human responsibility for climate change to the board of the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), a Crown corporation that oversees and manages the province's electricity operations.

By Fatima Syed | News, Politics | March 28th 2019

Ford government increasing energy bills and pollution, says watchdog in final report

The Ontario government is increasing energy bills, air pollution, health impacts and greenhouse gas commissions through policies that promote the use of fossil fuels, says the province's environmental commissioner, Dianne Saxe, in her final report released on March 27, 2019.

By Fatima Syed | News, Energy, Politics | March 27th 2019

Nuclear power company backs Ford government energy plan

Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government said on Thursday it will reform Ontario's electricity system in a bid to reduce costs overall and lower rates for businesses, a move critics say limits the most efficient way to save money in the power grid and threatens thousands of clean energy jobs.

By Morgan Sharp | News, Energy, Politics | March 21st 2019

EXCLUSIVE: Doug Ford's government slashing programs designed to save energy in buildings

The Ontario government is slashing a series of programs that were designed to help save energy in buildings. It's all part of a plan that Premier Doug Ford's government claims would help “businesses improve their bottom line,” says a leaked provincial document.

Ontario: A Place to Cut

By Fatima Syed | News, Politics | March 20th 2019

Greg Rickford

Anti-carbon tax gas stickers will stay in Ontario

Want to fight carbon tax misinformation? There's a free sticker for that

Gas stations that don't display carbon tax sticker could be fined up to $10K

Doug Ford just hired a climate denier

Ford government increasing energy bills and pollution, says watchdog in final report

Nuclear power company backs Ford government energy plan

EXCLUSIVE: Doug Ford's government slashing programs designed to save energy in buildings

The absence of climate policy is driving up Enbridge heating bills in Doug Ford’s Ontario

'People will die if nothing is done'

Ontario First Nations urge government to intervene in 'urgently needed' electricity line

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