Mike Schreiner

Natural gas is a relatively small part of Ontario’s energy mix. But in the coming years, the Ford government plans to ramp up its use of gas plants.

"I’m concerned that the government could be using the COVID crisis to undermine environmental protections," Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner said in question period Wednesday. In response, Environment Minister Jeff Yurek accused Schreiner of "playing politics" and not supporting businesses.

On Thursday, the leader of the Ontario Greens is giving gas stations an alternative sticker that is free and reveals the costs of climate change to counter Ford's "tax-payer funded partisan stickers." Mike Schreiner's stickers display the fact that climate costs in Canada could reach as high as $91 billion per year by 2050.