Ontario’s “extremely worrisome” recent track record on climate has cost the province nearly $10.5 billion in lost revenues, legal fees and compensation for cancelled contracts, according to a new report.
The rising cost of housing in Ontario hit renters and wannabe homebuyers harder in the first two years of the pandemic than in any similar time frame in recent Canadian history, a new report says.
Premier Doug Ford said Monday he wants Ontario's energy grid to be "100 per cent" clean. Emissions are expected to triple in the next eight years as his government phases in natural gas plants.
Steven Del Duca's Liberals have established themselves as the clear threat to Doug Ford and they now have three weeks to run him down, writes columnist Max Fawcett. Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn
Bribing voters with their own money is a time-tested political strategy, but few have ever taken it to the level Doug Ford’s government just did, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
The Ontario Liberals promised Tuesday to cut greenhouse gas emissions by strengthening standards for industry, banning new natural gas plants, providing electric vehicle rebates and offering grants for eco-friendly renovations.
What makes this election particularly interesting is that global inflation, coupled with an absolutely bonkers housing market in Ontario, has made the pinch of affordability issues much more acute.