Allison Jones
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Ontario's new energy minister defends use of gas to help power the province
Stephen Lecce took over the portfolio last week in a cabinet shuffle, when he was moved from the education file that he oversaw for five years.
Ontario creates new benzene pollution regulations aimed at one Sarnia company
The province has issued four orders to Ineos Styrolution since 2019, recently temporarily shut down the facility and added new conditions to its licence that it must meet before it restarts operations, but the government says benzene levels remain elevated.
Ontario suspends Sarnia chemical plant approval over benzene emissions
Ontario's Ministry of the Environment has ordered a petrochemical facility in Sarnia to suspend its production operations after high benzene emissions, first flagged by a neighbouring First Nation.
Ontario provincial Liberals will not include carbon tax in their climate platform
The Progressive Conservatives have been running ads dubbing Crombie the "queen of the carbon tax," suggesting she championed the policy when she was a federal Liberal MP, and have even introduced legislation to require a future Ontario government to hold a referendum before implementing a new provincial carbon pricing system.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is planning a carbon pricing referendum
Ford made the announcement Tuesday and used the opportunity to take a swipe at the provincial Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie.
Ontario commits to refurbishment of Pickering nuclear plant to meet electricity demand
Ontario Power Generation plans to spend $2 billion on engineering and design work and securing key components for the project that is expected to be completed in the mid-2030s.
Ontario's nuclear waste dump site to be selected next year
A critical milestone is on the horizon for Canada's 175-year-long plan to bury its nuclear waste underground, with two pairs of Ontario communities set to decide if they would be willing hosts.
Ontario tables law to return Greenbelt land and increase future protection
Any future changes would have to go through the legislature, and could not just be done by regulation – as the Tories did last year.
Ontario bill expected to formalize the return of land to the Greenbelt
Ontario's municipal affairs and housing minister is expected to introduce legislation today to return parcels of land to the protected Greenbelt.
Ontario NDP calls for audit of urban land expansions after Greenbelt report
CBC has reported that in Hamilton, land added to the city's urban boundary for growth contains properties owned in part by two developers with lands in the Greenbelt parcels in question.