Yesterday the Ford Government announced it is rolling the dice on building four untested, first-of-their-kind nuclear reactors at the Darlington Nuclear Station. It’s an expensive and risky roll. The government claims these four reactors will cost $20.9 billion and will take 10 years to build. A much more realistic cost estimate based on real-world experience says these reactors will cost at ... Read more
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Prime Minister Carney made some ambitious promises during the federal election – including an East-West Electricity grid and a new Crown corporation to build affordable homes. But his current proposals also include billions of dollars in corporate handouts. In the next couple of weeks, he will announce more details about his plans, and mega-corporations, including ... Read more
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Premier Doug Ford’s Bill 5 – Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act is about to unleash a suite of laws that are dangerous, and threaten Ontario’s environment, endangered species, and Indigenous rights. If passed, these laws, such as the proposed Bill 5, would leave dozens of Ontario’s most at-risk species — including Caribou, Barn ... Read more
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Premier Ford just introduced Bill 5, which would give him and his Cabinet Trump-like powers. It would allow any person or business that he and his Cabinet choose to ignore any and every provincial or municipal law. Not just environmental, endangered species, and farmland protection laws, but also the laws that protect collective bargaining, workplace ... Read more
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Sign this letter which serves as an official demand to Premier Doug Ford and Gregory L. Ebel, CEO of Enbridge, to end dependence on U.S. natural gas by expanding investments in Canadian renewable energy and rebate programs to help Ontarians electrify their homes. Canada’s longstanding free-trade relationship with the U.S. is breaking down. The recent ... Read more
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Premier Ford has cancelled the province’s contract for Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service in response to Donald Trump’s unhinged attacks on our economy. He has also ordered the Ontario Public Service to go through the province’s contracts with a fine tooth comb to find other U.S. contracts that can be axed. He should start by ... Read more
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