The selection of Kathleen Wynne at Ontario’s premier-designate at yesterday’s Ontario Liberal Party convention may mark an important watershed in the evolution of energy, environmental and natural resources policy in the province. The government’s direction in these areas had seemed …
Re: “Two advisors to watch over Darlington Refit costs” Letter to Editor, Toronto Star January 20, 2013
January 20, 2013 The Editors The Toronto Star 1 Yonge St. Toronto, Ontario Dear Sir/Madam, Re: “Two advisors to watch over Darlington Refit costs” As comforting as it may be to know that the province will be keeping a closer …
Re: “Breaking the silence, Onley defends prorogation” Letter to the Editor – Toronto Star
January 13, 2013 The Editors The Toronto Star 1 Yonge St. Toronto, Ontario Dear Sir/Madam Re: “Breaking the silence, Onley defends prorogation” Ontario Lieutenant Governor David Onley’s portrayal of his vice-regal parliamentary functions as those of a constitutional …
Re: Federal Study on Wind Turbine Health Impacts, July 12, 2012
July 12, 2012 The Editors The Globe and Mail 444 Front St. Toronto, Ontario Dear Sir or Madam, Let me get this straight. The federal government claims it is in such dire fiscal straights that it has to devastate its …
Re: “Bruce Power gets reprieve over delays” published in the Toronto Star, August 14, 2012
August 11, 2012 The Editors The Toronto Star 1 Yonge St. Toronto, Ontario Dear Sir/Madam, Re: “Bruce Power gets reprieve over delays” Surely the delays in completing the Bruce Nuclear refurbishment project arising from errors in the drawings provided to …
Response to Tom Flanigan’s “To connect the pipeline, connect the dots” published in the Globe and Mail August 7, 2012
August 5, 2012 The Editors The Globe and Mail 444 Front St. Toronto, Ontario Dear Sir/Madam, In his enthusiasm for the muscular use of federal constitutional authority to compel reluctant provinces to accept the infrastructure necessary to implement the Harper …
Re: “Controlling wind power could save $225 million” Letter to Editor Published in the Toronto Star June 4, 2012
May 30, 2012 The Editors The Toronto Star 1 Yonge St. Toronto, Ontario Dear Sir/Madam. Re: “Controlling wind power could save $225 million.” The situation with respect to the growing contribution of wind power in Ontario and the problems causes …
Re: McGuinty Threatens Election Call – Letter to the Editor Published in Globe and Mail June 16, 2012
June 15, 2012 The Editors The Globe and Mail 444 Front St. Toronto Re: McGuinty threatens election call. Dear Sir/Madam, The McGuinty government’s gutting of Ontario’s Endangered Species Act and other environmental legislation no more belongs in the province’s budget …
Understanding the Harper Government’s Assault on Canada’s Environment and its Consequences
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s federal government has been signalling for some time its intent to significantly ‘streamline’ environmental protection requirements in Canada, especially as they apply to oil, gas and mining projects. The full scope of the government’s plans has …
The 2012 Federal and Ontario Budgets and the Environment
The following summary of the environmental implications of the 2012 Federal and Ontario Budgets draws on the work of Chris Winter of the Conservation Council of Ontario ( http://www.weconserve.ca/cco/) as well as environmental lawyer Diane Saxe More commentary from me …