March 31, 2023 The Editors The Toronto Star Toronto, Ontario Dear Editors, Doug Ford says he will put his “record on the environment against any government in the history of this province, or right across the country.” He had better …
Re: Critics wary of Moltex’s nuclear-waste strategy
Published in the Globe and Mail April 5, 2023 The Editors The Globe and Mail Toronto, Ontario Dear Editors The Globe’s article on the proposed molten salt nuclear reactor at the Point Lepreau site highlights a critical weakness in the …
Has Metrolinx become a law unto itself?
February 23, 2023, updated March 2, 2023; Related story in the Toronto Star, April 22, 2023 Photo: CBC Although Metrolinx has recently backed down on its proposal to build a railway yard in the Don Valley, the project, along with …
Letter to the Editor Toronto Star and Globe and Mail re: “Greenbelt is Ontario’s jurisdiction, Ford says”
January 28, 2023 Published in the Globe and Mail, February 5, 2023 Dear Editors, Ontario Premier Doug Ford claims that matters related to the GTA Greenbelt and land-use are “our jurisdiction.” The constitutional, legal and financial reality is a bit …
A Triumph of the Incumbents? Assessing the federal government’s choices on the road to decarbonization.
Published in Policy Options, January 25, 2023 Canada’s nuclear industry got an important pre-Christmas gift from the federal government in the form of the announcement of its decision not to conduct an impact assessment of a proposed small modular nuclear …
Has Ontario’s housing ‘plan’ been built on a foundation of evidentiary sand?
Mark Winfield (York) and Joe Castrilli (CELA) Published in the Conversation, January 22, 2023; the National Post, January 23, 2023, The Narwal, January 27, 2023 In late 2022, the Ontario government adopted Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act. …
Re: Comments re: ERO number019-6163 – Proposed Planning Act and City of Toronto Act Changes (Schedules 9 and 1 of Bill 23 – the proposed More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022)
December 8, 2022 To: PlanningConsultation@ontario.ca From: Mark Winfield, Ph.D., Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change York University (marksw@yorku.ca) Re: Comments re: ERO number019-6163 – Proposed Planning Act and City of Toronto Act Changes (Schedules 9 and 1 of Bill …
Letter to the Editor – Globe and Mail Re: Ontario needs density, its getting sprawl
November 23 The Editors The Globe and Mail Toronto, Ontario Dear Editors, The Globe continues to treat Ontario’s housing task force report as if it should constitute the guiding light for the province’s approach to planning and development. The reality …
Doug Ford’s More Homes Built Faster Act (Bill 23) and the future of the Greater Toronto Region.
November 7, 2022 Mark Winfield Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change York University The Ford government’s More Homes Built Faster Act (Bill 23), introduced last week, is extraordinary in scope, dealing with virtually every dimension of planning and …
Darlington reactor announcement invites questions about Ontario’s high-cost, high-risk, and high-emissions electricity path.
Published in the Toronto Star and Hamilton Spectator, November 5, 2022 Last week Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced its intention to proceed with a proposed new 300MW nuclear power reactor at the provincially owned utility’s Darlington site. The announcement …