September 2021 The outcome of last week’s election – a Liberal minority dependent on the NDP or Bloc Quebecois for support – has been widely seen as having a ‘groundhog day’ aspect to it, leaving things pretty as they were …

Published in The Conversation, September 14, 2021; Corporate Knights, September 20, 2021 September 5, 2021 Canadian voters concerned about climate change find themselves presented with a series of dilemmas was we approach the September 21st federal election.  The environment often …

August 12, 2021. Published in the Hamilton Spectator August 16, 2021 The death of former Ontario Premier Bill Davis, an individual whose political career was defined by decency, competence, and a progressive conservatism, invites comparisons to the approach of his …

April 21, 2021 Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, Strategic Network and Agency Policy Division 77 Grenville Street, 6th Floor Toronto, ON M7A 2C1 Canada   RE: ERO number 019-3007 – Long Term Energy Planning   Dear Ms. Thompson, I …

Published in The Hill Times, June 21, 2021 Mark Winfield and Sumeet Sooch Sustainable Energy Initiative, York University Over the past few months, the economic opportunities that the electrification of transportation, particularly the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), might …

June 24, 2021 Published in the Hamilton Spectator, June 28, 2021. A defining feature of Ford government has been its dismantling of the province’s frameworks for environmental protection in the name of ‘cutting red tape.’ The process began almost immediately …

Below is the text of my original letter to the Toronto Star in response to Jamie Watt’s June 13, 2021 column. The text was heavily edited in the version printed in the Star. June 13, 2021 The Editors The Toronto …

A version of this article was published in the Toronto Star, November 9, 2021 The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is subject to intense economic and population growth pressures. Over the past two decades, a strong consensus has emerged that it …

Published in The Conversation, April 27, 2021, The Hamilton Spectator, May 10, 2021 The past week has been one of the bleakest in a dark year for Ontario residents. The variant-driven third, and most serious, COVID-19 wave as brought the …

February 25, 2021 Published in the Hamilton Spectator, March 9, 2021 Twenty-five years ago, Mike Harris’ ‘common sense revolution’ heralded a shredding the province’s planning rules, and proposals for a network of highway expansions in every direction outwards across the …