Fatima Syed, Mike De Souza
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News, Energy, Politics
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August 2nd 2018
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government says it is going to ask the courts to stop the Trudeau government's efforts to fight climate change.
If Ontario PC leader Doug Ford wins the election and sues the federal government to prevent carbon pricing, he would likely lose, say constitutional and environmental law experts.
An open letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Lisa Thompson was released Wednesday that was co-signed by 21 groups in community and sexual health, reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ advocacy.
Two organizations have filed a formal request for Ontario’s Chief Electoral Officer to launch an investigation into an election advertising blitz by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), Canada’s largest oil and gas lobby group.
The Trump administration says people would drive more and be exposed to increased risk if their cars get better gas mileage, an argument intended to justify freezing Obama-era toughening of fuel standards.
The federal government is scaling back its carbon pricing plan for heavy industrial emitters in a bid to cut greenhouse gas production without creating an incentive for companies to simply up and leave Canada altogether.
The president of an Ontario metal fabrication plant who has saved millions of dollars, cut carbon pollution and hired more staff, says he's not sure if politicians who criticize environmental standards are "educated on these things, (or) if they’re just trying to win voters."
