Emma McIntosh
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About Emma McIntosh
Emma McIntosh has covered environment, energy and national news. She covered misinformation and disinformation in the 2019 federal election. She has reported for StarMetro Calgary, the Toronto Star and the Calgary Herald as well as Canada's National Observer. A former Seattle-ite and dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, Emma graduated from Ryerson University's undergraduate journalism program in 2018.
She has focused on investigative journalism since 2017. Emma also covered the Alberta provincial election in April 2019. Projects she's worked on have been shortlisted for multiple national awards, including a National Newspaper Award, the Canadian Hillman Prize and CJF Jackman Award for Excellence.
Toronto and Peel region to start stage 3 reopen Friday
Toronto reported just one new case Tuesday. "We have made tremendous progress that allows us to return to something a little closer to our normal lives this summer, but we are not out of the woods yet," Premier Doug Ford cautioned.
COVID-19 lockdowns helped clear our air. How can we keep it?
The shutdowns brought a noticeable drop in traffic on Toronto’s roads and a decline in air pollution. And if we wanted to, we could keep this newly clean air for good through policy changes, environmental advocates say.
Fort Albany First Nation calls for repeal of Ford government's Bill 197
The Ontario government passed the omnibus economic recovery bill, which included a significant overhaul of environmental assessments, last week. The auditor general has previously said the government’s failure to consult on the change wasn’t compliant with the law.
After AG says Bill 197 was ‘not compliant’ with law, Ford says he disagrees
Ontario's auditor general has said the government was not compliant with the law when it passed Bill 197 without consulting the public on environmental changes. Premier Doug Ford responded Tuesday: “I’m going to have to respectfully disagree."
Ford's economic recovery bill 'not compliant' with law: auditor general
Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysyk told National Observer the government was required by law to consult the public on major environmental changes in the bill before passing it.
More Ontario regions to start stage 3, but not Toronto — yet
Some officials, including Toronto Mayor John Tory, have raised concerns about indoor bar reopenings that will come with stage three.
29 groups call for Ford government to phase out gas plants
Natural gas is a relatively small part of Ontario’s energy mix. But in the coming years, the Ford government plans to ramp up its use of gas plants.
Ford promotes cannery that’s been reprimanded by environment ministry
The president of the company, Sun-Brite Foods, and his wife are also PC Party donors. The premier has faced criticism in the past for promoting businesses owned by supporters.
Doug Ford’s changes to environmental assessments explained
Environmental assessments are often a major factor in deciding which projects get approved. Critics say the Ontario premier’s planned changes to that system, done through a COVID-19 economic recovery bill, could undermine environmental oversight and maybe even slow down the system.
Here’s what Ontario’s stage 3 reopening will look like
Stage 3 will start Friday in most areas, aside from the Golden Horseshoe and a few other southern Ontario regions. Nearly everything will be allowed to resume as long as physical distancing can be maintained, Premier Doug Ford said Monday.