Ontario is about to slash environmental protections. It already wasn’t funding them, auditor general says
As the Ford government readies to weaken environmental protections with its housing bill, Ontario’s auditor...
Stories by Fatima Syed
More green construction, less gravel mining: Ford walks back some environmental changes in Ontario housing bill
Facing backlash, the Ford government will let cities retain some limited oversight of sustainable building....
‘Appeals are not allowed’: defying residents’ choice, Doug Ford orders Hamilton to allow sprawl
The Ontario government’s demand for big, fast growth disrupts the plans that Hamilton and Halton...
All the Ontario environmental protections Doug Ford wants to overhaul to build more houses
As it sets out to reduce developers’ “regulatory obligations” around Ontario’s parks, protected spaces and...
Doug Ford to gut Ontario’s conservation authorities, citing stalled housing
In a massive overhaul of urban development planning, the Ontario government looks to take power...
Told ‘no’ 37 times, this Indigenous-owned company brought electricity to James Bay anyway
Twenty-five years ago, five First Nations brought power to their remote, underserved communities, defying skepticism,...
Climate crisis will make road and transit maintenance very expensive: Ontario watchdog
Extreme rain, ice and heat could make the cost of maintaining transportation infrastructure skyrocket. To...
Nature trail or needed transit? Ontario’s Peel Region decides the future of an old railway line
Peel Region wants to convert the 51-kilometre railway line into a green corridor that could...
Canada slammed Doug Ford for axing cap-and-trade. Now, as it battles Koch Industries, it’s defending him
Koch is demanding a US$30M refund in international court, leaving Canada to prop up Ontario’s...
