Here’s the dirt: how Doug Ford is shaping Ontario’s environmental laws in his second term
From fast-tracking development to sending more sewage towards Lake Ontario, the Progressive Conservatives are still...
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Homebuilders urge Ontario government to be ‘cautious’ with conservation authority changes
In a letter obtained by The Narwhal, a lobby group for builders and developers expresses...
‘Abuse of power’: Indigenous communities call out lack of consultation on Ontario housing bill
Housing Minister Steve Clark admitted the government passed Bill 23 without consulting First Nations, despite...
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...
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,...
