Letter from energy minister Todd Smith is unequivocal: “I asked the IESO to be clear” January 30, 2023 When the Indendent Electricity System Operator or IESO began releasing drafts of documents for its…
December 23, 2022 Late this afternoon (just a day and a half before Christmas, and in the middle of Chanuka), the Independent Electricity System Operator or IESO announced that changes have been made…
Silence tells Ontario government North Kent well water problems after wind turbine construction have gone away: they haven’t November 22, 2022 Geologist Keith Benn, who was one member of an expert panel created…
Not enough information, not enough time to evaluate proposals, and it’s the same process as Dalton McGuinty’s say Ontario municipalities November 21, 2022 Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has launched a series…
Community concerns for fragile environment upheld as Ford government seeks protection for the Alfred Bog in Eastern Ontario November 1, 2022 The Ontario government has posted a notice on the Environmental Registry that…
(And why wind power doesn’t make any sense) October 12, 2022 Ontario’s decision NOT to close the Pickering nuclear power plant and in fact analyze all options for keeping it open, has made…
Problem wind power developers are on a list of Qualified Applicants for new government contracts, and just-released documents appear to contradict Ford government policy—what’s up? The Independent Electricity System Operator or IESO is…
Contaminants of concern identified by expert panel; more well water samples needed to confirm health risk April 6, 2022 With two months to go before the 2022 Ontario provincial election, the government released…
March 25, 2022 The lack of progress in protecting people who live in Ontario’s rural communities is highlighted in a news story out today in the Ottawa Business Journal. In spite of thousands…
September 30, 2021 Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health was asked a question by media yesterday about disinformation on COVID vaccines to which he responded there will be a “vocal minority” in…
In today’s edition of The Niagara Independent is an article by Catherine Swift, head of Working Canadians and former Chief Economist with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. She advises the Ford government…