Attacks on the Environment
The current provincial government began attacking the environment on the first day of their first term of office.
We’ve compiled our records in the running list below, which puts a name and date on thirty-two environmental rollbacks and roadblocks they caused. Given that this page only includes what was reasonably possible to track, this is likely an underestimate. For questions, please contact info@yourstoprotect.ca
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| List of Environmental Attacks | Date |
|---|---|
| "Made-in-Ontario Climate Plan" Won't Significantly Reduce Emissions | Ongoing |
| Extending Fossil Gas Pipelines to Northern Ontario instead of Electrifying Homes - Click here to learn more | Ongoing |
| Planning to Burn More Fossil Gas for Electricity - Click here to learn more | Ongoing |
| Sprawl MZOs - Click here to learn more | Ongoing |
| Gutted Wetland Protect Rules* - Click here to learn more | December 2022 |
| Overruled Halton OP | December 2022 |
| Overruled Hamilton OP | December 2022 |
| Removed 7400 acres from the Greenbelt* - Click here to learn more | December 2022 |
| Encouraged Conservation Authorities to sell off natural heritage - Click here to learn more | November 2022 |
| Further reduced powers of Conservation Authorities in Bill 23 - Click here to learn more | November 2022 |
| Auditor General Published FIVE Reports on Environmental Failures - Click here to learn more | December 2021 |
| Created Exemptions For Species Newly Classified as Endangered | October 2021 |
| Exempted Bradford Bypass from Environmental Assessment - Click here to learn more | October 2021 |
| Further Reduced Conservation Authority Powers | Bill 229 - October 2020 |
| Exempted Logging from Environmental Assessments - Click here to learn more | July 2020 |
| Cancelled Agreements with Matawa Tribal Council in Ring of Fire - Click here to learn more | August 2019 |
| Revived the Bradford Bypass Highway though the Holland Marsh | August 2019 |
| Cancelled More Energy Conservation Programs - Click here to learn more | July 2019 |
| Handcuffed Conservation Authorities - Click here to learn more | Bill 108 - June 2019 |
| Exempted Manu Projects/Activities from Environmental Assessments - Click here to learn more | Bill 108 - June 2019 |
| Limited Public Participation in Environmental Assessments - Click here to learn more | Bill 108 - June 2019 |
| Made it Harder for Cities to Create New Parks - Click here to learn more | Bill 108 - June 2019 |
| Removed Endangered Species Protections - Click here to learn more | Bill 108 - June 2019 |
| Environmental Law Group Hit by Legal Aid Cuts | June 2019 |
| Pushing Municipalities to Open More Land for Sprawl - Click here to learn more | June 2019 - Present |
| Axed Plans to Plant 50 Million Trees - Click here to learn more | April 2019 |
| Cut Funding for Indigenous Conservation - Click here to learn more | April 2019 |
| Cut Flood Management Funding - Click here to learn more | April 2019 |
| Spent Millions Fighting Carbon Tax - Click here to learn more | April 2019 - March 2021 |
| Repealed Green Energy Act* - Click here to learn more | Bill 34 - December 2018 |
| Removed Electric Chargers from GO Stations - Click here to learn more | November 2018 |
| Fired Chief Scientist* - Click here to learn more | July 2018 |
| Axed GreenOn Energy Rebates - Click here to learn more | July 2018 |
| Axed Electric Vehicle Rebates - Click here to learn more | June 2018 |
| Cancelled Cap and Trade Agreements* - Click here to learn more | June - October 2018 |
| Repealed Toxic Reductions Act - Click here to learn more | Bill 66 - April 2018 |
| Paid $231 Million to Cancel Renewable Energy Projects - Click here to learn more | 2018 - 2019 |
| Revived the $6-10 Billion Highway 413 Plan | 2018 - Present |
Total Attacks (that we can track)
= 37
= 37
