Switching gears from Bill 66 to the Growth Plan: Farms, forest and watersheds are still under threat
Jan 31, 2019 by Tim Gray (Executive Director)
Categories: Greenbelt
There was cheering and a huge sigh of relief last week when the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced that the government…Read More
Ontario’s environmental laws are under attack by Premier Doug Ford: Why we need to come together to STOP BILL 66
Dec 17, 2018 by Tim Gray (Executive Director)
Categories: Environmental Defence, Great Lakes, Greenbelt, Toxics
Under the guise of creating jobs and cutting “red tape and burdensome regulations,” the provincial government introduced a bombshell of a bill last Thursday….Read More
Charities and Public Policy: Answers to your Frequently Asked Questions
Jul 17, 2018 by Tim Gray (Executive Director)
Categories: Environmental Defence
You may have seen that a small anti-poverty charity, Canada Without Poverty, won a landmark court challenge against the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) regarding…Read More
Who’s playing politics with the Greenbelt?
Apr 30, 2018 by Tim Gray (Executive Director)
Categories: Greenbelt, Smart Growth
Concerned about how Bill 66 threatens to open up the Greenbelt to development? Sign the petition to Stop Bill 66 here. Sprawl developers…Read More
A win for Endangered Species! Town charged for destruction of piping plover habitat at Sauble Beach
Apr 16, 2018 by Tim Gray (Executive Director)
Categories: Great Lakes
Edit: This blog has been updated with the date of the Town’s court hearing. After a thirty year absence, and decades of important…Read More
What's in store for the New Year? Our predictions for the biggest environmental news stories in 2018
Dec 28, 2017 by Tim Gray (Executive Director)
Categories: Environmental Defence
2017 was a big year for environmental news. The Energy East pipeline was cancelled, record low prices were set for solar and wind power,…Read More
Guilty but not charged: Why is Canada letting Volkswagen get away with its diesel car pollution scam?
Aug 03, 2017 by Tim Gray (Executive Director)
Categories: Toxics
Two years ago, Volkswagen (VW) was caught red-handed selling cars with software that surreptitiously turned off the pollution control equipment of over 11 million…Read More
Forests, Climate Change and Carbon Markets: Windfall or Risky Business?
Mar 24, 2017 by Tim Gray (Executive Director)
Categories: Climate Change
Global warming is already impacting ecosystems, economies and communities around the world. Here in Canada, we’ve seen extreme weather lead to flooding and drought,…Read More
Fear and Loathing on the Carbon Trail
Jan 10, 2017 by Tim Gray (Executive Director)
Categories: Clean Economy, Climate Change
People generally don’t like change, even when they know that there’s a problem that must be solved (think of how you put off the…Read More
Year in review: 2016 was a great year thanks to you!
Dec 16, 2016 by Tim Gray (Executive Director)
Categories: Environmental Defence
As 2016 draws to a close, I am awed by how much we’ve accomplished together this past year. When we started the year, we…Read More