The Ontario government’s post-truth war on climate change
Since gaining office a year and a half ago, the Ontario government has taken a post-truth approach to climate change: they say what they…Read More
Since gaining office a year and a half ago, the Ontario government has taken a post-truth approach to climate change: they say what they…Read More
This blog was updated on November 16, 2022 to reflect changes in provincial policy Ontario’s wetlands, which comprise swamps, marshes, bogs and fens, play…Read More
Statement from Tim Gray, Executive Director, Environmental Defence Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the…Read More
Ontario government issued a Ministerial Zoning Order for an unlawful development that endangers the protected Lower Duffins Creek wetland complex Toronto, Ont. – Environmental…Read More
On November 27, 2020, Minister Yurek outlined his government’s progress on its Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan, and claimed to be lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Our…Read More
In Ontario, there are currently over 200 species of plants and animals at risk of extinction. These species are the most vulnerable and require…Read More
Province ignores warnings about threat to the environment, municipal budgets and rule of law Toronto, Ont. – Today, the Ontario government is forcing the…Read More
Ontario – Recycling is the Last Resort Ontarians may have invented the Blue Box, but our current linear, make-use-dispose economy makes it impossible for…Read More
The Ontario government is trying to bring two massive 400-series highway projects back from the dead in the GTA. To add insult to injury,…Read More
Last year, one of Imperial Oil’s mines in the tar sands leaked toxic industrial waste into the surrounding environment. Instead of informing downstream communities,…Read More