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The Freight Escape: How to Get Trucks Off the 401 Without Blowing a Hole in the Greenbelt

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS Moving trucks to the 407 will move 12,000 to 21,000 trucks a day off Highway 401, reducing daily traffic for passenger vehicle drivers Moving Trucks to the 407…

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Reports & Guides by Issue

Our work is based on research, science, and a strong understanding of the facts. Below you will find our archive of reports, guides and media backgrounders that are available for download. You can find our government submissions here.

HOT HOT AIR (and other gases): A REVIEW OF THE PAST FOUR YEARS OF ONTARIO’S CLIMATE CHANGE (IN)ACTION

HOT HOT AIR (and other gases): A REVIEW OF THE PAST FOUR YEARS OF ONTARIO’S CLIMATE CHANGE (IN)ACTION

About The Report: While the provincial government has, on occasion, spoken about the need to fight climate change, it has offered inadequate solutions that it has failed to support with evidence, followed by little action to actually tackle the province’s greenhouse gas emissions – Canada’s second highest. Over the course of the last four years,...

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50 Years of Sprawling Tailings

50 Years of Sprawling Tailings

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS In 2020, the total tailings area was over 300 km² , which would cover the city of Vancouver over 2.6 times. The tailings “ponds” store acutely toxic chemicals, including high concentrations of dangerous naphthenic acids, and are known to leak and evaporate their content into the surrounding environment. Contrary to the oil industry’s...

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Buyer Beware: Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Carbon Capture Fairy Tales in Canada

Buyer Beware: Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Carbon Capture Fairy Tales in Canada

About The Report: As climate crisis worsens, Canada’s federal government continued to give billions in subsidies and financing for fossil fuels. For 2021, this annual index was able to track $8.6 billion in public subsidies and support. This report also features the first-ever compilation of Canadian data on public subsidies for carbon capture technology, which...

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Backgrounder: Housing Affordability and Provincial-Municipal Housing Summit

Backgrounder: Housing Affordability and Provincial-Municipal Housing Summit

About The Backgrounder: Premier Doug Ford and Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark have invited Ontario’s Big City Mayors and Regional Chairs to a meeting that’s been billed as a Provincial-Municipal Housing Summit. While the government has asserted this meeting will aim to “tackle the issue of housing affordability,” the Minister’s recent statements suggest it may...

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Canada’s Big Oil Reality Check

Canada’s Big Oil Reality Check

About The Report: Oil and gas production is Canada’s largest emitting sector as well as its fastest growing source of emissions. The federal government has repeatedly told the public that Canada can be a climate leader while continuing to have a thriving oil and gas sector. In reality, Canadian oil and gas companies have released...

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