Tim may 2024

Tim Gray

Executive Director

Tim grew up on the shores of Lake Huron and acquired his love of nature there. He has over 25 years experience developing and implementing environmental policy change efforts. These have included major shifts in land conservation, forest practices and climate change. Starting out his career as a biologist and policy analyst, Tim has spent a lot of time learning skills that move complex environmental issues toward resolution. He has worked with other change makers on the front lines of conflict and has also taken his skills inside to work on government advisory committees and in complex negotiations with industry. Tim completed an H.BSc. at Wilfrid Laurier University and a M.Sc. at the University of Toronto.

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Sep 23, 2023

Fact-Checking the Ontario Government’s Misleading Hwy 413 Claims

Premier Ford has made many misleading claims about the highway he is proposing to build…

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Sep 22, 2023

Media Advisory: Greenbelt Rallies this Weekend to Celebrate Premier Ford’s Reversal of Greenbelt Land Removals and Protest Proposed Highway 413

Toronto | Traditional territories of the Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas and the Mississaugas of…

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Sep 21, 2023

What’s next as we work together to stop the destruction of farms, forests and wetlands in the Greenbelt and beyond?

Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 brought a whirlwind onslaught of legal, regulatory and policy attacks…

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Aug 09, 2023

Statement on the Auditor General’s Report that the Ontario Government Colluded with Developers to Remove Lands from the Greenbelt

Statement by Tim Gray, Executive Director, Environmental Defence Lands must now be returned to the…

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Aug 09, 2023

Media Advisory: Environmental Defence Experts Available to Comment on Auditor General’s Report Regarding Greenbelt Removals

Tim Gray, Executive Director, Environmental Defence and Keith Brooks, Programs Director, are available for interviews…

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Jun 16, 2023

Induced Demand: How Building Highway 413 is likely to make gridlock worse

The concept of induced demand is a fascinating phenomenon that challenges conventional wisdom about how…

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May 25, 2023

Alberta’s Superior Court Rejects Former Premier Kenney’s Arguments To Avoid Defamation Lawsuit Brought Forward By Five Environmental Groups

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE. WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, DOGWOOD INITIATIVE, STAND.EARTH, WILDERNESS COMMITTEE Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa…

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Apr 28, 2023

Where do Canada and its wealthy and privileged G7 allies stand on key climate and environmental issues?

Where do the world’s wealthiest nations stand when it comes to the most important environmental…

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Apr 04, 2023

Statement on the federal government’s role in ensuring a proper review of the proposed Highway 413

Statement from Tim Gray, Executive Director, Environmental Defence Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas…

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Mar 30, 2023

Private Members Bill C-234 weakens carbon pricing and should not become law

Statement from Tim Gray, Executive Director, Environmental Defence Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas…

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