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1. Ontario sued over power prices

   In a recent article in the National Post, reporter Geoff Zochodne discusses another interesting twist in the Ontario power-price saga. Zochodne explores the recent lawsuits filed against Ontario’s minister of the attorney general, ...

2. Ontarians need real reforms that will actually reduce electricity prices

   Those smart thermostats won't be free—taxpayers will foot the bill. ...

3. Wynne government strikes ‘Ring of Fire’ deal with First Nations bands

   As we’ve written before, development of the Ring of Fire chromite deposits in northern Ontario represents a massive economic opportunity for the province and the First Nations people who live in Ontario’s northern expanses, 500 miles ...

4. Electricity bills in Toronto remain high compared to U.S. cities

   Wind, solar and biomass policies have resulted in high additional costs for consumers. ...

5. First Nations can’t veto Ring of Fire development in northern Ontario

   Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record, June 17, 2017 It’s often said that successful First Nations must operate at the speed of business, not the speed of government. That saying certainly applies to First Nations affected by the Ring of Fire mining ...

6. Ontario government shifts today’s electricity bills (plus interest) onto future consumers

   Ontarians have seen their electricity bills skyrocket in recent years. From 2010 to 2016, the average monthly electricity bill for Toronto residents increased by more than 50 per cent, granting Torontonians the distinction of having some ...

7. Ontario’s Ring of Fire could spawn thousands of jobs for several decades

   Ten years ago, one of the largest mineral deposits was discovered about 400 kilometres north of Thunder Bay in northwestern Ontario. The so-called “Ring of Fire” was supposed to be a game-changer in the Ontario and Canadian economy. The ...

8. Ontario government’s plan—let traffic get worse

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, February 26, 2017 Much of the conversation about the Wynne government’s decision to block Toronto City Council’s plan to toll the Don Valley Parking Lot—Parkway, that is—and the Gardiner Expressway, has focused on the lost ...

9. The human cost of Ontario’s electricity failures

   Over the last few months, a number of news reports have explained the hardships many Ontario families endure as a result of the government’s costly electricity policies. The latest tragic story comes from Global News. It spotlights one ...

10. What exactly is ‘cap-and-trade’ in Ontario?

    The “cap-and-trade” strategy for reducing carbon emissions lies at the heart of Ontario’s recently unveiled climate change strategy, although many Ontarians likely don’t know what it is or its potential negative effects. Cap-and-trade ...