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Ontario’s manufacturing sector falling behind other provinces, U.S. states
The manufacturing sector in Ontario, as in other industrialized economies, has faced many challenges over the past few decades as a result of rising competition from emerging markets. There has been a dramatic global shift in production ...
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Ontario’s flawed electricity system subsidizes neighbouring jurisdictions
A recent study by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) found that cheap exports of surplus clean electricity—nuclear, solar, wind and hydro—could have cost Ontario up to $1.25 billion over 21 months. The study states that ...
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Minister McKenna wrong on Ontario’s coal phase-out
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna (pictured above) recently reaffirmed the Trudeau government’s commitment to phase-out coal as a power source. In an interview with CBC News, McKenna once again credited the Ontario coal phase-out ...
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Ontario’s auditor general calls out Wynne government over ‘Fair Hydro Plan’ accounting
The Office of the Auditor General of Ontario this week released a special report titled “The Fair Hydro Plan: Concerns About Fiscal Transparency, Accountability, and Value for Money.” It’s somewhat dry reading, but a key message comes ...