Ontario’s biggest users of natural gas told the Ontario Energy Board they don’t need subsidies to take conservation seriously. Continue reading “Don’t subsidize us,” big business asks Ontario Energy Board
Why doctors aren’t shocked that mumps have hit the NHL
Mumps outbreaks occur continually, most of them small and unreported. They’re attracting attention today only because NHL players are involved. And they’re certain to attract attention in future.
Continue reading Why doctors aren’t shocked that mumps have hit the NHL
GO Transit customers on the hook for airport train deficits
GO Transit riders will have to make up for any operating deficits at the new provincially run airport express train. Continue reading GO Transit customers on the hook for airport train deficits
Ontario’s Auditor General lays into Ministry of Energy
A new report from Ontario’s Auditor General sharply criticizes a number of policies in the province’s electricity sector. Continue reading Ontario’s Auditor General lays into Ministry of Energy
Forget more transit, congestion charges best solution for traffic woes
The best way to tackle traffic congestion is not by building more transit, according to new research. Continue reading Forget more transit, congestion charges best solution for traffic woes
90% of Ontario’s wind subsidies benefit a select few multinationals: study
Subsidies given to Ontario’s wind farm owners largely benefit only a select few multinational corporations, a new Consumer Policy Institute study shows. Continue reading 90% of Ontario’s wind subsidies benefit a select few multinationals: study
OEB stops $15 million cash grab by OPA
The Ontario Energy Board just saved $15 million for fee payers. Continue reading OEB stops $15 million cash grab by OPA
Free the pharmaceutical market
Rolling back the government advantages given vaccines would level the R&D playing field and help end the drought in pharmaceutical breakthroughs.
The transportation revolution
It’s time to let the revolution in transportation take its course. Continue reading The transportation revolution
Don’t rush to hand out the Ebola vaccine
Mistakes in novel areas of science inevitably happen, and especially in highly politicized periods where public panic can run high and governments are under the gun.
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