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Climate Change Action Plan
N.B. Auditor General finds climate change action items lack implementation plans and timelines
June 20, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterGreenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in New Brunswick are not projected to decline much further under the status quo, and meeting 2030 and 2050 targets will require “significant action” from provincial and federal initiatives, the Auditor General of New Brunswick said…
Ontario launches global climate change challenge
April 17, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe province of Ontario has launched a global climate change challenge, urging local and international companies to develop the “next generation of transformative clean technologies” to help combat the phenomenon. The provincial Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science said in…
Ontario, Quebec and California hold “linked carbon market” meeting at COP22
November 16, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe governments of Ontario, Quebec and California held a tri-lateral meeting on Wednesday to further efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while boosting economic growth by linking cap-and-trade programs and expanding carbon markets. Ontario’s Minister of the Environment and…
IBC applauds Ontario government’s decision to move forward with creation of new financial services regulator
November 15, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is applauding the Ontario government’s decision to move forward with the creation of a new financial services regulator. On Monday, the government of Ontario announced in its 2016 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review…
Ontario to introduce legislation to establish new Financial Services Regulatory Authority
November 14, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Ontario government has announced that it will introduce legislation to establish the initial parameters for the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), “a new independent and flexible regulator of financial services and pensions that, once established, would be more consumer-focused…
Ontario Liberals won’t confirm published details of Climate Change Action Plan
May 17, 2016 Keith Leslie and Allison Jones - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Ontario’s environment minister insists the province won’t eliminate natural gas for home heating as part of a soon-to-be-released plan to fight climate change. Glen Murray refused to confirm or deny a Globe and Mail report saying the province…