Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Ontario’s push to develop the Greenbelt ‘flies in the face’ of climate action

A new report finds that subsidizing the toll on the 407 ETR for truckers is a win-win solution for commuters and the trucking industry.

Lands must now be returned to the Greenbelt and legislation introduced to protect it and other farmland from future attacks

Today, Environmental Defence and Democracy Watch called on the OPP to investigate the apparent leak of plans to remove Greenbelt land.

Newly obtained documents released by Ontario's Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing as a result of a series of freedom of information requests, show that Minister’s Office staff directed changes...

Ontario could deliver the next 30 years of GTHA homes and workplaces while using just a portion of the 350 km2 of GTHA lands that were approved for

Faced with revved-up opposition to the controversial Hwy. 413 project, the Progressive Conservatives are giving themselves room to slam the brakes and swerve onto an off-ramp.

OPINION: The Greenbelt is really, really popular with Ontarians. Even if the PCs never face the inside of a courtroom, their recent actions will haunt them for years to come.

A statement about the recent development surrounding Premier Ford reversing the Greenbelt removals

Ottawa's study could lay the groundwork for blocking Greenbelt development in the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve

The relationship between the Ontario government and developers who benefited from having lands removed from the Greenbelt needs to be explored by an agency with criminal investigative powers in its

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Leaked letter from Municipal Affairs Minister Paul Calandra suggests that the Premier and Cabinet ministers are doubling down and trying to make the mayors of lower-tier municipalities accomplices to...

At the moment, wildfires are burning across six provinces and one territory in Canada — and they’re still spreading in what’s being called an unprecedented fire season. While firefighters work...

Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – In early November, 2022, Public opposition to these attacks on...

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It is clear this attack is a death sentence for the Greenbelt. The government should be ashamed and the people of Ontario should be outraged.  

New report reveals that moving trucks to 407 ETR rather than building Highway 413 will save billions, save time, & reduce traffic!

Seniors in the city, land in Ontario, Israel-Hamas war, holiday greetings, highway 413 and Holocaust education.

Over half the parcels of land set to lose Ontario's Greenbelt protections include properties purchased since Ford was first elected

Did the Ford government use a flawed process that purposely circumvented expert advice — as was done in the controversial Greenbelt land swap — to make previous decisions impacting the environment? A...

The federal government must act quickly to do their job and protect the environment rather than colluding with the province in its destruction. 

Regina Grade 7 student Ada Dechene is taking part in the Strike 4 Climate, a student-led protest at the provincial legislature building Friday. 'I don’t want people to die because of a thing that...

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE and ECOJUSTICE Toronto, Ont. – Environmental Defence applauds the federal government for stepping in to perform a thorough

Read an urgent call from 86 organizations urging Prime Minister Trudeau to fulfill commitments to phase out public financing of the fossil fuels, including derivative petrochemicals and plastics in...

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE and ONTARIO NATURE Ontario government’s proposed amendments to Bill 229, Schedule 6 are a shocking escalation of attacks on public

Statement by Emilia Belliveau, Energy Transition Program Manager, on findings from a new Parliamentary Budget report Ottawa | Traditional, unceded New analysis from the Parliamentary Budget Office ...

Valuable farmland and the rich natural environment of the Greenbelt will be the victims if Doug Ford’s Highway 413 plows through paradise

Highway 413 has emerged as an issue in Ontario’s election because of a debate over urban sprawl and the climate consequences of building another major highway. But the proposed mega-project is also a...

Does the Ontario-federal agreement to end the current federal impact assessment of the proposed Highway 413 mean it's going ahead?

We applaud the introduction of the Private Member’s Bill C-372, banning false advertising by the oil and gas industry in Canada.

Hamilton and Niagara agencies sound alarm over proposed legislative changes under study at Queen’s Park

Candidates who pretend esthetic issues are environmental concerns that warrant housing fewer people don’t deserve your vote.

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Statement by Phil Pothen, Ontario Environmental Program Manager, Environmental Defence Toronto | Traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat, the

Ontario' plan to build a new 400-series highway in the northwestern Greater Toronto Area will drastically increase carbon emissions and make the province's climate change goals more difficult to...

On Easter Sunday, my family biked the proposed route of Highway 413 to see the agricultural and natural heritage lands the highway would destroy.

Statement from Aliénor Rougeot, Climate and Energy Program Manager Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg,

Supporters of a proposed new highway near Toronto say it will relieve the gridlock experienced by long-suffering commuters in Ontario — but for how long? What on Earth takes a close look at the...