US EditionDaily contact, a Ford phone call: docs reveal Ontario government’s close relationship with Enbridge
ONTARIO, CANADA, JUL 3 – Ontario’s plan extends natural gas use until 2050 despite expert advice to phase it out by 2040, supporting Enbridge’s expansion and delaying regulatory costs, documents reveal.
- Newly released internal documents reveal frequent communications between Ontario's Energy Ministry and Enbridge Gas in 2023 regarding natural gas projects.
- These interactions occur amid Ontario's June 12, 2023 release of the 'Energy for Generations' plan that emphasizes increased natural gas use until at least 2050 despite expert advice to phase it out sooner.
- The government overturned a prior independent energy board decision that would have stopped passing natural gas hookup costs to homeowners and directed the board to support continued expansion of natural gas infrastructure.
- Energy Minister Stephen Lecce stated, repeatedly, 'There is no alternative' to natural gas, describing it as fundamental insurance against blackouts and high costs amid rising power demand.
- The documents and government actions signal an ongoing close relationship with Enbridge Gas that favors continued fossil fuel reliance despite emissions-free grid targets for 2050.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?
12 Articles
12 Articles
Daily contact, a Ford phone call: docs reveal Ontario government’s close relationship with Enbridge – 105.9 The Region
In early October 2023, a senior bureaucrat in the Ontario Energy Ministry emailed an Enbridge official with a “sort of urgent” request. Newly released internal documents show that Premier Doug Ford had called the natural gas giant that month to discuss delays in obtaining a natural gas connection for a facility whose name is redacted in the documents. The issue was so important, Ford made the call on a weekend. The following day, per the emails,…
Coverage Details
Total News Sources12
Leaning Left8Leaning Right0Center0Last UpdatedBias Distribution100% Left
Bias Distribution
- 100% of the sources lean Left
100% Left
L 100%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
