Proposed Ontario bill would strip away key environmental protections, advocates say
May 6, 2025
Proposed Ontario legislation that would give cabinet power to create "special economic zones" and allow the government to exempt itself from following laws on certain projects is little more than a power grab, First Nations, civil liberty groups and environmentalists say.
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The initiative has many people, including residents, business owners in affected communities and local governments, expressing some serious concerns.
May 9, 2025 - 21:18 | Klaudia Van Emmerik | Global News - Canada
'I feel really fortunate that Gabe was able to be there with our little brother because we know he would have been scared and he always needed somebody to feel that comfort.'
May 9, 2025 - 20:57 | Sarah Komadina | Global News - Canada
Alberta’s information watchdog has found that the provincial government violated its own freedom of information laws by relying on illegitimate reasons to withhold records, a decision that follows a multiyear reporting effort by The Globe and Mail’s Secret Canada project.The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s 21-month investigation examined how 27 different public institutions in Alberta handled freedom of information (FOI) requests, including multiple requests from The Globe in 2022 and 2023.
May 9, 2025 - 20:56 | Tom Cardoso, Robyn Doolittle | The Globe and Mail
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