Source Feed: Global News - Ottawa
Author: Isaac Callan
Publication Date: June 3, 2025 - 11:48
Ontario introducing legislation to connect data centres to energy more easily
June 3, 2025
Minister of Energy and Mines Stephen Lecce unveiled new legislation he said would support the growth of the province's energy sector and deliver a smattering of election pledges.
Ontario’s Bill 5, which passed on Wednesday, will give the provincial government sweeping powers to disregard its own laws in order to speed up mining or other projects – and has prompted warning of protests or blockades from Indigenous leaders who say they should have been consulted.Formally known as the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, the legislation allows the Ontario government to designate “special economic zones” where it could suspend any provincial law – including environmental or labour rules and municipal bylaws – for companies or entities it labels “trusted...
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