First the good news: As reported in the National Observer, the Government of Canada is stepping up to support renewable energy “national-interest projects” in Labrador and Nova Scotia, as well as new transmission projects to boost renewable electricity trade between British Columbia and the Yukon, Manitoba and Nunavut, and Quebec and the Maritimes.
Now the bad news: Early signals suggest that Prime Minister Carney has no plans to invest in renewable energy projects in Ontario, nor to strengthen critical transmission links between Ontario and Manitoba or Ontario and Quebec – despite the fact that electricity rates in Winnipeg and Montreal are 30-50% lower than in Toronto.
That’s a missed opportunity.
If the Prime Minister is serious about climate action and nation-building, he should be backing bold Ontario projects – all of which can use Ontario steel and copper – including:
Solar panels on rooftops and parking lots
️ Offshore wind in the Great Lakes
New east-west transmission lines.
With these smart investments, Ontario can:
Phase out polluting gas power by 2035
Avoid expensive American nuclear reactors
Avoid reliance on imported enriched uranium from the U.S.
Let Prime Minister Carney know that you want the Government of Canada to support renewable energy projects in Ontario, and to expand the electricity transmission links between Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec.