April 1, 2021 ·
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By ROB PAUL
Initiative Reporter
With the announcement of Ontario’s provincial budget last week, Environmental Defence has come out against the provincial government’s lack of focus on the environment.
As climate change continues to become more crucial, Environmental Defence was hopeful the Ford government would change their tune and put more effort into reducing emissions with the Provincial budget being a jumping-off point for a shift towards preserving the future.
“We are disappointed with this budget,” said Environmental Defence Programs Director Keith Brooks. “We were hopeful that the government would use the opportunity of the budget to kind of reset their approach to the environment. This government has taken a pretty hostile approach to the environment on multiple fronts, and I think they’ve received a fair bit of criticism for that, and we were hopeful that they were going to maybe begin to reorient towards a more pro-environmental position.