Ontario To Cancel White Pines Wind Project

On July 10, 2018, the Ontario government announced its three "top legislative priorities" for the upcoming summer sitting of the legislature. Two of these have energy implications.

First, as described in earlier posts, the Ontario government is cancelling the Cap and Trade Program. According to the Government House Leader's announcement, legislation will be introduced to "[s]trike Ontario's cap-and-trade carbon tax law from the books so that a future government would not impose another cap-and-trade carbon tax under the law." According to a news report, no decisions have been made about compensation for parties who have purchased allowances before the Cap and Trade Program was cancelled.