Americas > Ex-media boss named as Ontario’s new environment minister

Ex-media boss named as Ontario’s new environment minister

Published 19:32 on June 29, 2018  /  Last updated at 22:18 on June 29, 2018  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes, US

The former chief executive of a Canadian conservative media company and provincial gaming corporation was sworn in as Ontario’s new environment minister on Friday, making him a lead actor in efforts to scrap the province's cap-and-trade and reject the federal government’s ‘backstop’ carbon price.
The former chief executive of a Canadian conservative media company and provincial gaming corporation was sworn in as Ontario’s new environment minister on Friday, making him a lead actor in efforts to scrap the province's cap-and-trade and reject the federal government’s ‘backstop’ carbon price.


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