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Tricia Muldoon says her latest bill from Newfoundland Power totaled around $900. (Darryl Murphy/CBC) A Harbour Grace woman, who has seen her power bill balloon in recent months, says she wants to see Newfoundland Power held accountable by Newfoundland and Labrador’s Public Utilities Board. Tricia Muldoon moved to Harbour Grace from …
Read More »Advocate urges Ford government to hold TTC accountable for missed accessibility deadline – Toronto
The TTC was given two decades to make all of its subway stations accessible, but two years ahead of the deadline, its CEO admitted recently it will be unable to reach the target. Now a prominent disability advocate is calling on the province to hold the transit commission accountable. When …
Read More »Premier Doug Ford’s 2018 mandate letter promised to hold cabinet ministers accountable
After Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives were swept into office in June 2018, ending 15 years of Liberal rule, newly minted Premier Doug Ford provided his cabinet ministers a new north star. He would run a government defined by ethics, accountability and a province that was strictly “for the people.” In a …
Read More »Ottawa says it’s willing to hold big banks accountable for their climate pledges
High-ranking Liberals responsible for the government’s climate file say financial institutions will be held to their net-zero commitments — with regulations, if necessary. “Nothing is off the table,” said Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson before a cabinet meeting Tuesday. “At the end of the day, we want to make sure Canadians …
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