Report on the Environment



Here is the low-down on how Ontario reports on the environment. It doesn’t!

There is no regular reporting on the overall state of the environment. Numerous separate Ministry reports make any determination by the public difficult.

Water quality reports stopped in 2016. Again, different smaller focus reports make an overall understanding difficult and less effective.

The Ministry of Natural Resources has been working on an overall report on the state of natural resources since 2017 but has no date set to release the report

Ontario has no comprehensive wild pollinator monitoring program.

Ontario can’t monitor soil health, it relies on the Feds to do this.

Ontario has no idea when and where pesticides are used.

There are no reports on waste diversion or greenhouse gas reduction progress.

Conserving wetlands, adapting to climate change, preventing the spread of invasive species and fish and wildlife strategies are not reported annually.

The Auditor General has found that Ontario lacks summarized reporting to give the public and the legislature an integrated, easy to understand accounting. Reports on goal achievement are not forthcoming.

Teachers report on their student’s progress in school. Why can’t the government report on its own progress in these critical climate crises times?

“With Ford in charge, it’s certain Ontario will not meet its emissions targets. This is the same premier that ripped electric vehicle charging stations out of the ground. The same premier that paid extra to have nearly-complete wind farms torn down. We can’t afford any more of Ford’s big cuts and bad decisions.

Sadly, in the Liberals’ 15 years they didn’t make the progress we needed. We have a way to go to meet Ontario’s climate commitments.

Andrea Horwath and the New Democrats have released the strongest environmental platform Ontario has ever had. It will give our children and grandchildren a fighting chance at a livable future. Our plan creates jobs, and is rooted in justice, affordability, and reconciliation.” - Sandy Shaw and Peter Tabuns


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