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Feds to send $420M directly to Ontario institutions, businesses -- skipping Doug Ford's government
From https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/federal-environmental-funding-1.4897220
Feds to send $420M directly to Ontario institutions, businesses — skipping Doug Ford's government
Money from Low Carbon Economy Fund will go to cities, hospitals, schools
The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 08, 2018 12:28 PM ET | Last Updated: a few seconds ago
https://i.cbc.ca/1.4897252.1541697383!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/catherine-mckenna.jpg
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna announced the federal government will spend millions from its Low Carbon Economy Fund in Ontario, without involving the provincial government. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal government plans to disburse money from a climate fund directly to Ontario institutions and businesses after the provincial government cancelled its climate program.
Speaking at Rockwool insulation plant in Milton, Ont. Thursday, McKenna said the remaining $420 million pending for Ontario from the Low Carbon Economy Fund will go to cities, hospitals, universities, schools, and businesses to help with efficiency programs and other emission-reduction efforts.
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Money from Low Carbon Economy Fund will go to cities, hospitals, schools
The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 08, 2018 12:28 PM ET | Last Updated: a few seconds ago
https://i.cbc.ca/1.4897252.1541697383!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/catherine-mckenna.jpg
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna announced the federal government will spend millions from its Low Carbon Economy Fund in Ontario, without involving the provincial government. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal government plans to disburse money from a climate fund directly to Ontario institutions and businesses after the provincial government cancelled its climate program.
Speaking at Rockwool insulation plant in Milton, Ont. Thursday, McKenna said the remaining $420 million pending for Ontario from the Low Carbon Economy Fund will go to cities, hospitals, universities, schools, and businesses to help with efficiency programs and other emission-reduction efforts.
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