With less than a week left for the house to raise for its summer break, the Ontario PCs are proposing a new energy bill: the Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act.
Minister of Energy and Mines Stephen Lecce says the bill seeks to transform how Ontario plans, regulates, and expands its energy system in face of rapidly rising demand driven by population growth, electrification, and the explosive rise of data centres.
“While we face an economic war with President Trump, our government is enabling utilities to ‘Buy Canadian’, in addition to making economic growth and job creation a centre of our energy plan,” Lecce said.