Recent Releases from Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
Ontario Government Missing in Action to Halt the Loss of Biodiversity
Published Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:10:30 EST Read More
Media Release Toronto, January 10, 2012 - The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario says the Government of Ontario must come up with a new strategy to stem the continuing decline in Ontario’s species and natural spaces. In a special report released today, “Biodiversity: A Nation’s Commitment, an Obligation for Ontario,” Gord Miller says unless Ontario and all other provinces take action, the international commitments made by the federal government will b...... Click here to read this release
REMARKS - Special Report - Biodiversity: A Nation’s Commitment, an Obligation for Ontario
Published Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:04:59 EST Read More
REMARKS Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Special Report - “Biodiversity: A Nation’s Commitment, an Obligation for Ontario” Legislative Media Studio, Queen’s Park 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Check Against Delivery Do we mean it when we as a nation make a promise to the rest of the world? Are Canadians sincere or is it our new practice to make pledges and then deliberately renege like we did in recent years with our Kyoto commitments? That...... Click here to read this release
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario n’agit pas pour mettre un terme à la perte de la biodiversité
Published Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:02:06 EST Read More
Communiqué de presse Toronto, le 10 janvier 2012 - Le commissaire à l’environnement de l’Ontario dit que le gouvernement de l’Ontario doit trouver une nouvelle stratégie pour mettre fin au déclin continuel des espèces et des espaces naturels de l’Ontario. Dans son rapport spécial publié aujourd’hui, La biodiversité : l’engagement d’une nation, une obligation pour l’Ontario, M. Gord Miller dit qu’à moins que l’Ontario et toutes les autr...... Click here to read this release
DISCOURS - Rapport spécial - La biodiversité : l’engagement d’une nation, une obligation pour l’Ontario
Published Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:00:10 EST Read More
DISCOURS Gord Miller, commissaire à l'environnement de l'Ontario Rapport spécial - La biodiversité : l’engagement d’une nation, une obligation pour l’Ontario Studio des médias de Queen’s Park, édifice de l’Assemblée législative Le mardi 10 janvier 2012 à 10 h Priorité au discours anglais prononcé Le pensons-nous vraiment lorsque nous faisons, à titre de pays, une promesse au reste du monde? Les Canadiens sont-ils sincères ou est-ce là notre nouvelle ...... Click here to read this release
Le commissaire à l’environnement de l’Ontario publiera un rapport spécial
Published Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:49:23 EST Read More
Avis aux médias Le commissaire à l’environnement de l’Ontario publiera un rapport spécial le 10 janvier 2012 à 10 h au cours d’une conférence de presse. La conférence sera diffusée sur le Net. Si vous souhaitez écouter la webémission en direct, veuillez visiter le site http://www.eco.on.ca/. Veuillez prendre note que le commissaire à l'environnement de l'Ontario ne répondra pas aux questions pendant la webémissio...... Click here to read this release
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario to release special biodiversity report
Published Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:43:05 EST Read More
Media Advisory The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario will release a special report at a media conference on January 10, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. The conference will also be available via webcast. To watch the live broadcast of the media conference, please visit http://www.eco.on.ca. Please note the Commissioner will not be taking questions via webcast, but will be available for individual interviews after the news conference. WHEN:...... Click here to read this release
More Words than Action on the Environment
Published Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:20:55 EST Read More
Op Ed By: Gord Miller, The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Most people would agree the Ontario government has a pretty good track record in dealing with the environment. But as we enter 2012, I am concerned that a creeping paralysis is infecting environmental policy in this province, as it is in other jurisdictions. A couple of examples come to mind. Solid waste management has probably had more analysis, consultation, and policy development than any other environ...... Click here to read this release
Le commissaire à l’environnement dit qu'il faut redoubler d’efforts en économie d’énergie
Published Wed, 7 Dec 2011 10:24:52 EST Read More
Communiqué de presse\ Toronto, le 7 décembre 2011 - Le commissaire à l’environnement de l’Ontario dit que les réalisations du gouvernement en matière d’économie d’énergie sont considérables, mais incomplètes. Au moment où M. Gord Miller publie son deuxième volume du Rapport annuel sur les progrès liés à l’économie d’énergie, 2010, Gérer un système énergétique complexe - Résultats, il dit que « le gouvernement a atteint les deux t...... Click here to read this release
Remarks - Environmental Commissioner of Ontario 2010 Annual Energy Conservation Progress Report
Published Wed, 7 Dec 2011 10:06:11 EST Read More
REMARKS Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario 2010 Annual Energy Conservation Report - "Managing a Complex Energy System -“ Results" Legislative Media Studio, Queen’s Park 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 7, 2011 Check Against Delivery Last spring I released the first volume of my annual energy conservation report to the Legislature entitled Managing a Complex Energy System - Volume 1. Today I am tabling the second volume of that report. Vo...... Click here to read this release
Ontario Government Failing Endangered Species
Published Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:25:14 EST Read More
Media Release (Toronto, November 29, 2011) The Government of Ontario is not taking sufficient steps to protect and recover the province’s imperilled species. This warning was issued by the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Gord Miller, in his 2010/2011 Annual Report released today at Queen’s Park. “Ontario’s Endangered Species Act is a good law that has the potential to make a real difference,” said Gord Miller. “However, the government is not making...... Click here to read this release
MOE and MNR Can’t Handle Core Responsibilities
Published Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:20:10 EST Read More
Media Release (Toronto, November 29, 2011) Capacities are stretched dangerously thin at the two ministries mandated to protect Ontario’s environment and natural resources. This warning was issued today by Gord Miller, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, as he released his 2010/2011 Annual Report. Research has found that at a time when their core businesses have become more complex, the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Natural Resources have to make ...... Click here to read this release
Ontario Government Needs to Act: Environmental Commissioner
Published Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:11:39 EST Read More
Media Release (Toronto, November 29, 2011) Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner is worried that Ontario has lost momentum when it comes to the province’s pressing environmental issues. In his 2010/2011 Annual Report “Engaging Solutions” released today, Gord Miller says there’s no shortage of talk about the problems such as climate change, waste diversion, and the loss of biodiversity. “But when it comes to doing something” says Miller, “there doesn’...... Click here to read this release
Publication du Rapport annuel de 2010-2011 du commissaire à l'environnement de l'Ontario
Published Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:18:29 EST Read More
Communiqué de presse M. Gord Miller, le commissaire à l'environnement de l'Ontario, publiera son rapport annuel de 2010-2011, Mettre des solutions en oeuvre, au cours d'une conférence de presse au Studio des médias de Queen's Park à 10 h le mardi 29 novembre 2011. Le rapport sera mis en ligne sur le site www.eco.on.ca au début de la conférence. Les médias accrédités peuvent se procurer un exemplaire imprimé du r...... Click here to read this release
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario to release 2010/11 Annual Report
Published Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:00:52 EST Read More
Media Advisory The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Gord Miller, will release his 2010/11 Annual Report, Engaging Solutions, at a media conference in the Queen's Park Media Studio at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 29, 2011. The report will be made available online at www.eco.on.ca at the start of the conference. Accredited media can obtain a printed copy of the report at the Legislative Press Gallery, in Room 387A o...... Click here to read this release
More Work Needed if Ontario to Meet Climate Change Responsibilities
Published Tue, 31 May 2011 10:05:29 EST Read More
Media Release Toronto, 31 May, 2011 - The Ontario government will not, with its current programs, meet its targets for reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs). This is one conclusion from the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario's 2011 Greenhouse Gas Progress Report, released today. "Recently released federal government data indicate that Ontario's GHG emissions in 2009 were at the levels the government wants to achieve by 2014," Miller says. "While the drop in GHGs is encouraging,...... Click here to read this release
World leaders meet to save species from extinction
Published Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:46:16 EST Read More
To the Editor: World leaders, including federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice, will soon be meeting at the United Nations Conference on Biological Diversity in Nagoya Japan, to try to stem the ever-increasing loss of the planet’s plant and animal species. In the attached opinion piece, Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner, Gord Miller outlines the steps that he thinks the federal and provincial governments need to take to protect species-at-risk in Canada, including kill...... Click here to read this release
La province permet de drainer les terres humides d'importance provinciale
Published Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:54:52 EST Read More
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La province permet de drainer les terres humides d'importance provinciale
« Le gouvernement de l’Ontario n’arrive pas à protéger les terres humides d'importance provinciale contre les travaux de drainage agricole », dit M. Gord Miller, le commissaire à l’environnement de l’Ontario, dans son rapport annuel de 2009 2010 publié aujourd’hui.
« Nous nous sommes rendu compte que des propriétaires à Ottawa se servent de la Lo......
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Grande faille capable d’engloutir 160 000 tonnes de sable
Published Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:46:57 EST Read More
Toronto, le 22 septembre 2010 – « Le gouvernement de l’Ontario ignore la loi et permet l’exploitation d’un puits d’extraction de sable sans permis », dit M. Gord Miller, le commissaire à l’environnement de l’Ontario, dans son rapport annuel de 2009-2010 publié aujourd’hui.
« Le ministère des Richesses naturelles prend certaines décisions politiques discutables qui permettent l’extraction de granulats sans les protections juridiques nécessaires que fournit la Loi sur......
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Le plan du gouvernement ne sauvera pas le caribou des bois
Published Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:44:04 EST Read More
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Le plan du gouvernement ne sauvera pas le caribou des bois
Toronto, le 22 septembre 2010 – « Le caribou des bois de l'Ontario pourrait disparaître de la province », signale M. Gord Miller, le commissaire à l'environnement de l'Ontario, dans son rapport annuel de 2009-2010 publié aujourd’hui.
« Le plan de protection du gouvernement ne propose que peu de choses pour réduire ou éliminer les menaces qui pèsent sur cette espèce emb......
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Le manque de surveillance sur les activités minières met en péril le Grand Nord
Published Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:39:35 EST Read More
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Le manque de surveillance sur les activités minières met en péril le Grand Nord
Toronto, le 22 septembre 2010 – Le commissaire à l'environnement de l'Ontario dit que les entreprises d'exploitation minière utilisent le jalonnement des claims, l’exploration et les activités connexes pour circonvenir la promesse du gouvernement visant à protéger la moitié de la forêt boréale dans le Grand Nord. Dans son rapport annuel de 2009-2010 ......
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Le commissaire à l’environnement publie son rapport annuel de 2009-2010
Published Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:21:59 EST Read More
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Toronto, le 22 septembre 2010 – « Le gouvernement ne respecte pas ses promesses environnementales », dit M. Gord Miller, le commissaire à l’environnement de l’Ontario. « Ce gouvernement s’enorgueillit, et avec raison, des progrès qu’il a accomplis en adoptant une loi pour protéger l’environnement », précise M. Miller, « mais les gestes qu’il pose sur le terrain mine souvent ces progrès. »
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Government’s plan will not save caribou
Published Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:53:58 EST Read More
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Government’s plan will not save caribou
Toronto, 22 September 2010 –Ontario’s woodland caribou are in danger of disappearing from this province, warns the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Gord Miller in his 2009/2010 annual report released today.
“The government’s conservation plan does little to reduce or eliminate the threats to this iconic species,” says Miller. “The plan assumes industrial development can occur under a......
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Lack of Mining Oversight Jeopardizes the Far North
Published Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:50:31 EST Read More
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Lack of Mining Oversight Jeopardizes the Far North
Toronto, 22 September 2010 – The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario says mining service companies are using claim staking, exploration, and related activities to circumvent the government’s promise to protect half the boreal forest in the Far North. In his 2009/2010 annual report released today, Gord Miller says this is putting the fragile environment of northern Ontario at risk.
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Wanted: One billion more trees for southern Ontario
Published Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:46:07 EST Read More
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Wanted: One billion more trees for southern Ontario
Toronto, 22 September 2010 – The Ontario government needs to give more direction as to where, what and how many trees should be planted to restore our woodlands in Southern Ontario, says Ontario Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller in his 2009/2010 Annual Report released today.
“There are a number of tree planting programs in Southern Ontario,” says Miller, “but without overarching p......
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Environmental Commissioner of Ontario releases 2009/2010 Annual Report - Refining Conservation
Published Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:02:14 EST Read More
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Environmental Commissioner releases 2009/2010 Annual Report
Toronto, September 22 2010 – The government is failing to follow through on all of its environmental promises, says Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller. “This government rightly prides itself on the progress it has made in passing legislation to protect the environment,” says Miller, “but actions on the ground often undermine it.”
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Environmental Commissioner of Ontario to release 2010 Annual Report - Redefining Conservation
Published Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:27:52 EST Read More
Media Advisory Media conference and webcast on September 22, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (September 16, 2010, Toronto) The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Gord Miller, will release his 2009/2010 Annual Report at September 22nd, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Copies of the report, Redefining Conservation, will be available an hour earlier at www.eco.on.ca , or for accredited media at the Legislative Press Gallery, in Room 387A of the...... Click here to read this release
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario to release 2010 Annual Report
Published Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:12:22 EST Read More
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario to release 2010 Annual Report Toronto, Thursday September 16 , 2010 – The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Gord Miller, will release his 2009/2010 Annual Report at 10:00 am on September 22nd, 2010. Copies of the report, Redefining Conservation, will be available an hour earlier on-line at www.eco.on.ca, or at the Legislative Press Gallery, in room 387A of the Ontario Legislature. Commissioner Miller will hold a news conference at...... Click here to read this release
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario releases Annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2008/2009
Published Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:45:29 EST Read More
Media Advisory Environmental Commissioner of Ontario releases Annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2008/2009 WHEN: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 10:00 am WHERE: Queen's Park Media Studio WHAT: The Environmental Commissioner, Gord Miller, will submit to the Legislative Assembly a review of the progress of activities in Ontario to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Commissioner’s report includes a review of the “Climate Change Action Plan Ann...... Click here to read this release
Release of the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario 2008/2009 Annual Report - Building Resilience
Published Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:48:00 EST Read More
Media Advisory Release of the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario 2008/2009 Annual Report - Building Resilience There are two parts to the release of the Environmental Commissioners Report - a Media Conference at the Queen's Park Media Studio followed by Web-based Briefing session. Queen's Park Media Conference 1:00 pm, October 6, 2009 Queen's Park Media Studio Note: • The full text of the Annual Report and background documents will be placed on the Environmen...... Click here to read this release
Ontario must show courage in defending species at risk, urges Environmental Commissioner
Published Mon, 2 Mar 2009 09:43:23 EST Read More
For Immediate Release Ontario must show courage in defending species at risk, urges Environmental Commissioner (March 2, 2009, Toronto) – The fate of Ontario’s 183 species at risk depends on the courage of the Ontario Government in making their protection a priority. This is one conclusion found in a Special Report released by Gord Miller, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO), and tabled before the Ontario Legislature today. “The Endangered Species Act, 20...... Click here to read this release
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario releases special report on Species at Risk
Published Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST Read More
Media Advisory Release of Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Special Report The Last Line of Defence: A Review of Ontario's New Protections for Species at Risk Monday, March 2, 2009 There are two parts to the release of the Environmental Commissioners Report: a Media Conference at the Queen's Park Media Studio followed by an online briefing session. 9:30 am: Queen's Park Media Conference The full text of the report, along with a press releas...... Click here to read this release
Le commissaire à l'environnement de l'Ontario livrera son rapport annuel pour 2007-2008, L'Importance d'an(Non)cer
Published Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:14:44 EST Read More
Avis aux médias Le commissaire à l'environnement de l'Ontario livrera son rapport annuel pour 2007-2008, L'Importance d'an(Non)cer La publication du rapport annuel du commissaire à l'environnement comporte deux volets : une conférence de presse qui se déroulera à Salle des médias de Queen's Park, suivie d'une cyberconférence au cours de laquelle le commissaire passera en revue les grandes lignes de son rapport. Le texte intégral du rapport et les quatre notes document...... Click here to read this release
Release of the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario 2007/2008 Annual Report - Getting to K(NO)W
Published Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:59:09 EST Read More
Media Advisory For Immediate Release Release of the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario 2007/2008 Annual Report - Getting to K(NO)W There are two parts to the release of the Environmental Commissioners Report - a Media Conference at the Queen's Park Media Studio followed by Web-based Briefing session. Queen's Park Media Conference 1:00 pm, October 21, 2008 Note: • The full text of the Annual Report and four background documents (Our Un...... Click here to read this release