A look at the auditor general’s 93-page report on Doug Ford’s controversial Greenbelt plans; Federal net-zero electricity regulations will permit some natural gas power generation, according to sources; five years after the plan was approved, construction begins on Toronto’s first ‘Housing Now’ site in Etobicoke; and other news.
Doug Ford’s Greenbelt plans: Here’s what we know so far as auditor general files scathing report (The Star)
Federal net-zero electricity regulations will permit some natural gas power generation: source (CBC)
The Greenbelt and Doug Ford: What’s next? (CBC)
Opinion: More housing is no explanation for Ford’s attack on the Greenbelt (The Globe and Mail)
‘Swiftonomics’: Here’s how Taylor Swift’s Toronto concerts will impact the local economy (The Star)
Canadians now paying two carbon taxes while majority of countries are without national one (CityNews)
How did the Ontario Greenbelt decision get made? Here’s the timeline (CP24)
Federal government plans to sell stake in Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to Indigenous groups (CBC)
Restrictions at Broadview and Danforth begin Aug. 14 to replace streetcar tracks (CityNews)
What to do in Toronto this weekend: Aug. 11 to 13 (The Star)