{"id":431222,"date":"2021-12-13T18:26:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T18:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/environmentaldefence.ca\/?p=31989"},"modified":"2021-12-13T18:26:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T18:26:19","slug":"fact-checking-ontarios-environment-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/12\/13\/fact-checking-ontarios-environment-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact checking Ontario\u2019s Environment Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The fall sitting of the Ontario Legislature has wrapped. Looking back, we noticed that MPP David Piccini, Ontario’s Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, made some less than accurate claims about Ontario’s environmental record.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look<\/strong><\/p>\n

Electric Vehicles<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"On November 24, Queen\u2019s Park Today reported that in response to the Ontario Liberal Party\u2019s campaign proposal to offer electric vehicle incentives, Minister Piccini claimed the Progressive Conservative government policies have already led to \u201ca 210 per cent increase in EV (electric vehicle) sales year over year from Q2 2020 to Q2 2021.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The statistic is correct, but is it due to the Ontario government\u2019s policies? Not by a long shot.<\/strong> Here\u2019s why.<\/span><\/p>\n

The federal government offers a $5,000 incentive towards electric vehicle purchases (both battery electric and plug-in hybrid). The Ontario government does not offer any additional incentives, but other provinces do: British Columbia and Quebec are two provinces that have long-standing incentives. Comparing EV sales in those provinces show that the rise in sales in Ontario is not due to the province\u2019s policies<\/span><\/p>\n