Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says the province will not ban the use of natural gas for home heating as part of its climate change action plan. But in her strongest statement yet on the issue, Wynne called the report “false,” and said natural gas will “absolutely” be used to heat Ontario homes in the future. Natural gas is used to heat more than three-quarters of the homes in the province, and critics warned phasing it out would drive up energy costs for everyone. The Liberals promised $900 million to retrofit social housing and apartment buildings to make them more energy efficient, and $100 million to introduce so-called renewable natural gas into the supply mix. Wynne will deliver a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce Friday, take part in a roundtable with business representatives and meet Mayor Naheed Nenshi.

Source: National Post May 26, 2016 13:48 UTC