“The Ontario Budget affects every Ontarian. That’s why it’s important for the government to hear from the people across the province, to discuss their priorities and understand what investments they…
Soil as a resource, not a waste From roadwork construction in rural areas to the development of high rise condominiums and the upgrading of buried utilities in cities, today, most…
Six Canadian Senate seats filled for Ontario – not one by an engineer OSPE sends letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Since the wake of the Canadian Senate expenses scandal,…
Yesterday, Professional Engineers Government of Ontario (PEGO), the association that represents professional engineers and land surveyors that work for the provincial government, put out a statement backing PEO’s recent decision…
This week Dominic Barton, Chair and Spokesperson for the Advisory Council of Economic Growth presented a report detailing important, engineering-relevant recommendations to the Federal Government ahead of the Fall Economic…
In response to the September 27 announcement that the Government of Ontario is cancelling $3.8 billion in renewable energy projects, OSPE released an official statement noting that while this decision…
On September 27, Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault announced the province is cancelling the second round of its Large Energy Procurement process, halting over 1,000 MW of proposed solar, wind, and…
On September 22, 2016, Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca and Northern Development and Mines Minister Michael Gravelle released an update on the investigation into the Nipigon River Bridge failure that…
Below is a Letter to the Editor that was submitted to Engineering Dimensions, PEO’s bimonthly magazine, on behalf of OSPE’s President & Chair, Michael Monette, P.Eng. Regarding the article “Inspiring…
In the past year, people in advanced democracies have witnessed a renewed public interest in closing the gender gap in politics. In Canada, this movement was reenergized by Prime Minister…
