Ontario unveils e-biz act

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IBM Canada Ltd. has praised a new law in Ontario that gives electronic contracts the same legal status as hand-signed legal documents. Ontario's Electronic Commerce Act was announced by Attorney-General Jim Flaherty.

On-Line Information Services, Videotex & Teletext, Telegraph & other communications, Computer and Office Equipment, Office & Computing Machines, Office equipment, Office equipment and supplies industry, Office equipment industry, Laws, regulations and rules, Online services, Internet services, Electronic commerce, E-commerce, IBM Canada Ltd.

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Feud over Voisey's boils over

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Toronto, Ont.-based Inco Ltd., which has invested in $4.3 billion in its Labrador nickel ore operations, is embroiled in a government dispute over the project. Newfoundland Premier Brian Tobin and Ontario Premier Mike Harris are fighting over how government negotiations with Inco should be handled.

New capacity, new plant construction, Primary nonferrous metals, not elsewhere classified, Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum), Iron ores, Iron Ore Mining, Nickel, Iron Mines, Finance, Mining industry, Natural resources, Inco Ltd., N, Newfoundland and Labrador, Iron industry, Nickel industry, Iron mining

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Ontario rejects pleas for major expansion of electricity price cap

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John Baird, Canada's Energy Minister, said that the expansion of the frozen electricity price program would only apply to a small number of energy consumers. The program, which sets the electricity price at 4.3 cents per kilowatt-hour, will apply to 7,000 more electricity consumers in Ontario.

Commodity & service prices, Ontario, Use of energy, Prices and rates, Energy use, Energy policy, Electricity, Company pricing policy, Baird, John, Canada. Natural Resources Canada

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