Two local MPPs are speaking out against the province's plan to create another government agency.
Perth Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece and Wellington Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott say the planned new Ontario Climate Change Solutions Deployment Corp. is redundant and overlaps with existing Ministry of Environment and Climate Change functions.
“We all know that life just keeps getting harder for the people of Ontario under this Liberal government, and we all know of their reputation for scandal, waste, and mismanagement,” Mr. Arnott reminded MPPs. “Now we learn that they’re setting up the Ontario Climate Change Solutions Deployment Corp.”
"Will the Minister commit to this House that it will not become just another Liberal slush fund?" asked Arnott.
“The Government wants to stuff the Board of Directors of this climate change agency with green energy insiders and lobbyists,” Mr. Pettapiece charged. “Of course, under the Liberals’ terrible long-term hydro contracts, many green energy firms have already cashed in big-time. The result? Amongst the highest hydro rates in North America. Now they’re appointing insiders and lobbyists to spend cap-and-trade tax money on Liberal vanity projects instead of putting the money back in the pockets of hard-working Ontarians.”
“We need the Minister’s personal guarantee,” Mr. Pettapiece continued. “Will he tell us that his green energy friends will see no personal or commercial benefits from this boondoggle in the making?”
