NEWS:

QUEEN’S PARK — A day after his first fact finding mission to the Mississauga Power Plant, newly appointed Ontario PC Energy Critic Vic Fedeli is calling on Dalton McGuinty to immediately tear down this plant. Despite promising 54 days ago to scrap the plant in Mississauga, construction continues and the bill for Ontario families keeps climbing.

Standing in front of the massive structure yesterday, Fedeli spoke with local residents who are outraged that construction is continuing. Local residents expressed to Fedeli their frustration that Dalton McGuinty would promise them one thing during the campaign and refuse to follow through on his promise after the election.

While Fedeli was in Mississauga, Dalton McGuinty’s Minister of Energy, Chris Bentley, again dodged repeated questions on why construction is continuing. In the last two weeks Bentley has been asked 19 questions on the Mississauga Power Plant and dodged every single one of them.

QUOTES:

“Families in Mississauga believed Dalton McGuinty’s promise to scrap this plant. It’s time for Dalton McGuinty to tear down this plant.”
– Vic Fedeli, Ontario PC Energy Critic and MPP for Nipissing

“Dalton McGuinty must immediately come clean about why construction is continuing at the power plant he promised to cancel, and exactly how much this boondoggle will cost Ontario families.”
– Vic Fedeli, Ontario PC Energy Critic and MPP for Nipissing

QUICK FACTS:

• On September 24, 2011 – just 12 days before the provincial election – Dalton McGuinty announced he was scrapping the controversial gas power plant in Mississauga. 54 days later, construction continues.
• In the last two weeks Dalton McGuinty’s Minister of Energy, Chris Bentley, has dodged 19 questions on why construction continues at the Mississauga Power Plant and how much this boondoggle will end up costing Ontario families.
• In October 2010, Dalton McGuinty announced he was scrapping a $1.2 billion, 900-megawatt power plant in Oakville. He has yet to reveal how much it will cost taxpayers for breaking the contract.
• “The Liberals’ decision to kill controversial gas-powered generating plants in two Grit-held GTA ridings will cost Ontario taxpayers more than $1 billion, an industry source says.” (Toronto Star, September 26, 2011)