Huron Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson says the province's Climate Change Action Plan is bad new for a natural gas plan involving Kincardine, Arran-Elderslie and Huron-Kinloss.
Thompson accuses Minister of Energy Parliamentary Assistant Bob Delaney of bringing false hope to those communities' efforts to establish natural gas service.
"It concerns me greatly that a representative of the Liberal government was in southern Bruce County, meeting with municipal officials, and not giving them all the facts," says Thompson. "The truth is, the Liberals must cut natural gas usage by 40 percent in just over 13 years in order to meet their 2030 climate target."
She says the Liberals must cut natural gas usage by 40% in 13 year to meet their 2030 climate targets.
And she says the Liberal government admits the price of natural gas will go up under cap and trade, surpassing electricity rates, and forcing users to switch.
She says without a market, a deal with EPCOR to bring natural gas to southern parts of Bruce County could now fall apart.
"For a community that has worked so hard for access to natural gas, the Parliamentary Assistant's remarks are extremely damaging," says Thompson. "He's giving false information to people who are trying to plan for the future of their communities, with no regard for the outcome. It's time the Liberals stop making decisions for themselves, and start thinking about Ontarians. "
