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Gas Plant Inquiry Too Costly: Wynne

Posted By: Katie Franzios · 1/31/2013 1:17:00 PM

The premier-designate has shot down the idea of holding a public inquiry into the gas plant cancellation scandal.

Kathleen Wynne says she she wants all the information out there but doesn't want to spend millions of dollars in taxpayer money on the issue.

This comes days after NDP leader Andrea Horwath demanded an inquiry be called into the 2010 Oakville gas plant cancellation and the 2011 Mississuaga one.

Wynne says she's had a conversation with Horwath and hopes the government will come to understand all the information the opposition is looking for.

This comes at the Tories maintain the contempt motion against Energy Minister Chris Bentley will likely go forward. Progressive Conservative MPP Rod Jackson says if a committee to look into the issue of the gas plant cancellations and release of documents surrounding it isn't stricken after the thrown speech, opposition will continue to press to get answers.

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  1. Jeff posted on 01/31/2013 02:11 PM
    Should we have expected anything less from the new Premier. She will not do anything that can put the blame directly on the Liberal government. Hopefully the other two parties will keep up with the pressure at election time.
  2. Mike posted on 01/31/2013 02:26 PM
    All Ontario taxpayers need not share the pain of the cancellation. Every town/city needs to take responsibility for their choices. Simply add an average $400 per year for the next 5 years to all Oakville and Mississauga homes and businesses. Multi-millions $ homes pay more. Townhouses and condos pay less.
  3. Brandon posted on 01/31/2013 03:32 PM
    I am a bit torn.

    I want there to be a proper and impartial inquiry into finding out how bad this whole deal was.

    But I actually agree with Wynne on the fact that the inquiry is just spending more money on the whole pile of garbage. If she is accurate with her quote of millions (which I wouldn't be surprised about because these kinds of things tend to cost so freaking much) then I don't want that money spent.

    So either be left in the dark or rely on the Liberal info, or spend a bunch more money on something that cost so much damn money to begin with.

    What I do want is there to be legislature in place that a government can't up and cancel something that is already started. Or maybe just make it that things cannot start and stop within a certain time period around an election.
  4. matt posted on 02/01/2013 01:38 PM
    The party they threw this past weekend that we, the taxpayers are paying for, those funds would yave been a good down payment...or payment....i want my money back!!!!
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