Sept. 2015: The Nation Mayor Francois St-Amour says MPP Grant Crack said rescinding The Nation’s support “will help make sure it dies,” or at least send a message to Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), which decides on the awarding of contracts. Opposition has been growing in The Nation since both companies held public meetings in June. Last month, The Nation declared itself “not a willing host” at a meeting packed with protestors.
Now for Crack's weasel words:
Written by Gregg Chamberlain in the Tribune Express , March 2016
http://www.editionap.ca/tribune-express
MPP defends decision process
A misunderstanding is how Ontario MPP Grant Crack explains the response to windfarm application approvals in the Five Counties region.
The Liberal representative for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell explained during a phone interview on March 14 that the IESO decision to approve two wind farm proposals for the Nation Municipality and South Stormont Township considered a number of factors, but the final decision was based on supply cost for electricity for the provincial grid. "It is unfortunate there's been some misunderstanding", Crack said regarding complaints from mayors and councils for both municipalities and others. Both communities had declared themselves "unwilling hosts" and were under the impression that self-proclaimed designation would exempt them from having to accept wind farm projects. MPP Crack said the IESO did consider local support and "unwilling host" designations during its review of wind farm applications but that was just one part of the
overall process and did not mean automatic rejection of an application. He also noted that application process for all current alternative energy projects is still ongoing with environmental assessment and other issues to consider now.
Too bad they voted for him. Maybe they'll learn that elections have consequences. Sucks to be them.
ReplyDeleteBut..but..but...they love the Liberals...and the Liberals love them! During the last provincial election year the have-not, bankrupt Ontario Liberals had a million dollars just burning a hole in their pocket to GIVE to the multi-millionaire dairy farmer owned St. Albert cheese co-op that had burnt and was insured. The cheese co-op hadn't even asked or applied for any assistance from the province and there they were licketty-split with the money without them even having to ask. You don't suppose they were trying to buy votes with taxpayer money do ya?
ReplyDeleteIt looks like Mr. Crack's riding is the only truly farm area in Ontario that supported the Liberals. So I imagine the voters will all sit down now and grumble a bit but they will let the windmills go up with no more opposition and they'll probably forgive Crack and the Liberals next election "because it wasn't really their fault". Because things just happen you know.
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