The leader of the Green Party of Ontario is seeing red over the cancellation of provincial programs that allowed families and businesses to save money by saving energy.
The GreenON website has been replaced with a simple message listing all of the programs that have been cancelled. A call placed to GreenON confirmed that all of the rebate, installation and retrofit programs for homes and businesses have been discontinued.
"Mr. Ford has declared war on businesses creating jobs that are good for the environment and that help people save money by saving energy. Unfortunately, Mr. Ford is sending a message to companies and job creators that Ontario is closed to the $6 trillion clean economy," said Mike Schreiner.
The Premier-designate announced that his first act of cabinet would be to scrap pollution pricing, but he has made no mention of shutting down energy efficiency and rebate programs. This move comes before his cabinet has even been announced, Schreiner says, and will result in job losses in the energy conservation and building retrofit sector.
"It's ideological and it's short-sighted. I challenge Mr. Ford to explain how cutting programs that help people lower their energy bills is consistent with his 'for the people' message," Schreiner added.
