Environmental Commissioner calls Hudak proposal "short-sighted"

QUEEN'S PARK, Sept. 28 /CNW/ - Gord Miller, Ontario's Environmental Commissioner, in an on-line blog says time-of-use and smart meters are an important step in modernizing Ontario's energy systems.

Gord Miller on Tim Hudak's campaign against conservation:

• "It has been proposed to let people choose whether to pay a flat rate for their electricity, or have time of use pricing. I believe this would be short-sighted."
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• "Going back to the same-old-same-old that did not work is not the answer."
  
  
• "…environmental issues tend to get obscured by the shadows and fog of misinformation and short sighted thinking."
  
  
• "I am confident that as we gain experience with time-of-use prices, we can find the optimum spread between peak and off-peak prices."

Source: Environmental Commissioner's blog - September 16th, 2010.

The Hudak-Harris government allowed Ontario's generation capacity to fall, at a time when demand was growing, resulting in Ontario becoming a net-importer of energy.  The Conservatives created chaos in the energy sector and now oppose the McGuinty government's investments in strong, clean and reliable energy for Ontario families and businesses. 

When it comes to making investments to keep the lights on, Tim Hudak just doesn't get it.  

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Andrew Teliszewsky
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