Nickle Belt MPP France G\u00e9linas says the cancellation of the GreenON rebate program \u2013 paid for with cap and trade revenues \u2013 is disproportionately impacting rural and Northern Ontarians, who often face both higher energy costs and more difficulty finding contractors able to meet the new deadlines.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIn Sudbury, contractors are racing flat-out to complete as many contracts as possible before the October 31 deadline. These contractors don\u2019t have time to drive the extra hour to come to Nickel Belt because there is so much work to be done in town,\u201d said G\u00e9linas.<\/p>\n
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G\u00e9linas told the legislature about the Denomme family from her riding who paid a deposit for new energy efficient windows before the government\u2019s June 19 cut-off date. Now, they are struggling to get the windows installed in time to qualify for a GreenON rebate, worth $5,000, and risk being forced to pay the full bill or lose their deposit.<\/p>\n
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In addition to ending valuable energy efficiency programs like GreenON, the province\u2019s Financial Accountability Officer has found that canceling cap and trade will cost the people of Ontario $3 billion over the next four years.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis arbitrary deadline is, in effect, discriminating against rural and northern citizens. The Denommes are not the only ones affected. Other residents in my riding \u2013 Yvonne St-Denis, Catherine and Richard Gagne, Sheila Renton, and many more \u2013 are all facing financial loss,\u201d said G\u00e9linas. “Contractors can work two or three jobs together when they work in the city so they are rescheduling rural and remote jobs for after the deadline. Many of my constituents are on the verge of losing thousands of dollars. For us, it looks like this Conservative government is actually taking money out of the pockets of rural and Northern residents.\u201d<\/p>\n
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SOURCE –\u00a0Nickle Belt MPP France G\u00e9linas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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