Chris Bentley has been ordered to release the documents surrounding the cancellation of the Oakville gas plant in order to secure a seat for their election 2 years ago.
If he does not produce the documents, some 10,000 pages and counting by tomorrow then the contempt of Parliament charge will be pursued on Tuesday.
Wanna bet what McGuinty and Gang does?
I predict that some documents will be released but some will be “redacted” with the excuse that it is in the interest of the “security” of Ontario that these comments will be blacked out!
Then the foot dragging and excuses will get going big time!
Delay, argue, demand orders and basically confuse and sully the whole process, hoping that the Liberal’s day in court never gets off the ground.
There is only one thing for sure here.
WE TAXPAYERS will be on the hook for even more unnecessary funding of legal teams fighting over our money like “rats over a piece of cheese”!
PCs to move on contempt against Liberals for hiding documents
“The [Opposition] parties countered the public is entitled to know how tax money is being spent, saying the unpopular plant was zapped to save the seat of Oakville Liberal MPP Kevin Flynn before Premier Dalton McGuinty was reduced to a minority in last fall’s provincial election.”
–Rob Ferguson, The Toronto Star, September 21, 2012
ALLISTON, ON, Sept. 23, 2012 /CNW/ – To ensure the Liberals are held accountable for months of hiding documents on their “seat saver” gas plant cancellations, the Ontario PCs are moving forward with a contempt motion against Energy Minister Chris Bentley on Tuesday, PC House Leader Jim Wilson said today.
“Untold millions were wasted on cancelling the Oakville and Mississauga gas plants – and the McGuinty Liberals have tried every trick in the book to hide the true cost from taxpayers,” Wilson said. “They know they broke the law. This PC motion sends a clear message to the Liberals: you’re not above the law, and you must be held accountable.”
Regardless of whether the government produces the requested documents on Monday, the PCs intend to introduce a motion that would – if passed – enable one of the Legislative Committees to conduct a proper investigation of the contempt charges and gas plant cancellations. The motion would also empower the Sergeant-at-Arms to verify that the government and external groups have produced all requested documents in full, ensuring that none are missing or edited.
The Big Green Lie 