When petitions opposing the quarry and calling for a full EA were presented at Monora Park on Monday Spetember 29, 2011 Sylvia Jones, MPP, when questioned about her views on an EA made the following statements:
Ms. Jones told the audience of successes in the fight so far, including getting a 45-day extension to the period for public comments on the proposal earlier this year.
“I consider that a win,” she declared, pointing out it enabled some 3,500 people to make their opposition known.
She also said she’s questioned Natural Resources Minister Linda Jeffrey on whether her department has the staff and resources to appropriately review the proposal. “This application is unique in terms of its size,” Ms. Jones stated.
http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2011-09-01/Local_News/Antiquarry_petitions_going_to_Ottawa_Queens_Park.html
"...she expressed confidence in the fairness of the Aggregate Resources Act- making her perhaps the only person in the room who felt that way. http://canadians.org/blog/?p=10183
Here is a news release dated September 2, 2011 wherein she states all she has done to help the cause. None of which was to call for an EA.
http://www.sylviajonesmpp.ca/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=YfaWN4Kko7k%3d&tabid=67
So the people of Dufferin-Caledon need to make a decision.
The Green party, Rob Strang, who has opposed this from the get-go, in fact the entire Green Party platform includes opposition to this ridiculous proposal.
Lori Holloway, Liberal, who has been vocally in opposition to her own government's position on the ARA and called for an EA weeks ago.
OR Sylvia Jones, who seems to have jumped on the EA bandwagon, but just a little too late for my liking.
Where does Hudak stand on this?
Inform yourself and then VOTE on the issues, not on the party your parents, grandparents and great-grandparents voted for.
The issues are different and the politics are different.
And Sylvia has been quite deafening in her silence on calling for an EA.
I saw a billboard the other day that said on October 6, 2011 vote no mega quarry. Makes sense now.
Re Lori Holloway recent announcements....would you suggest that she was told to, also? Where has she been for the last several months? Only NDP, who you don't even mention and the Greens have been consistently opposed to this mess, a mess fashioned by the Liberals, remember that little SAROS study? Lori Holloway has absolutely no control over McGuinty and he has a track record for being a pathological liar. Get real.
ReplyDeletePolitically, it's not about a quarry (or turbines, economy, environment etc...). It's about representation in the face of corporatism.
ReplyDeleteLets see the NDP don't even have a candidate running in this riding, and Sylvia has been towing the party line for months, in other words shut up. Personally I realize McGuinty is a liar, but I would like an MPP who has some spunk and is willing to fight for her riding and constituents despite what the big boss says. And if you READ the blog it does mention the Greens....jeez. And BTW, Sylvia has no control over Hudak, either.
ReplyDeleteBlowing your cover MB :o)
ReplyDeleteMB-why would Maude Barlow of Council of Canadians be commenting on this site?
ReplyDeleteWhy not?
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