February 24, 2011

Despite record-setting deficits, Ontario's government is still pursuing its disastrous Green Energy Act. It has just announced another $3-billion in funding this year for new 'green energy' project contracts. These new contracts pay energy producers much higher than market value for their renewable energy. Ontarians have already seen their hydro bills sky-rocket, and this trend is set to continue. Where does McGuinty think the province's money comes from - taxpayers need to pay for all of this foolishness. Ouch!

February 8, 2011

In 2009 the federal government set aside $1-billion in grant money under the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program. It seems, however, that the already heavily-subsidized pulp and paper industry has spent a good part of this money on studies... asking for even more government money. Ouch!

February 7, 2011

The province of Quebec has astonishingly little disclosure of information when it comes to public salaries. Whereas Ontario's 'sunshine list' discloses all salaries over $100,000 and can be searched in a matter of seconds it can take more than a month for similar information in Quebec. And this is the province receiving billions of dollars a year in equalization payments - maybe it is time to open up the books. Lagging behind Ontario in access to information is a sad place to be. Ouch!

February 3, 2011

With Ontario's record-setting deficits over the past several years, Dalton McGuinty pledged to freeze public sector wages. This, perhaps unsurprisingly, has not materialized. Instead, tens of thousands of employees have already received wage increases and many thousands more are currently in contract discussions. Wages are already set to increase by more than $126 million. Ouch!

February 2, 2011

As the water-fluoridation debate continues to heat up, taxpayers are wondering why we are paying for something that citizens overwhelmingly oppose and posesses unproven health benefits . Sixty-five percent of Canadians are still supplied with fluoridated water, which carries a cost of about $0.50/person. Fluoride does offer some potential health benefits - but not when ingested. In the quest to free up municipal and provincial budgets, here is an easy several million dollars that can be recovered. Ouch!