Ontario Hansard - 28-September2006

WASTE MANAGEMENT

Ms. Laurie Scott (Haliburton-Victoria-Brock): I rise today to state once again that hard-working Ontarians have the right to know if the McGuinty Liberals are going to come clean with Ontario on their mismanagement of waste. Ontarians have the right to know why you broke your promise of 60% waste diversion. Ontarians have the right to know why you said you have an amazing plan and have never presented one.

The member for London West is on record suggesting that he is surprised by the city of Toronto's purchase of the Green Lane landfill site, saying municipalities should deal with their waste at home without going elsewhere.

Minister Bentley, your constituents have the right to know that you are representing them and not simply spewing out McGuinty Liberal rhetoric. Minister Bentley, as I said to Minister Peters yesterday, if you are as driven as you claim to be in protecting your constituents, put the rhetoric aside, step away from the comforts of cabinet, stop toeing the McGuinty Liberal party line and do the job of representing your constituents.

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It's time the McGuinty Liberals come clean with the people of London and the surrounding communities. It's time for the Liberal members to stop saying anything to get elected. Ontarians have the right to know why true McGuinty Liberal policy is to say one thing before the election and say something completely different after the election. Despite what Minister Bentley, Minister Peters and the rest of the McGuinty Liberals feel they are entitled to, hard-working Ontarians have the right to know.