For Immediate Release
July 3, 2007

McGUINTY DELAYS ACTION ON ENVIRONMENT AGAIN
Flip Flops on MPP Scott’s Legislation from over 14 months ago

(Toronto, ON) – Laurie Scott, PC Environment Critic responded to Minister of Transportation Donna Cansfield who is planning to re-introduce Scott’s proposed legislation and noted the McGuinty government continues to pretend to care for the environment after nearly four years of inaction and broken promises.

“My speed limiters bill passed first and second reading and was supported by members of all parties in the legislature,” said Scott. “Not only did Dalton McGuinty refuse to move forward and bring it to committee, his own Minister of Health came into the legislature at the eleventh hour to vote against it.”

In May of 2006 Scott introduced legislation through Bill 115, which proposed speed limiters on transport trucks that would limit them to 105 kilometres per hour. The trucking industry has indicated this would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by a minimum of 140 kilotonnes per year, significantly reduce fuel consumption and improve safety on Ontario highways.

“I think the fact the Phil McNeely, the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transportation spoke quite critically of the bill and voted against it, speaks volumes,” added Scott. “It certainly appears that, now that an election is near, Dalton McGuinty and his team have had a change of heart.”

“This once again shows the McGuinty Liberals as nothing more than paper environmentalists,” said Scott. “Dalton McGuinty has hopelessly avoided his environmental responsibilities and broken his promises for nearly four years. Now on the eve of an election he’s decided to kick a concept out the door that he has allowed to languish in the legislature for more than a year, and which his own Minister of Health doesn’t support. McGuinty has flip-flopped on support for this important legislation and the environment has suffered.”

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For Further Information Contact:

Laurie Scott, MPP

705- 324-6654

1-800-424-2490