Laurie Scott MPP

For Immediate Release
June 12, 2007

McGUINTY CONTINUES TO DEFER ENVIORONMENTAL ACTION
Another day, another photo opportunity for Minister of the Environment

(Queen’s Park, ON) Dalton McGuinty has once again offered political spin and rhetoric instead of real leadership and action on the environment.

After bringing in a truckload of old televisions and monitors for a photo opportunity, the Minister of the Environment announced a “plan that might lead to a plan” to divert computers and IT waste from landfills, which doesn’t start for at least another eight months - long after the October 10th provincial election.

“Nearly four years into his mandate where he has broken his promise to make the environment a key ministry, Dalton McGuinty continues to kick out announcements that don’t mean anything until after the election,” said Scott. “The Minister of the Environment completely abandoned her promise to divert 60% of waste from landfills, and has now delayed presenting her plan for climate change which was supposed to be delivered on June 11th.”

Other key environmental targets missed by Dalton McGuinty:

	Close the coal plants by 2007 then 2009 then 2011.
	This target has now been postponed indefinitely.
	60% waste diversion by 2008.
	The McGuinty government is not even halfway to this goal and has not announced a new target date for meeting this initiative.
	Implement all the recommendations of Justice O’Connor.
	According to Dalton McGuinty’s own admission nearly 20 of these recommendations have not been implemented.

“We’ve seen this game far too often by Dalton McGuinty and his lack of commitment to the environment,” added Scott. “Leadership is much more than words, photos and broken promises. Leadership is about action and he has proven he’s not prepared to act.”

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Laurie Scott, MPP

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