Premier Doug Ford's statement today
At an unrelated press conference today, Premier Doug Ford stated he intends to renege on his promise (promise transcript here) to stop the proposed hydro-electric generating station at the Bala falls and claims he had: "endless consultation with the group from Bala".
This follows a press release last week where the PC government announced the funding of a Muskoka watershed advisory group which they claimed would respond to our concerns.
The facts are:
- This advisory group would not address the public safety concerns the proposed project would create, and it would not prevent Ontarians from having to pay this private developer $100M dollars over the 40-years of operation.
- This would not fix a project that "stinks of political interest and insider deals" and "find out who is part of the big scam", as Doug Ford himself stated in Margaret Burgess Park on February 27, 2018.
- The proponent does not yet have the permits needed to operate their proposed project – which can be stopped, there's nothing complicated about filling-in a hole.
- There are fatal flaws in this proposed project that we and the proponent are aware of. Despite Premier Ford's claim to have consulted with the community, they have not, and Premier Ford's office does not know of these fatal flaws, yet they will not meet with us to help Premier Ford keep his promise.
- We have hired a public affairs firm known for their aggressive tactics and late-breaking turn-arounds. As you can see from coverage in the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star, it is big news that the Doug Ford government would renege on such a clearly-stated promise.
What you can do to help
Come out to our rally at the Bala north bridge this Saturday September 1, 2018 at noon to show you still care. Now is the time to show Premier Ford's government that he needs to keep this promise.
MPP Norm Miller
Our MPP Norm Miller has not responded to the many e-mails, telephone calls, and visits from his constituents asking why he is not helping Premier Ford to stop this proposed project. We publically challenge MPP Miller to attend our rally and explain what he is doing to help.