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Who best
speaks for
rural Ontario?
Richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
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Glengarry-Prescott-Russell M.P.P.
Grant Crack scoffs at a Conservative’s
suggestion that he has sold out rural
Ontario.
“Grant made a rookie mistake, he
chose the big bosses in Toronto over his
rural community, nowhe’ll have to accept
responsibility for the rural-urban divide
the Ontario Liberal party has created,”
said Nepean-Carleton Conservative
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M.P.P. Lisa MacLeod last week. She
claimed the Liberal M.P.P. “turned his
back on rural Ontario when he voted
against a moratorium on wind
development until a health and
environmental study is completed.”
Crackrepliesthathisabilitytorepresent
his rural constituency has nothing to do
with how long he has been at Queen’s
Park.
“I have a fairly good grasp of the issues
at hand,” remarks the former North
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Glengarry Township mayor who
succeeded veteran Jean-Marc Lalonde in
the October 6 election. “I fully support
rural Ontario. Since I have been at Queen’s
Park, the Conservatives have voted against
every government initiative to help rural
Ontario.”
Conservatives have opposed measures
such as the Eastern Ontario Development
Fund, a valuable job creation stimulant,
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and the Healthy Home Renovation Tax
Credit, that would seniors stay in their
homes longer, noted Crack. The Liberals
are also gradually reversing the former
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Conservative government’s downloading
of provincial responsibilities on county
and municipal governments. Within four
to five years, the province will lighten local
taxpayers’ share of ambulance, court and
Ontario Works program costs, he said.
Liberals have been urging opposition
parties to vote for the Ontario Liberal
Healthy Home Renovation Tax Credit.
“Thistaxcreditwillhelpkeepandcreate
jobs for small businesses in the renovation
sector and help our parents and
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grandparents stay in their homes longer,”
said Crack. If passed, it would help seniors
stay in their homes longer and keep down
the cost to taxpayers for long-term care
homes. The credit would be worth up to
$1,500 a year and support about 10,500
jobs throughout the Ontario economy
annually.Itwouldcoverhomerenovations,
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such as chair lifts, handrails, and ramps,
that allow seniors who want to continue
living independently to do so safely.
MacLeod’s shots
On the windmill issue, MacLeod noted
that Ducks Unlimited, Christian Farmers
of Ontario andmanyOntario Federation of
Agriculture districts have also called for a
moratorium
until
health
and
environmental studies on wind
developments have been completed.
“Rural communities have felt the
assault by the McGuinty Liberal
government since they had locally-based
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decision-making stripped from them as a
result of the Green Energy Act. Wind
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developments have also been costly for
Ontario seniors, families and small
businesses because generous subsidies for
the FIT program have driven up the price
of hydro. There have also been complaints
throughout rural communities across
Ontario that there may be health and
environmental effects,” saidMacLeod. She
noted that in the last election, the Liberals
lost in several rural ridings.
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