Premier Dalton McGuinty seems to have blind faith in subsidizing expensive green energy projects with Ontarians , cold hard cash.
The cost per kilowatt hour of the electricity McGuinty is trying to replace is less than 4¢.
Wind power costs as much as 20¢ and solar can be as high as 80¢.
Madrid’s Universidad Rey Juan Carlos did a study examining the economic and employment effects of Spain’s aggressive green experiment.
• Since 2000, Spain has spent 571,138 euros ($803,050 Cdn) on each green job, including subsidies of more than one million euros ($1,406,054 Cdn) per job in the wind industry.
• These programs destroyed nearly 110,500 jobs elsewhere in the economy (2.2 jobs destroyed for every green job created).
• Each “green” megawatt installed destroyed 5.28 jobs elsewhere in the economy, on average.
Green projects and green jobs are so inefficient, they cannot make it in the competitive market and must be heavily subsidized.
That wasted money could have gone to pay for more jobs elsewhere.
Moreover, if the Liberals are reelected this October. You can expect even more lavish spending on projects of the green variety. All this economic intervention adds up to Ontario being less competitive in four years not more. In contrast, the Ontario PCs have committed to getting out of the business of subsidizing corporations, as well as abolishing the eco-tax. Here’s hoping the winds of change will blowoutMcGuinty this fall.
The Ontario Liberals Emulate Eminem
Perhaps when you’re in the position of a two-term Liberal government style is the only thing you have left in the cupboard. I’d rather take the substance over style any day.
From National Post
Well, it sure is a kissing cousin, ain’t it?” mused Michael Würstlin, partner at WÜRSTLINGROUP, an ad agency in Toronto in an email to the Post. “But here’s the copy I would have written: ‘So I ask you, what happens when an ad agency, working for a political organization, is inspired by the work of another ad agency, working for a car manufacturer, makes a pale imitation of the inspiring work. What happens when they use the same tone in music, the same copy structure, the same shooting style, but they do it with just a lot less, uh, money?’”
Celebrating A Conservative Victory
This video commemorates the historic victory of Stephen Harper and the Conservatives attaining their first majority mandate since 1988. Such a victory would not be possible without tireless work from the grassroots from coast-to-coast.
Canada Is A Pretty Good Place To Live
This year Canada made it into the top 10 in the global peace Index. This news comes on the heels of our country being ranks second in the OECD, quality of life index. Suffice to say Canada as made international strides under a staple and strong conservative government.
Canada has cracked the in a global security assessment that ranks countries based on how peaceful they are.
The Global Peace Index ranked Canada eighth out of 153 countries, a six spot jump over last year.
The index, produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), suggests North America overall has improved slightly thanks in part to Canada’s rise in the rankings.
Ontario Doctors Pleased with Hudak’s Pledge on Healthcare
Today Dr. Stewart Kennedy issued a statement on the half of the Ontario Medical Association. Commending the Ontario PCs and Tim Hudak for adopting some of the Association’s recommendations and making them a key component in the upcoming platform.
Ontario’s doctors were pleased to learn that the Ontario PC Party has included several health care policy initiatives in their election platform as recommended by the Ontario Medical Association. In January, Ontario’s doctors released, ‘Better care. Healthier patients. A stronger Ontario.’ and called for increasing long-term care capacity and investments into home support services, which were announced today by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak as key planks of their health care platform.
Ontario’s doctors are especially pleased with the commitment to increase the number of residency positions for Ontario students who have received their medical training abroad and want to come home to practice. Ensuring every person has access to a physician has been a top priority for Ontario’s doctors and this policy initiative is another good step towards achieving that objective.