A Liberal government won’t tell the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) not to build the East Toronto Transmission Line (ETTL), the Liberal candidate in Toronto-Danforth says.
Asked if her party would issue a legal directive instructing the OPA to cancel the line and invest the money it would cost in conservation, energy efficiency, and clean, green energy, Joyce Rowlands said, “No. We will not issue that directive.”
Rowlands made the statement at an all-candidates’ meeting Tuesday night. Representatives of all other parties answered “yes” to the question.
While admitting that the Liberals would not take the ETTL off the table, Rowlands downplayed the issue. She stated that the line is the least likely option for new transmission, that it will not be necessary if energy consumers embrace conservation, and that “we have three years to decide.”
At least 100 people attended the meeting at St. Barnabas Anglican Church on Danforth Ave. Judging by the level of interest, energy issues will play a big role in voters’ decision on Election Day, Oct. 10. Nuclear energy, renewables, and the Portlands Energy Centre were all hot topics.
Ms. Rowlands shared the stage with fellow candidates Robert Biscibis of the Progressive Conservatives; Shona Bracken of the Communist Party; Patrick Kraemer of the Green Party; and New Democrat Peter Tabuns, the incumbent MPP in the riding.
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