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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-04-02, Page 44 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, April 2, 2014 www.seaforthhuronexpositor com aforth Ion Expositor PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 P.O. Box 69, 8 Main Street Seaforth Ontario NOK phone: 519-527-0240 fax: 519-527-2858 www.seaforthhuronexpositor SUN MEDIA A Quebecor Media Company NEIL CLIFFORD Publisher neil.clifford@sunmedia.ca MAXWELL BICKFORD Advertising Rep. max.bickford@sunmedia.ca DIANNE MCGRATH Front Office seaforth.classifieds@sunmedia.ca WHITNEY SOUTH Multimedia Journalist seaforth.news@sunmedia.ca Publications Mail Agreement No. 40064683 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT P.O. 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Canacra editorial Libs' green dream now a nightmare ire biggest scandal of the Kathleen Wynne/Dalton McGuinty Liberal government of Ontario — the cancelled gas plants in Oakville and Mississauga — stems directly from its disastrous blunder into green energy. The legacy of this foolish, reckless decision is now a criminal investigation that extends into the premier's office, as well as billions of wasted dollars that will have to be paid by Ontarians for decades to come. The controversy besmirches what the Wynne/McGuinty Liberals claim as one of their proudest achievements — their elimination of coal-fired plants to produce electricity, replacing it, they say, with cleaner, greener wind and solar power. That claim is nonsense. Wind and solar power can't replace coal because they can't provide base load power on demand to the electricity grid. Aside from being outrageously expensive — wind and solar are only economically viable with massive public subsidies, costing billions of dollars, which taxpayers and hydro consumers will be paying for decades to come — they are also notoriously unreliable. Because the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow — and even when it does blow the wind doesn't always blow at the right speed — wind and solar power have to be backed up by energy generated by fossil fuels. And that's how Liberals really replaced coal-fired electricity in Ontario. They built a whack of natural gas plants, the cleanest fossil fuel, to replace coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, with the secondary purpose of backing up wind and solar power. Two of those gas plants were supposed to be built in Oakville and Mississauga, until local opposition frightened the Liberals into cancelling and moving them in order to save five Liberal seats in the 2011 provincial election. That decision, the Auditor General of Ontario has determined, will cost the public up to $1.1 billion, in addition to the billions of dollars extra Ontarians will be paying for decades to come to fund expensive, unreliable and unneededwind and solar power. Attempting to defend the Liberals' disastrous energy policies before the Legislature justice committee investigating the gas plants scandal, McGuinty testified: "We got 17 gas plants right, but we got Oakville and Mississauga wrong, so we needed to fix that:' More nonsense. What the Wynne/McGuinty government actually got wrong was their expensive, reckless, ill-informed and unnecessary venture into wind and solar power — the boondoggle to end all boondoggles. Wind and solar power were never going to replace coal as an energy source, nor were they needed to do so. Natural gas and an increased reliance on nuclear power replaced coal. And now, the Liberals have screwed that up, wasting billions of public dollars in the process and prompting a police investigation alleging a criminal breach of trust involving the destruction of government computer records, leading into the premier's office itself. Selfies alone won't cure cancer It's been pretty hard to miss the thousands of women flooding social media sites with photos of themselves, sans makeup, in an attempt to raise awareness for numerous cancer charities. We've all seen it; moms, sisters and friends, baring it all to help fight for a cure. An idea originally con- ceived by beauty retailer Escentual in September 2013, it was meant to help endorse the country's DareToBare campaign for women in the UK to raise money and awareness for Breast Cancer Care. Far outreaching its orig- inal national demo- graphic, women around the world have jumped on the bandwagon, not only posting their own faces, but also encourag- ing their friends by means of nomination. The original campaign wanted to persuade women of all ages and walks of life to get spon- sored to go to work, social activities or even a night out without their make- up on, essentially making a statement in the same vain as their male coun- terparts do each Movem- ber by growing all that ridiculous facial hair. But, as with many trends on social media these days, the idea behind the phenomenon has gotten a little lost. Unfortunately, for many the makeup -less selfie has become just that, another self -taken photo casually added to an Column Whitney South Huron Expositor already plentiful album of duckfaced shots. And it's because of these girls the trend has started to attract a ton of negative criticism. In a society where tak- ing pictures of yourself has become an interna- tional pastime, it's impor- tant to remember cam- paigns like these were started for a reason, and not just for our own self- indulgence. Regardless, the trend has attracted an abun- dance of women who know what it's all about and have taken steps in helping raise much- needed funds. Thankfully, the cam- paign has already raised millions in the UK and the Canadian Cancer Society says they have seen a major rise in online donations by a whopping 240 per cent. It's always refreshing to see a woman who can see her own natural beauty, but we can only hope more of them can take the time to find a way to donate to the cause, whether that be finan- cially, or by giving their time volunteering for a local charity. A little help goes a long way. SEAFORTH HURON EXPOSITOR — HOURS OF OPERATION MONDAY: 9:00 - 5:00 • TUESDAY: - CLOSED • WEDNESDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • THURSDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • FRIDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • SATURDAY & SUNDAY: - CLOSED ADVERTISING DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 2:00 • PHONE 519-527-0240 • FAX: 519-527-2858 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com