Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece feels the government has “deliberately excluded many local homeowners” from its recently announced home audit and energy retrofit program.
“Yet again, it looks like the Liberals are leaving rural Ontario out in the cold,” Pettapiece stated in a March 22 press release. “Unless you have natural gas, the program as it was described to us will mean absolutely nothing.”
Last month, the government announced it was establishing a home audit and energy retrofit program through its Green Investment Fund. While the Liberals have released very few details about the new program, it has been announced that it will only be open to Enbridge Gas and Union Gas customers.
“I have received many calls from constituents who are looking for more information about this retrofit program, and want to participate,” said Pettapiece. “It’s unacceptable that the government will not assist individuals who are looking to improve their home’s energy efficiency unless they are lucky enough to have access to natural gas.”
Pettapiece submitted his “Order Paper” question in the legislature March 21, asking the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change to explain why many residents in Perth-Wellington who do not have access to natural gas were left unable to participate in this program. This initiates a process that will compel the government to respond in writing.
