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09-23-2017, 07:28 AM
One man doesn’t want taxpayers to forget what the cancelled gas plants scandal is really all about.
Antony Niro, of youbillion.ca, carted his billion dollar prop out of storage Friday and placed it in front of the Old City Hall courthouse where two senior political staffers are on trial for allegedly deleting emails related to the plants.
“It’s public awareness; it’s as simple as that,” Niro said. “It’s a scandal that occurred many years back and people are starting to forget. In fact, many people have forgotten.”
The skid of fake cash highlights how much public money was spent when the former Dalton McGuinty government cancelled planned gas plants in Mississauga and Oakville prior to the last election despite signed contracts.
Ontario auditors going over the numbers said the cancellations cost taxpayers up to and possibly more than $1 billion.
“We got nothing for that,” Niro said.
His online campaign asks people what would you do with a billion dollars?
He said responses have included building a hospital, free education for post-secondary students or free prescription drugs.
“We could have done all those things,” he said.
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Antony Niro, of youbillion.ca, carted his billion dollar prop out of storage Friday and placed it in front of the Old City Hall courthouse where two senior political staffers are on trial for allegedly deleting emails related to the plants.
“It’s public awareness; it’s as simple as that,” Niro said. “It’s a scandal that occurred many years back and people are starting to forget. In fact, many people have forgotten.”
The skid of fake cash highlights how much public money was spent when the former Dalton McGuinty government cancelled planned gas plants in Mississauga and Oakville prior to the last election despite signed contracts.
Ontario auditors going over the numbers said the cancellations cost taxpayers up to and possibly more than $1 billion.
“We got nothing for that,” Niro said.
His online campaign asks people what would you do with a billion dollars?
He said responses have included building a hospital, free education for post-secondary students or free prescription drugs.
“We could have done all those things,” he said.
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