FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
\nJan. 20, 2014<\/p>\n
SARNIA \u2013 Haldimand-Norfolk MPP and Opposition Consumer Services Critic Toby Barrett predicts more border hopping for cheap gas if there\u2019s a hike at the pumps.<\/p>\n
\u201cMore expensive gas in Ontario \u2013 to pay for Toronto subways \u2013 by default means cheaper gas in the U.S. and more people buying product over the border,\u201d Barrett said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe possibility of raising fuel prices another 10 cents a litre will be a disaster for the local community of Sarnia-Lambton because of the proximity to the border and the implications of cross-border shopping, which would be devastating to our small business community,\u201d agreed Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey.<\/p>\n
Barrett was in Sarnia as part of a week-long tour with the province\u2019s finance committee for pre-budget hearings. Barrett, Bailey, Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Monte McNaughton and Opposition Finance Critic Vic Fedeli stopped at a local Shell station to talk to the owner about the implications of the price hike proposed by the government\u2019s transit panel.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis government doesn\u2019t have a revenue problem. This government has a spending problem. The last thing residents in Sarnia need is to pay an extra 10 cents per litre for gas, or having to pay more for the essentials like groceries and heat in our homes,\u201d concluded Fedeli. \u201cOntarians deserve better. It\u2019s time to change the team that leads this province.\u201d<\/p>\n
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For more information contact MPP Toby Barrett
\nat 519-428-0446<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"