McGuinty Back-Pedals After Sustained Public Outcry

 (Queen’s Park) – Elizabeth Witmer, Progressive Conservative MPP for Kitchener-Waterloo, welcomes the decision to abolish the highly controversial “eco-fees.”

 “The McGuinty government’s decision to eliminate the eco-fees is a testament, not only to the extent of the public’s displeasure, but also to the complete incompetence of this government,” said Witmer.

 In the wake of a large scale public outcry and successful opposition on the part of the Progressive Conservative Party, the McGuinty Liberals have once again been forced to retract and disavow an unpopular government policy.

 Following a disastrous and chaotic attempt at imposing secret eco-fees on over 9000 household products, the McGuinty government had no choice but to acknowledge the widespread public anger with its failure to properly communicate and implement a highly controversial program.

 This is the third time in less than three months the governing Liberals have had to retreat from unpopular policies due to extensive public and political opposition.

 “The Liberal government’s complete ineptitude and alarming secrecy in introducing these eco-taxes has been opposed from the outset by PC Leader, Tim Hudak, and the PC caucus,” said Witmer.

 “This government has shown that it is all too often determined to hastily implement an ill-conceived policy without proper consultation to consider the impact it has on the lives of millions of Ontarians,” added Witmer.