2009-05-19
08:13:46
A coalition of environment, labour and industry group is confident Ontario residents will embrace the new Green Energy Act.
The act became law last week.
Mike Layton with Environmental Defence says a recent survey found strong support for the act, especially in northern Ontario.
"We new that elements of the Green Energy Act really focus on getting jobs to where people need them," says Layton, "and northern Ontario is one area that is struggling in keeping manufacturing jobs and the forest industry. These are things that will stand to benefit under the Green Energy Act."
93-per cent of those surveyed in northern Ontario supported the act, the highest anywhere in the province.
