What can only be called shocking mismanagement of the public’s money has been revealed by Auditor General Jim McCarter that it will cost $275 million to close the Mississauga gas power plant. This is $85 million more than the government has estimated. The project was cancelled by the Liberal government a few days before the last provincial election in order to save a handful of seats for the party. The plant was moved to Lambton. The AG concluded that the cancellation costs are actually more than it would have cost to finish the Mississauga plant. That cost, plus the expense of building the plant at Lambton will, he said, mean that the public will get one plant for the price of two. Global.
