The reason there are…

The reason there are limitations in municipal planning documents that would interfere with construction of wind turbines is EXACTLY why they should not be overridden. A Municipality has thoughtfully designed their municipal plan and it should not be overridden because a business was granted the ability to bypass these important considerations due to an act that clearly needs to be repealed.

If a proponent wishes to continue their project they should have to renegotiate this with municipal council and reach an agreement that works for both parties. Otherwise the proponent should not be allowed to continue their project. The burden on the proponent is a concern they would need to address with the province, which is the party that enabled them to get to their current state.

I agree with the repeal of the GEA as this act overrode the rights of municipalities and their citizens to govern their communities. The province needs to own the repeal entirely, even if this means addressing the concerns of proponent’s work in progress since it was the province that created the issue, albeit a different governing party.

We know that wind energy contracts lose money for the province and send money out of our country. Please do not be so shortsighted to think that any compensation that might be rewarded is any more cost to tax payers than the costs that will be incurred through inflated electricity costs and higher taxes. A good conservative can easily do the simple math required to understand this.