Where are Waldo's Green Jobs? Liberals attempt to turn Water into W[ine]ynne!

Minister of Energy Bob Chiarelli recently claimed 31,000 jobs have been created in the renewable energy sector in Ontario. He was commenting on the recent ruling of the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Ontario's 60% local content level requirements (for renewable energy projects) which found against Canada. That ruling means that the Green Energy Act's requirements were illegal in the eyes of the WTO and now require alteration.

It is difficult to know where those 31,000 jobs are, and if they are merely short term or permanent. This writer decided to see if those jobs that the Liberals continue to add to in their press releases; really exist; beyond the minds in the Liberal Party and those environmental non-government agencies like OSEA that repeat the claims without confirming their validity.

If one looks at some of the fallout from the gas plant moves with an emphasis on Tom Adams and his request under the Freedom of Information Act some interesting job statistics can be found. In one of the lengthy documents that Mr. Adams received dated October 2012 the following statement can be found on page 6; “The recent survey of manufacturers indicated that with respect to solar manufacturing there are 46 companies involved in the manufacturing of modules inverters and mounting systems for 2023 direct manufacturing jobs and 1780 indirect jobs."

So the first effort to confirm those claimed 31,000 jobs comes up short by about 27,000.

Now most of us are aware that it takes approximately 40 cement trucks to deliver enough cement for just one wind turbine base but that is all over in one day as a continuous pour is required.

So that doesn't create many jobs either! So where are they?
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