Ford’s call to derail energy audits

THE STAR
Ford’s call to derail energy audits will benefit the home sale process
By BOB AARONProperty law
Fri., Oct. 12, 2018

The Ontario government’s decision to repeal the Green Energy Acthas also changed the rules for homeowners looking to sell their properties

In an email to me last week, Sydney Stonier, press secretary to provincial Energy Minister Greg Rickford, confirmed that “the repeal will terminate mandatory home energy audit initiatives.”

Under the former Liberal government, the program would have come into place by next year and forced energy audit before Ontario homeowners were allowed to sell their homes.

The original proposal to implement a home energy rating and disclosure system (HER&D) grew out of the former government’s 2009 Green Energy Act and the 2016 Ontario Climate Change Action Plan. But the introduction of Bill 34 — The Green Energy Repeal Act, 2018 — ended plans for mandatory audits.

A day after the repeal legislation was introduced at Queen’s Park, the Consumers Council of Canada released its long-awaited report: “Mandatory home energy rating and disclosure for existing houses: opportunities and risks for consumers.”

The report found that Canadians generally say they are willing to improve their homes and make them more energy efficient, whether to reduce their contribution to climate change or to improve the comfort or cost-effective operation of their homes.

Although the report does refer to some of the risks of requiring mandatory home energy audits, it downplays the disruption such a program would cause to the home sales process. This could include stigmatizing a home with poor insulation or an inefficient furnace; the delay and extra costs involved in trying to find an available energy consultant; and the imposition of unnecessary audits when a house has been inherited or is about to be demolished. …

So the press secretary to provincial Energy Minister sent you an email? You should at least give credit when you cut and paste from someone else’s work.

Good to see such silly mandates on the trash heap. If people want an energy audit, they can request one themselves.

“Ford” is mentioned in the title, but nowhere in the content - what’s up with that?

President Trump sent me thanks once…:wink:

Thanks Rob much appreciated …Roy

Thank you Roy.

Appears the link was not sufficient enough, along with bullying allies.

Love to see how this all plays out and watch some crow eaten and an apology to Nick Gromicko for some very undesirable thoughts after Nick protect thermographers through the nworld from the patent troll.
Oh well.:roll:

Hi Chuck!

Doug Ford is the Premier of the province of Ontario…

Best regards,
Pat

Some get a little information and try to become instant experts .
I highly recommend you go to post number one and read it .
(" The Ontario government’s decision to repeal the Green Energy Acthas also changed the rules for homeowners looking to sell their properties ")
It is high lighted above in Blue it is also high lighted in post number one .
I wonder why you go to the Canadian section then attack us .