A group of growers held a news conference Friday at the Windsor-Essex Chamber of Commerce offices, outlining their case for a delay implementing the carbon tax that they say will drive them out of business in Ontario.
“This is going to devastate us as a company,” said Gerry Mastronardi, a Leamington greenhouse operator. “If they want Ontario to be fed by other countries, they’re going in the right direction.”
Mastronardi said he planned to double the size of his 16-acre greenhouse operation, but has now pulled back those plans. He’s looking at possibly expanding in Michigan, joining some of his colleagues in the greenhouse industry that have moved to Ohio and Michigan. “I’m going to be the next one. I’m going to shop for land in Michigan.”
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