TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO:
WHEREAS on June 21st, 2024 the Conservative Government closed the Ontario Science Centre citing necessary roof repairs; and
WHEREAS the engineering report did NOT say the Science Centre needed to close, only that $40M in roof repairs need to be done over 10 years; and
WHEREAS the government plans to spend at least $70M on a temporary Science Centre that would open in 2 years; and
WHEREAS the Conservative Government also plans on spending $400M on a Science Centre that is half the size of the current one at Ontario Place, on top of the taxpayer subsidized parking garage being built for Therme; and
WHEREAS Geoffrey Hinton and other philanthropists have offered millions of dollars to pay for the roof repairs at the Science Centre;
THEREFORE WE THE UNDERSIGNED petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to reopen the Science Centre immediately in order to preserve this world class facility and save taxpayers money.