X Marks the Spot

Spoke to the new Mississauga South MPP Charles Sousa this afternoon.

It sounds like he's reliving his first week at university - picking up his ID card, his security pass, having dinner with new friends, finding out that he doesn't have a parking space. It sounds like fun.

As for the cabinet speculation surrounding Sousa, he said it's just that, speculation.

"That's all it is," he said. "I've gone through some of the papers, and it's very flattering, it is, it really is, I don't take that lightly, but there are a lot of people who have been around here for quite a while."

Apparently, MPPs will get the call tonight if they're included in cabinet, and they'll be paraded out tomorrow to be sworn in.

Sousa also answered a few questions about the future of the Lakeview Generating Station site. He said he hasn't had a chance to learn more about the plans for the area but will be jumping right into it as soon as Queen's Park re-opens for business.

"I have to have a better sense from the ministry of energy, but as well as from the municipality, to get a sense of what strategy's in place and what do we want to see happen," he said.

Sousa would like to see the more than 200 acres turned into a park, with a boardwalk and some shopping.

The other question is whether their might be room for both power generation and a lakeside park with retail. Sousa doesn't yet know what the future will hold for the site, but it does appear to be top of mind, for him and his constituents.