QUEEN’S PARK – The Liberal Government’s smart meters are now potentially harmful to people’s lives, as well as adding to their tax burdens, said PC Energy Critic John Yakabuski today. “A smart meter caught fire and exploded in Collingwood…If a smart meter in Collingwood could catch fire and explode despite your assurances, how do we know there are not tens-of-thousands more like it in the province waiting to go off?” asked Yakabuski.