Government-owned power utilities across Canada are pushing ahead with multi-billion dollar megaprojects, while undermining the regulators put in place to protect consumers from such reckless behaviour, according to a new analysis from the Consumer Policy Institute. Continue reading How megaprojects bankrupt public power utilities and leave regulators in the dark: report
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Ontario’s conservation program another corporate welfare handout
Ontario ratepayers will pay $100 million for a conservation program that experts admit is unnecessary. Continue reading Ontario’s conservation program another corporate welfare handout
Kelly McParland: Another wheel flies off Ontario’s green energy bus, and lands on 340 workers
Despite overwhelming evidence that governments do badly when they try to remove the freedom from free enterprise, Wynne and McGuinty ploughed ahead with their green energy vision. Continue reading Kelly McParland: Another wheel flies off Ontario’s green energy bus, and lands on 340 workers
Ontario’s public power failure redux
Ontario is repeating its failed public power experiment. Continue reading Ontario’s public power failure redux
How Queen’s Park broke Ontario’s provincial electricity sector
Political meddling has undermined the province’s electricity sector. Continue reading How Queen’s Park broke Ontario’s provincial electricity sector
Looking to lower Ontario power rates? Start with Pickering, where $550 million will be wastefully spent
The economic argument to keep Pickering open past 2020 relies on an analysis that requires some far apart stars to align.
Presentation to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources
The federal government should look to Ontario for examples on how not to implement renewable energy policies. Continue reading Presentation to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources
Manitoba Hydro’s walking on a tightrope — or is it?
Manitoba Hydro’s debt problem is overhanging the public utility’s future.
Continue reading Manitoba Hydro’s walking on a tightrope — or is it?
What Manitoba Hydro’s gamble means for your rates
Manitoba Hydro’s push for megaprojects will cost ratepayers. Continue reading What Manitoba Hydro’s gamble means for your rates
The perils of a hydro rate freeze for Ontario
Any “relief” the province is considering for ratepayers will come at a cost. Continue reading The perils of a hydro rate freeze for Ontario
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