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Getting Zapped: Ontario power prices increased at fastest rate in North America

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A new joint study by the Consumer Policy Institute and Energy Probe shows residential power prices in Ontario have increased at the fastest rate in North America.   Source: Getting Zapped: Ontario power prices increased at fastest rate in North America

Better Guardians needed for Ontario's Electricity Sector

Retired Toronto Hydro employees called on agencies mandated to protect the public interest to investigate malpractice at Toronto Hydro only to be stonewalled. Tom Adams' O ntario Electricity Regulation Crisis Report Part 125 Guest Post: Stonewalled by Guardians  demands reading - it's about Toronto Hydro, but I fear its applicable to most things connected with Toronto. My interests may be peaked as the guest post is co-written by Paul Kahnert. Adams writes: On a personal note, some readers might recall that I had a long history as an advocate for the break-up and privatization of Ontario Hydro. The most articulate and energetic advocate for public power on the other side of that debate was Paul Kahnert, then a union activist with CUPE Local 1 and a Toronto Hydro employee. My adversarial engagement against Mr. Kahnert arose from his role as the spokesperson for the Ontario Electricity Coalition whose provincial campaign and court case stopped the sale of Hydro One in April of 20...