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The reality about the partial sale of a key government asset is that the Liberals are choosing privatization because it is not an unpopular as taxation.
Selling Hydro One is no ordinary sales job for Kathleen Wynne. For a premier who places a premium on conversations, consultations and consensus, the proposed sale is a done deal. Wynne is pushing her privatization plan through the Legislature with minimal discussion, leaving key questions unanswered.
Amid the Hydro One hyperbole and hypocrisy — the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives keep reversing stances — here’s the good, the bad, the ugly, and the reality on electricity. The Liberals are using their majority to rush the sale without providing the fine print on secret deals with the unions, or protection of the public interest.
A government-appointed panel on privatization, headed by ex-TD Bank chief executive Ed Clark, concluded last November that “Hydro One transmission should remain in public ownership as a core asset.”