(January 12, 2012) The Ontario Energy Board (OEB), responsible for approving rate increases for the electricity sector, did their job on a Toronto Hydro (TH) rate application.
Could Toronto make 905ers pay more to park?
(January 4, 2012) City councillors warm to the idea of a two-tier parking system to offset the burden of infrastructure maintenance carried by downtown residents. Lawrence Solomon recommends charging all drivers more — free-riders would still pay and city residents could benefit through lowered taxes.
Posted in Transportation
Tagged Lawrence Solomon, parking fees, toll, Toronto, transit funding, two-tier parking, user pay
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Hydro Ottawa told to cut costs
(December 30, 2011) Ontario Energy Board also directs utility to scrap flat fee for smart meters. Interveners — including Energy Probe and the Consumers Council of Canada — argue Hydro Ottawa dramatically overstated its 2012 expenses, and could reduce costs by $5 million or more.
Posted in Utility Reform
Tagged Energy Probe, Hydro Ottawa, OEB, Ontario Energy Board, smart meters
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Parker Gallant: Local distribution companies – fingers in the dike!
(December 31, 2012) Plugging the budget hole of $700 million for the City of Toronto is apparently not the only hole that Torontonians face.
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Lawrence Solomon: Godless societies are unfit for survival
(December 22, 2011) Time and again, they have been outcompeted by God-fearing societies.
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Tagged Lawrence Solomon, China, atheism, Christianity, Christopher Hitchens, communism, God, Hitchens, Judeo-Christianity, Moses, religion, religiosity, Ten Commandments, totalitarianism
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Parker Gallant & Scott Luft: Liberal shell game – smart meters and conservation
(December 22, 2011) Did Ontario save $3.8 billion in avoided electricity supply costs or is the province caught up in a shell game perpetrated by the governing Liberal Party?
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Parker Gallant: A wealth stealth transfer – from OPG & Hydro One to the private sector
(December 20, 2011) The 3rd quarter results for Hydro One and OPG have both been released and the news isn’t good.
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