by Jan Carr And Guy Holburn, Financial Post
The Ontario Auditor-General’s 2011 report identified billions of dollars that electricity customers will pay beyond what is necessary for meeting environmental and other policy objectives in the provision of reliable electricity service. The report painted a picture of inefficiencies and missed opportunities caused by the government ignoring advice from independent expert agencies such as the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) and the Ontario Power Authority (OPA). Clear in the report is the increasingly frequent use of “directives” by the government that effectively bypass the objective, transparent analysis that these agencies provide. Read article