Let’s get Toronto on the gas plant phase-out train
The Government of Ontario is proposing to reduce spending on public health, education, social, environmental and energy conservation programs by approximately $1.9 billion per year. At the same time, the Government is planning to borrow $4.3 billion per year to continue the previous government’s artificial 25% rate cut for electricity consumers. Is subsidizing electricity prices really more important to the people of Ontario than protecting public health or investing in our children’s future?
A Better Alternative
Ontario can avoid the need to cut spending on public health, education and social programs by reducing electricity costs by $1.9 billion per year by doing a deal with Quebec for low-cost water power.
Quebec is the fourth largest producer of water power in the world; it has the lowest electricity rates in North America and a large and growing electricity surplus available for export. By closing the high-cost Pickering Nuclear Station and importing Quebec power, Ontario can reduce its electricity costs by $1.1 to $1.4 billion per year.
By cancelling the re-build of three of the Darlington Nuclear Station’s four reactors and importing Quebec power, Ontario can reduce its electricity costs by as much as an additional $2.3 billion per year.
Combined, these savings would far outstrip the savings the government is anticipating from its spending cuts. Read our factsheet for all the details.
Sign the petition below to express your support for cutting hydro costs by making a deal with Quebec
instead of cutting valuable public services.
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Omar Prahay
BRAMPTON
Jan 18, 2021
586
Erica and Eric Walker
Toronto
Jul 18, 2020
585
Y R
Woodbridge
Mar 01, 2020
584
Cate Tilden
Barrie
Feb 27, 2020
583
Susan Beharriell
King City
Feb 04, 2020
582
Catherine Wellesley
Newmarket
Feb 04, 2020
581
Al J. Peard
Richmond Hill
Feb 03, 2020
580
Hida Nazifi
Richmond Hill
Feb 03, 2020
579
K. Groves
Feb 02, 2020
578
Lindsay Li
Richmond Hill
Jan 27, 2020
577
Michael Kokurewicz
Richmond Hill on
Jan 27, 2020
576
John Wang
Richmond Hill
Jan 27, 2020
575
Rosanna Frasca
Richmond Hill
Jan 27, 2020
574
Emma Deng
Markham
Jan 16, 2020
573
Terry Korman
Athabasca
Jan 11, 2020
572
Elizabeth McGroarty
Toronto
Jan 11, 2020
571
Nelly Young
Toronto
Jan 11, 2020
570
Zain Patel
Jan 10, 2020
569
Pemashalini Pemathas
Markham
Jan 08, 2020
568
Vivian Zhi
Jan 05, 2020
567
soudabeh aminian
Richmond Hill
Jan 03, 2020
566
Deborah Greenlaw
Kanata
Jan 03, 2020
565
Arya Z
Richmond Hill
Jan 02, 2020
564
Matteo Cesareo
Vaughan
Dec 31, 2019
563
Tom Lawson
Port Hope
Dec 17, 2019
562
Ryan Chiu
Vaughan
Dec 15, 2019
561
Fred Lau
Richmond Hill
Dec 15, 2019
560
Anne Beckwith
Richmond Hill
Dec 14, 2019
559
James Doak
Richmond Hill
Dec 14, 2019
558
Katherine Beckwith
Richmond Hill
Dec 14, 2019
557
Mohammad Syed
Richmond Hill
Dec 11, 2019
556
Laura Sullivan
Aurora
Dec 10, 2019
555
foma formo
Richmond Hill
Dec 05, 2019
554
Christine Bryant
Stony Pain
Dec 04, 2019
553
Christine Bates
Newmarket
Dec 01, 2019
552
Robyn McGuire
Markham
Dec 01, 2019
551
Marsha Payne
Toronto
Dec 01, 2019
550
Ryan Guzman
Toronto
Dec 01, 2019
549
Tammi Pickard
Dec 01, 2019
548
Leana Borrego
Dec 01, 2019
547
Pamela Tarek
Richmond Hill
Dec 01, 2019
546
Donovan Hatcher
Nov 30, 2019
545
Julian Coffman
Nov 29, 2019
544
Josh Willis
Nov 29, 2019
543
Joseph Rao
Uxbridge
Nov 29, 2019
542
Darryl Peterson
Uxbridge
Nov 29, 2019
541
Derek Schmidt
Kaministiquia
Nov 28, 2019
540
Joanne Degli Angeli
Nov 26, 2019
539
Frank Degli Angeli
Nov 26, 2019
538
Kris Saseniuk
Belleville
Nov 26, 2019
537
Karen JARVIS
Richmond Hill
Nov 22, 2019
536
Graham Lodge
Kingston
Nov 21, 2019
535
Bechtel Grace
Kitchener
Nov 21, 2019
534
Jenny Carter
Peterborough
Nov 21, 2019
533
Glen Woolner
Kitchener
Nov 20, 2019
532
Becky Lam
Richmond hill
Nov 18, 2019
531
Paola Luchenski
Richmond Hill
Nov 17, 2019
530
MARIA CASTILLO
MARKHAM
Nov 03, 2019
529
MAURICIO TORTELLO
Markham
Nov 03, 2019
528
Vito Lisi
Etobicoke
Oct 31, 2019
527
Marco Monteleone
Mississauga
Oct 25, 2019
526
Jody Dales
Sunderland
Oct 24, 2019
525
Stephanie Rand
Kingston
Oct 23, 2019
524
Barbie Arsenault
Barrie
Oct 22, 2019
523
Thanuja Thavarasa
Markham
Oct 22, 2019
522
Kirsten Verhulst
Kingston
Oct 22, 2019
521
Anthony Costa
Oct 21, 2019
520
Amanpree Singh
Brampton
Oct 21, 2019
519
Kyle Hewitt
Kingston
Oct 21, 2019
518
Charles Branche
RICHMOND HILL
Oct 21, 2019
517
S Kunde
Toronto
Oct 21, 2019
516
Marina Cernecca
Smiths Falls
Oct 20, 2019
515
Colette Wilson
North Bay
Oct 19, 2019
514
chantel charlebois
midland
Oct 18, 2019
513
John Fantini
Toronto
Oct 18, 2019
512
Judith Burgess
Toronto
Oct 18, 2019
511
maddy trotter
enterprise
Oct 18, 2019
510
Desroy Richards
Toronto
Oct 18, 2019
509
Chantal Scerri
Oakville
Oct 18, 2019
508
Byron Woolcock
Madoc
Oct 16, 2019
507
Tim Mundell
Amherstview
Oct 16, 2019
506
Murray Cleland
Severn
Oct 15, 2019
505
Stephen Van Bruwaene
Waterloo
Oct 15, 2019
504
louise woychesko
lindsay
Oct 15, 2019
503
Elon Altar
Oct 15, 2019
502
Judy Moore
Thornbury
Oct 14, 2019
501
Boyd Reimer
Toronto
Oct 13, 2019
500
Rena Ginsberg
Toronto
Oct 13, 2019
499
Sabine Amberg
Bradford
Oct 13, 2019
498
Kevin McCaffrey
Aurora
Oct 13, 2019
497
Douglas Sanford
Belleville
Oct 12, 2019
496
Hilkka Pirhonen
Newmarket
Oct 12, 2019
495
Irene Smith
TORONTO
Oct 12, 2019
494
Sarah Dalla Pozza
Oct 11, 2019
493
Estelle Berry
Toronto
Oct 11, 2019
492
Melanie Milanich
East York
Oct 11, 2019
491
Shaymaa Okasha
Richmond Hill
Oct 11, 2019
490
Mary Morrgwyn
Toronto
Oct 10, 2019
489
Ehma Beveridge
Oct 10, 2019
488
Stephen REiff
thornhill
Oct 10, 2019
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