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