Ontario Electricity Regulation Crisis Report Part 77: Toronto Hydro’s CEO Perjury (2007 edition)

In addition to the evidence presented in Part 75 of this series, here is another example of Anthony Haines of Toronto Hydro swearing a false oath in testimony before the Ontario Energy Board, this time in 2007.

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(Transcript Volume 1, pp. 36-37, December 3, 2007, from Ontario Energy Board case EB-2007-0680)

EXAMINATION BY MR. RODGER:
MR. RODGER: Mr. Haines, if I could start with you, please, sir. I understand that you are the president of Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited, and prior to that you were the chief administrative officer for Toronto Hydro Corporation?
MR. HAINES: Yes, that’s correct.
MR. RODGER: And I understand that you filed your CV in Exhibit A-1, Tab 10, Schedule 214?
MR. HAINES: Yes.

MR. RODGER: And Mr. Couillard, you’re the chief financial officer of Toronto Hydro Corporation, which is the parent of the Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited, but that you also act as the chief financial officer for Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited, pursuant to a services agreement?
MR. COUILLARD: That is correct.
MR. RODGER: And your CV was filed as Exhibit A-1, Tab 10, Schedule 2-5?
MR. COUILLARD: Yes.
MR. RODGER: Mr. Sardana, you are the vice-president, treasurer, and regulatory affairs officer of Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited?
MR. SARDANA: Yes.
MR. RODGER: And your CV has been filed as Exhibit A-1, Tab 10, Schedule 2-8?
MR. SARDANA: Yes.
MR. RODGER: And panel members, was the application and supporting materials prepared by you or under your supervision?
MR. HAINES: Yes.

MR. COUILLARD: Yes.
MR. SARDANA: Yes.
MR. RODGER: And is the evidence before the Board, to the best of your knowledge, an accurate reflection of the company’s affairs?
MR. HAINES: Yes.

MR. COUILLARD: Yes.
MR. SARDANA: Yes.
MR. RODGER: And do you adopt it as your own evidence in this proceeding?
MR. HAINES: Yes.

MR. COUILLARD: Yes.
MR. SARDANA: Yes.
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The CV for Mr. Haines filed in that proceeding states his educational qualifications as:

1 CURRICULUM VITAE OF
2 Anthony M. Haines
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4 EDUCATION:
5 “¢ University of Lethbridge (1983)
6 “¢ Bachelor of Commerce
7 “¢ Prerequisite program for admission into the Institute of Chartered Accounting

As a historical note, the presiding member in the case EB-2007-0680 was Paul Sommerville, Toronto Hydro’s new VP Regulatory.