Watch Paikin’s brilliant interview with Duguid here. Here is one question I would have liked to see Steve ask: Minister, your plan claims that in five years industry will be paying 26% more and households 46% more after taking into account several programs to transfer green energy costs away from large industry and several other programs …

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This evening, Parker Gallant and I received a reply to our questions to the Ministry on the Long Term Energy Plan issued last week. Our original questions are posted here. The text body of the reply is provided below complete and unedited:. Be sure to check out the last line. Hello Tom and Parker ““ …

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Mr. Duguid has agreed to join Goldhawk Live Wednesday December 1 to discuss his massive nuclear investment plan as previously announced on this blog…..but only if he has the hour to himself. He doesn’t want nor will he come on to a live televised debate. Remember this number: 1-800-968-7836 “¦”¦. It’s a free call”¦..

Parker Gallant and I have been studying the LTEP. In the course of this review, we have identified a number of questions regarding the factual basis of the plan. These questions were put to the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure on November 30th.

I will be appearing on the phone-in show Goldhawk Live (Cable 10 & Cable 63 in Toronto) to debate Ontario’s nuclear power future with Energy Minister Brad Duguid and Opposition Energy Critic John Yakabuski. Get your questions ready and call in.

The Toronto Star has published an excellent summary of Ontario’s electricity situation. The article, “Green goals, bigger bills,” addresses some of the key drivers for Ontario’s current policy. For example, author Wayne Lilley points out that “Ontario pays unelected non-government organizations to lobby the government.”