Deputation at Committee re. Bill 32, Access to Natural Gas Act
Deputation to General Government Committee re. Bill 32, Access to Natural Gas Act Oct. 31, 2018 Thank you Mr Chairman and Committee members.
Archive of posts filed under the Energy-related Administrative Law category.
Research and analysis on aspects of administrative law that bear on Canada’s and particularly Ontario’s energy future.
Deputation re. Repeal of the Green Energy Act (Bill 34)
Here are notes from my appearance before the Ontario Legislature’s Social Policy Committee, October 29, 2018 commenting on the Repeal of the Green Energy Act (Bill 34). (check against delivery)
Comments filed on Environmental Registry of Ontario re. “Repeal of the Green Energy Act (Bill 34)”
(ERO posting #013-3832, comments filed Oct 21) Bill 34 claims to repeal the McGuinty government’s signature legislation — the Green Energy Act — yet the real effect of Bill 34 is to preserve the core of the McGuinty government’s original GEA.
On Confidence and Trust – Submission to the OEB Modernization Review Panel
Mr. Stephen Rhodes Deputy Minister of Energy Email: [email protected] Dear Mr. Rhodes, I am writing to you with a request that you can bring my letter to the attention of the OEB Modernization Review Panel.
Guest Post: Ontario Liberal Politics Overriding Public Safety
One of the casualties in the Ontario government’s headlong rush into green energy has been the loss of balanced, responsible environmental assessment. Here is a short summary of two recent instances where the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) has failed to responsibly administer environmental assessment processes and put the public at risk. For …
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Hide and Seek with ‘Fair’ Hydro Plan Costs
At the Ontario legislature’s Estimates Committee last week on Wednesday, NDP Energy Critic Peter Tabuns asked the Energy minister, the deputy minister, and OPG officials to explain an amount of $4 billion in extra financing costs that the Financial Accountability Officer attributed solely to the government’s choice of an “alternative” financing model. The fumbling responses …
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Ontario’s “Fair” Hydro Plan Clown Show
The regulatory and financial underpinnings of Ontario’s electricity situation, which governments have vigorously shaken and stirred since 1998, are once again the subject of what might be politely called “transformational change” with the passage of Bill 132, “Fair” Hydro Plan (FHP) Act, 2017. It pains me to use the adjective “fair” in reference to this …
Deputation for Bill 132 “Fair Hydro Act”
Speaking Notes Tom Adams Justice Policy Committee May 23, 2017, 11 am Deputation for Bill 132 Current law, as reflected in Section 79.16 of the OEB Act and O. Reg. 95/05 and as articulated in the OEB’s Standard Supply Service Code, the RPP Manual, and the Retail Settlement Code all require the Regulated Price Plan …
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Bill 135 Deputation (Part 2)
What follows is an excerpt from the official transcript of my appearance before the Ontario Standing Committee on General Government, 2016-Feb-22 speaking to Bill 135, Energy Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016.
Bill 135 Deputation (Part 1)
What follows are my speaking notes for a deputation yesterday to the Ontario Legislature Committee on General Government. The committee transcripts are often slow to appear on the official site. These notes depart from my spoken comments slightly. I have also linked some of my comments to other resources. After my speaking notes, I have …