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Premier Kathleen Wynne\u2019s Liberals had a chance Tuesday to join with the NDP and end the practice of disconnecting hydro in the winter \u2013 but voted against it.<\/p>\n
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\u201cLast year 60,000 households had their hydro cut off,\u201d said NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, who tabled the motion on Tuesday morning, the Legislative Assembly\u2019s first day back in session. \u201cNow, the Liberals want to play politics. They want to hold their power to stop winter disconnections as a bargaining chip so they can force the legislature to support their 158-page Harper-style omnibus bill.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The bill in question, Bill 27, takes action like privatizing Ontario Place.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWynne doesn\u2019t get it,\u201d said Horwath. \u201cPeople can\u2019t live in a home without power. Parents shouldn\u2019t have to put their kids to bed in a house without heat. My motion would have been by far the fastest way to stop this dangerous practice.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Horwath said that while ending winter disconnections is urgent, her overall focus will be on a concrete plan to drop the high price of hydro and lower people\u2019s monthly hydro bills.<\/p>\n
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