NDP Economic Development critic Catherine Fife said that while an in-depth review of Ontario\u2019s Energy Board is urgently needed, Ontarians don\u2019t have faith in the Wynne Liberals to follow through on much needed reform to the province\u2019s hydro system.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBy announcing this review, Kathleen Wynne is acknowledging what Ontarians have been saying for years: Ontario\u2019s energy system is broken, and change is long overdue,\u201d said Fife. \u201cThe problem is that the Wynne Liberals have continued to double down on privatizing our hydro system and lining the pockets of their wealthy investor friends, instead of making changes that actually benefit hard working families. What\u2019s even more disappointing is the Liberals kept insisting everything was okay because the OEB had oversight, but now they are admitting that the OEB is broken.\u201d<\/p>\n
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According to Fife, meaningful reform of the OEB needs to include giving the Board greater authority to audit rate applications, and needs to include greater representation for ratepayers and consumer advocates on its board of directors. Most importantly, a reformed OEB needs to focus on making bills more affordable for business and families instead of rubber stamping rate increases.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAndrea Horwath and Ontario\u2019s New Democrats have been calling for an overhaul of the OEB for some time,\u201d said Fife. \u201cObviously Kathleen Wynne is finally getting the message \u2013 conveniently close to the next election. But she can\u2019t be trusted to make changes that will actually offer Ontario families hope.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The NDP plan for hydro includes bringing Hydro One back into public ownership \u2013 a measure that would offer 30 per cent rate savings for all Ontarians, and ensure that public good is the first priority of Ontario\u2019s power system, not private profit. Fife and the NDP have also promised to do away with unfair time-of-use billing practices, and punitive delivery charges.<\/p>\n
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\u201cOntarians deserve a premier that focuses on what matters most, including a hydro system that helps build this great province up, instead of forcing families to choose whether to heat-or-eat,\u201d said Fife. \u201cNew Democrats have a plan that offers real hope for Ontarians, including meaningful reform of the OEB.\u201d<\/p>\n
NDP Economic Development critic Catherine Fife said that while an in-depth review of Ontario\u2019s Energy Board is urgently needed, Ontarians don\u2019t have faith in the Wynne Liberals to follow through on much needed reform to the province\u2019s hydro system. \u201cBy announcing this review, Kathleen Wynne is acknowledging what Ontarians have been saying for years: …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[421],"class_list":["post-9005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-provincial","tag-ontario-energy-board"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 07:01:40","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9005"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9006,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9005\/revisions\/9006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}