Financial Post, July 25, 2011

The biggest bet in the oil market has become a 20 percent increase to $120 by the end of the year as global growth drives demand for raw materials.

Traders anticipate this year’s gains will exceed forecasts of the most accurate strategists as economic expansion in emerging markets outweighs the debt crisis in Europe, slowing U.S. growth and efforts by Saudi Arabia and the International Energy Agency to curb prices.

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For eight years, billions of your energy dollars have been thrown away through mismanagement and expensive experiments. The result? Skyrocketing rates are making it harder and harder for families to pay their hydro bills and harder and harder for our economy to grow.

The PC Party recently released Changebook; their vision for the next election platform.

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April 21, 2011

Ontario’s much-touted plan to ease the pain of skyrocketing electricity bills has hit roadblocks across the province, forcing hundreds of thousands of customers to wait even longer for help.

Just as new power price increases were announced this week, London Hydro joined the parade of Ontario utilities asking for a delay in bringing in time-of-use pricing that’s supposed to help residents manage those increases.

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April 21, 2011

Smart meters have allowed the province to introduce time-of-use pricing for electricity. The government said smart meters will encourage consumers to reduce consumption and run appliances during periods of lower demand, when power tends to come from cheaper, cleaner sources.

However, critics, such as Hudak, say it's a tax grab that led to higher energy bills.

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January 25, 2011

Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has released a report on the energy mix which feeds Ontario's demands for electrical energy, a mix which is gradually bringing an increasing proportion of renewable resources into play, while increasing energy costs for Ontario consumers.

January 19, 2011
InsideHamilton

Ontario PC Party Leader Tim Hudak promised an energy policy that puts consumers first during a pit stop in Oakville on Monday.

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December 17, 2010
The Chatham Daily News

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December 16, 2010
CBC News

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December 15, 2010
The Ottawa Citizen

Even before skyrocketing electricity rates became a hot-button issue, Ontarians were significantly more concerned about the prices they were paying for energy than other Canadians were

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December 7, 2010
The Star

In 2003, Ontario’s electricity system was dangerously close to failure.

How did this happen?

Very simply, for years supply was going down while demand for electricity kept going up. During the previous eight years, as old equipment was shut down, Ontario lost 1,800 megawatts in generation. That’s the equivalent of Niagara Falls running dry.

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