Electricity Rate Federal Blame
Premiers blame carbon tax for electricity costs while provincial privatization, contract cancellations, and policy decisions caused most rate increases.
📁 An in effect Other policy from April 2023 · Partially sourced
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"Carbon Tax Raises Hydro Bills"
Federal carbon pricing drives up electricity costs for Ontario families and businesses, making the province less competitive.
"The federal carbon tax will cost you."
— Ontario government gas pump sticker (Federal Carbon Tax Transparency Act), 2019
"$2B+ on Anti-Carbon-Tax Ads, Not Rate Relief"
Ontario's high electricity rates stem from provincial decisions — the Global Adjustment surcharge, above-market renewable contracts (Liberal era), and OPG debt recovery charges. Ford spent $2B+ on the Ontario Electricity Rebate (a blanket subsidy) rather than structural reform, plus millions on anti-federal advertising.
- Ontario spent $37M+ on anti-carbon-tax advertising campaigns (Auditor General)source
- Ontario Electricity Rebate costs taxpayers $2B+ annually — a subsidy, not a fixsource
- Global Adjustment (provincial, not federal) makes up ~70% of generation costssource
- Carbon pricing adds ~$0.005/kWh — less than 4% of an average billsource
This section represents editorial interpretation of documented evidence.
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