The Liberal government says it will remove the Ontario portion of the HST from hydro bills. In Ontario, the provincial portion of the 13 percent HST is eight percent. It was just nine months ago that Ontario scrapped the Clean Energy Benefit, which provided a 10-per-cent reduction on all parts of electricity bills, including the HST. But the Liberals aren’t through with spending. They announced a commitment to create an additional 100,000 licensed child care spaces for kids aged four and under over five years, starting in 2017. The government also promises to put a new emphasis on math skills after half of all Grade 6 students failed to meet the provincial math standard this year, continuing a steady decline in test scores over the past five years.
