Anyone who has been offended by radio ads telling him how the Ontario government is saving money on his hydro bill may wish to know that the whole campaign is scheduled to cost $5.5 over two years ending December 2018. It is also advertising which in another world — before the Liberals changed the rules — would not have been allowed on the public nickel because it is deemed partisan by the auditor general. Canadian Press says this comes from a freedom of information request by the New Democrats. It shows that $1.2 million had been spent as of March 31 and that the total budget is over two years. The cost of energy has skyrocketed in recent years attributable to green energy programs (turbines etc) which have not replaced conventional energy and cancelled projects like the notorious 2010 election-eve shutdown of gas plants.
