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Tories call Liberals a laughing stock for losing $61 million on Ontera sale
2015-09-29 23:33:48| Telecom - Topix.net
The opposition parties pounced Tuesday on public accounts showing the Ontario government took a $61 million loss on the sale of a Crown agency, and paid more for consultants than it received for the telecommunications company Ontera. Ontera, an arm of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, was sold to Bell Aliant in 2014 for $6 million, but newly released figures show the government paid $6.5 million for lawyers and consultants to advise it on the sale.
In Wisconsin, Sanders hopes to find like-minded liberals
2015-07-02 01:35:19| Energy - Topix.net
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is hoping to tap the long history of liberalism and progressive politics in Wisconsin as he pushes his campaign into Republican Gov. Scott Walker's backyard. Sanders has booked the downtown Alliant Energy Center with the goal of filling its 10,000 seats to show his bid to snatch the Democratic nomination from front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton isn't a longshot after all.
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B.C. Liberals acknowledge 'significant adverse effect' of LNG emissions
2015-06-23 05:15:07| Grocery - Topix.net
Premier Christy Clark speaks at an announcement about a joint venture agreement with Shell Canada Energy, PetroChina Corporation, Korea Gas Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation to develop a proposed LNG export project in 2014. Photo: Darryl Dyck Premier Christy Clark speaks at an announcement about a joint venture agreement with Shell Canada Energy, PetroChina Corporation, Korea Gas Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation to develop a proposed LNG export project in 2014.
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Liberals pass Ontario budget, clearing way for privatization of Hydro One
2015-06-03 20:03:48| Energy - Topix.net
The Liberal government used its majority today to pass the Ontario budget, which clears the way for the sale of Hydro One, the huge electrical transmission utility. The Progressive Conservatives and New Democrats had urged the government to separate the Hydro One sale from the omnibus budget bill, warning electricity rates will soar even higher once it is privatized.
Reevely: Ontario Liberals wrong to shrug off Hydro warning
2015-05-16 15:46:57| Energy - Topix.net
Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk delivers her 2014 report during a press conference in Toronto on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette // TO01210-reevely // Na121014-audtor The Ontario government plans to privatize 60 per cent of the company that runs Ontario's electricity transmission grid and to take away all those independent officers' authority to investigate it and make recommendations about problems it needs to fix.
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