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 (Queen’s Park) – Skyrocketing hydro rates are becoming a serious hardship for many Ontario families—and it’s about to get even worse, warns Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott. “Residential electricity prices are expected to rise by 46 percent over the next five years, an average annual rate of about 7.9 percent,” Mr. Arnott told the Ontario Legislature, referencing the McGuinty government’s own projections. The Progressive Conservative caucus has established that rates have gone up 75 percent since the McGuinty government took office in 2003. In light of these numbers, Mr. Arnott later ridiculed the Liberals’ so-called “Ontario Clean Energy Benefit,” which commits to a 10-percent rate cut. “After such massive increases, and all their broken promises, who will believe hydro rates are actually going down?” In his remarks in the Legislature, Mr. Arnott read from an email he received from a single mother unable to afford to heat her home: “I’m really concerned about how much I have to subtract from my grocery bill in order to keep the house warm and my son from getting sick.... I don’t know where to turn but I’m sure hoping you can help.” The email also referenced the HST, which has already added 8 percent to her hydro bill. “In our area alone, there are thousands of families who already can’t afford their hydro bills,” Mr. Arnott later said. “It’s a major problem and, when this government’s even bigger increases kick in, it’s only going to get worse.” For months, PC Leader Tim Hudak has been taking on the McGuinty government over the rising cost of hydro. He has pointed to the HST, the so-called smart meters, the government’s expensive energy experiments and sweetheart Samsung deal as the major causes of the rate increases that Ontario families are now facing. For further information, contact Ted Arnott, MPP Phone 416-325-3880 Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Web www.tedarnottmpp.com
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