Marco Chown Oved’s article on Ontario’s new 600-megawatt electricity import deal highlights a glaring policy failure.
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Paying an undisclosed price to import energy from the United States derived from fossil fuels compromises Canadian energy sovereignty.
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Paying → pay → sovereignty
The current supply crunch in Ontario stems directly from relying on costly, slow-to-deploy “small modular reactors” rather than building out wind and solar power.
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crunch → stem → power
Relying on foreign fossil fuels to cover maintenance-related nuclear downtime increases carbon pollution and drives up ratepayers’ bills.
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Relying → rely → bills
Instead of deepening the province’s dependency on American fossil-fuel generation, the Ford government should be investing in domestic renewables, battery storage and stronger interprovincial grid connections with Quebec to keep Ontario’s energy clean, reliable and sovereign.
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government → deepen → energy
At first, Premier Doug Ford threatened to cut power to America due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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Ford → threaten → tariffs
Now, he’s signed us up to import power from America?
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he → sign → America
Ted Lister, Hamilton
Bradford’s plan doesn’t hold water
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plan → hold → water
We should not turn a necessity of life such as water into a corporation.
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It’s time for a few facts: When then-premier Mike Harris changed all public hydro utilities — including Toronto Hydro — into for-profit enterprises, his government’s advertising campaign repeatedly promised lower rates.
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It’s the same promise Brad Bradford is making on water.
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Bradford → ’ → water
Yet by 2007, hydro rates in Ontario had doubled; by 2010, they’d tripled; and by 2018, rates had quadrupled — although this is currently obscured by Ford’s multibillion-dollar rebate program, paid for by taxpayers.
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Stintz makes comparisons to Toronto Hydro, noting it’s “regulated,” but that is very misleading.
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that → make → Hydro
Yes, Toronto Hydro is regulated — by the Ontario Energy Board, also created by Harris.
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Hydro → regulate → Harris
The corporation offers some of the highest electricity rates in the country.
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corporation → offer → country
Corporatizing water is a big mistake, as former Toronto mayor David Miller has argued.
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Miller → corporatize → water
Going in reverse on Toronto bike lanes
How ill-advised.
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Going → go → lanes
Removing bike lanes takes us backwards.
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Removing → remove → us
Look at Europe, at renowned cities such as Amsterdam, which has prioritized public transit and cycling.
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which → look → transit
So I say to the cyclists protesting his policy: take the whole lane, as you are entitled to do, because bicycles are considered vehicles under the law.
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bicycles → say → law
Patrick Shaw, Toronto
Was Freeland only working for herself?
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Freeland → work → herself
For close to 10 years, Chrystia Freeland stood at Justin Trudeau’s side, nodding at his every word.
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Now she wants readers to believe she knew better all the time.
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she → want → ?
It was personally advantageous to her to simply smile and nod.
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Well, Canadians have had enough of self-serving politicians.
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While the Star may not satisfy everyone in terms of maximizing output of Canadian content, this reader believes the paper is doing its part in the current trade war.
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One need only look at the weekly Travel section over the past year or so: we see content covering Canada and the rest of the world, but almost nothing on travel to the U.S. — exactly as those of us who would rather visit alternative destinations want.
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who → look → destinations
On the other hand, in the Star’s weekly automobile reviews, it would be helpful to see some information on Canadian content in the manufacturers’ specifications summaries.
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it → see → summaries
The squeaky wheel gets the Greece
I thought there was a petition out there asking to have Pete Hoekstra removed from his ambassadorship and therefore, presumably, expelled from Canada.
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Hoekstra → get → Canada
Perhaps this should be expedited in some way, because the sooner Hoekstra gets transferred elsewhere, the better.
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Hoekstra → expedite → way
I hear there’s an opening in Greece!
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I → hear → Greece
Patrick Stewart, Toronto
Seniors are passing the test of time
This is an interesting article by Sonia Day.
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Having just reached 80 years old myself, I enjoyed Day’s take on going through cognitive and sight tests for driving.
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My own experience had some similarity to hers: although I didn’t feel that I had any less skill or cognitive ability than most other drivers on the road, I was still apprehensive about the test.
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I → have → test
And as it was for Day, so the test ended up being a breeze for me.
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test → end → me
I was very impressed with the young man who tested me.
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who → test → me
He explained everything well and allotted plenty of time.
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Also, I was pleased to see that everyone was treated gently and with respect.
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everyone → see → respect
The whole process, from reception to walking out with my new card, took about 15 minutes.
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Mike Faye, Toronto
My mother went into a nursing home two weeks before her 100th birthday.
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mother → go → birthday
…and 17 more, not listed.
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