Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli says the Wynne government wasted nearly $12 million on high-priced consultants instead of putting this money towards hydro rebates for low-income households. The Liberal government has been accused of badly mismanaging the Ontario Electricity Support Program. It was revealed by the Ontario PC Party that $11.7 million of the $11.9 million budget went to consultants, publications, media and advertising.
Since this government first took office, average households in Ontario are paying $1,000 more a year on their annual hydro bills. It was recently confirmed that Ontario ratepayers now officially pay the highest residential electricity rates in North America. Fedeli says the government has repeatedly squandered opportunities to provide families and seniors with meaningful relief from skyrocketing hydro rates.
Fedeli concluded by saying they’ve taken funds from a program to help low-income households deal with hydro rates, to pay high-priced consultants and friends of the Liberal party, and that it’s truly shameful.
