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Ford government proposes new powers to control who gets electricity access

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  • streetfestival@lemmy.caS This user is from outside of this forum
    streetfestival@lemmy.caS This user is from outside of this forum
    streetfestival@lemmy.ca
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    “There’s always a risk when corporate interests are negotiating agreements with governments in back rooms,” he said. “They [the Ford government] often point to external pressures — energy demand, housing need, trade tariffs — as reasons to act quickly. But it’s really about removing democratic guardrails and making it easier to cut backroom deals with powerful corporations.”

    https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/03/news/ford-government-proposes-control-electricity-access-data-centres

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    • streetfestival@lemmy.caS streetfestival@lemmy.ca

      “There’s always a risk when corporate interests are negotiating agreements with governments in back rooms,” he said. “They [the Ford government] often point to external pressures — energy demand, housing need, trade tariffs — as reasons to act quickly. But it’s really about removing democratic guardrails and making it easier to cut backroom deals with powerful corporations.”

      https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/03/news/ford-government-proposes-control-electricity-access-data-centres

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      wirebeads@lemmy.ca
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      #2

      I absolutely despise this man so much. He can join crackhead Rob

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      • streetfestival@lemmy.caS streetfestival@lemmy.ca

        “There’s always a risk when corporate interests are negotiating agreements with governments in back rooms,” he said. “They [the Ford government] often point to external pressures — energy demand, housing need, trade tariffs — as reasons to act quickly. But it’s really about removing democratic guardrails and making it easier to cut backroom deals with powerful corporations.”

        https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/03/news/ford-government-proposes-control-electricity-access-data-centres

        mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.comM This user is from outside of this forum
        mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.comM This user is from outside of this forum
        mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        “Otherwise, we are opening ourselves up to cronyism, corruption and economic inefficiency,” Hsu said. “We’ve seen them time and time again not being able to resist the urge of helping insiders, so I am wary to trust the government if, and when, they say that no influence will occur.”

        This is incredibly rich coming from the Ford Government.

        also, non-payalled link: https://archive.is/EP1Vh

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        • streetfestival@lemmy.caS streetfestival@lemmy.ca

          “There’s always a risk when corporate interests are negotiating agreements with governments in back rooms,” he said. “They [the Ford government] often point to external pressures — energy demand, housing need, trade tariffs — as reasons to act quickly. But it’s really about removing democratic guardrails and making it easier to cut backroom deals with powerful corporations.”

          https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/03/news/ford-government-proposes-control-electricity-access-data-centres

          johnnycanuck@lemmy.caJ This user is from outside of this forum
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          johnnycanuck@lemmy.ca
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          I guess they shouldn’t have privatized hydro after all…

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          • streetfestival@lemmy.caS streetfestival@lemmy.ca

            “There’s always a risk when corporate interests are negotiating agreements with governments in back rooms,” he said. “They [the Ford government] often point to external pressures — energy demand, housing need, trade tariffs — as reasons to act quickly. But it’s really about removing democratic guardrails and making it easier to cut backroom deals with powerful corporations.”

            https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/03/news/ford-government-proposes-control-electricity-access-data-centres

            circav@lemmy.caC This user is from outside of this forum
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            circav@lemmy.ca
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            Corrupt POS

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            • mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.comM mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com

              “Otherwise, we are opening ourselves up to cronyism, corruption and economic inefficiency,” Hsu said. “We’ve seen them time and time again not being able to resist the urge of helping insiders, so I am wary to trust the government if, and when, they say that no influence will occur.”

              This is incredibly rich coming from the Ford Government.

              also, non-payalled link: https://archive.is/EP1Vh

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              ryper@lemmy.ca
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              That quote didn’t come from the Ford government. This is the paragraph before that:

              Ontario Liberal energy critic Ted Hsu said prioritizing grid access for major economic projects makes sense — but only if done transparently and free of partisan influence.

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              • johnnycanuck@lemmy.caJ johnnycanuck@lemmy.ca

                I guess they shouldn’t have privatized hydro after all…

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                lost_faith
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                My bill literally doubled when that happened

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                  My bill literally doubled when that happened

                  johnnycanuck@lemmy.caJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                  johnnycanuck@lemmy.ca
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                  Monopolies will do that.

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