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There were trumpets, special guests and a lot of pomp and ceremony as the Ontario provincial legislature returned for a new session after the Liberals prorogued the last one. But no one missed a beat as the legislature was already scheduled to return yesterday from its summer break.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey tried to make it look like a different government,\u201d noted Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Norm Miller. That\u2019s probably because half way into their mandate, support for Wynne\u2019s Liberal government is slipping and they\u2019re feeling the sting of losing a by-election in Scarborough-Rouge, a historically Liberal stronghold.<\/p>\n

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The affordability of electricity is one of the main issues the Liberals focused on as they delivered their Throne Speech. They\u2019ve committed to moving legislation forward that if passed would become effective January 1, 2017. They\u2019re promising a rebate of eight per cent off hydro bills or the equivalent of the provincial portion of the HST charged on electricity. That eight per cent translates to about $130 per year for the typical Ontario household, but Miller referred to it as smoke and mirrors. He said while reducing electricity bills is something the Opposition has been after for some time, last January the Liberals did away with the Clean Energy Benefit on the electricity bill, which amounted to a 10 per cent reduction. Now the intent is to offer an eight per cent rebate and although it has to be applied for, it is not clear whether households must first qualify.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo they did away with a 10 per cent reduction last January and now we\u2019re bringing back an eight per cent reduction,\u201d noted Miller. \u201cAll I know is they said it is going to be a rebate, so it\u2019s not automatic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rural relief<\/h6>\n

Miller did welcome news that there would be relief for rural residents as well as some relief for the business sector. According to the Throne Speech and a media release issued by Wynne\u2019s government, eligible households could see $45 off a typical monthly bill or about $540 a year. At a recent forum<\/a><\/span> held in Huntsville with Hydro One\u2019s ombudsman, Miller said among the biggest concerns he heard from constituents was the cost of delivery charges.<\/p>\n

\u201cI learned at the meeting that delivery charges in rural areas are as high as 89 per cent higher than in urban areas and that\u2019s different from other provinces. A lot of provinces don\u2019t have a differential like that. He said one constituent had a $40 consumption charge but her bill was over $400 and most of it was related to delivery charges. He said he welcomes relief on delivery charges for rural residents, although the specifics of how that program would be rolled out are not yet known.<\/p>\n

Reining in campaign contributions<\/h6>\n

Other proposed legislation would tighten rules around political campaign contributions, and prohibit donations from corporations and unions. But while Miller agrees that reform is necessary, he accused the Liberals of playing games. He said the reforms stem from news that several cabinet ministers were required to raise about half a million dollars each for the Liberal party.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re going to prohibit MPPs from any fundraising as if having a chicken dinner in Parry Sound-Muskoka where people pay $20 is the same as big-time fundraisers held by cabinet ministers,\u201d he said. \u201cIt takes some of the local control from riding associations and hands it over to the central party because they\u2019re also talking about bringing in subsidies so that the parties themselves would receive a fair amount of money based on how many votes they got in the past election, but all that money would be essentially held by the parties.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other promises<\/h6>\n

Other initiatives include more nursing hours for home care, more affordable child care spaces, continuing to invest large amounts of money in Ontario\u2019s infrastructure, more funding for healthcare and more reliable electricity \u2013 all while maintaining a balanced budget.<\/p>\n

\u201cAgain, lots of high-level stuff so until you see the details it\u2019s hard to know,\u201d said Miller, who also noted that many of the initiatives announced were already on the radar and simply re-announced.<\/p>\n

“The biggest new thing they mentioned was the affordability of hydro,” said Miller, arguing that the Province is not headed in the right direction.<\/p>\n

They set the policies that are giving Ontario the highest electricity costs in North America and they\u2019ve had to make all kinds of cuts in health care and at the same time they managed to increase the debt of the province to almost $300 billion, so I absolutely don\u2019t think they\u2019re headed in the right direction. They\u2019ve made some very, very minor course corrections here in this Throne Speech.Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Norm Miller<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In terms of the Liberals’ promise to come in with a balanced budget next year, Miller said he\u2019s skeptical it won\u2019t happen \u201cwithout some trickery involved.\u201d He pointed to the sale of public assets like Hydro One as a way of filling the coffers, but argued that selling such assets is only a short-term solution. \u201cIt\u2019s a very short-term boost but then in the long-term it hurts the financial situation and that\u2019s exactly what the financial accountability officer of the legislature said when he looked at the fire sale of Hydro One.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can read the Throne Speech here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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