The government says their plan will hold rate increases to inflation.
Ontario's Energy Minister Greg Rickford speaks at a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on Dec. 17, 2018.
Energy Minister Greg Rick Ford said hydro rate increases will be held to inflation, and noted that the government remains committed to its election campaign promise of lowering rates a further 12 per cent, although he did not have a timeline for that goal.Liberal plan was to address skyrocketing prices
Rickford said that decision would allow the government to save on interest payments, though he did not say by what amount.NDP MPP Peter Tabuns speaks during question period at Queen's Park in Toronto on Feb. 21, 2017.
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