CUPE union claims Hydro One sale violates securities law A major opponent of the Ontario government’s decision to sell Hydro One is asking financial regulators to halt the multibillion-dollar deal, saying it contravenes securities law.
Liberals’ plan to sell Hydro One a blunder
Tom Mulcair, NDP Leader and soon to be Canada’s first New democratic Prime Minister, electrified the CUPE Ontario convention with a rousing address on his NDP team’s plan, with the help of CUPE members, to build a better Canada. “When I hear CUPE say it’s partners with the NDP, nothing makes me prouder,” said Mulcair,…
TORONTO, ON – More than one thousand people converged on Queen’s Park Thursday afternoon, calling on MPPs to cancel plans to privatize Hydro One. The rally took place as the legislature began its final clause-by-clause review of the provincial budget bill, which includes legislation intended to make the sale legal. “We are here to tell…
TORONTO, ON – If the Liberal government passes its budget omnibus bill, Hydro One will no longer be public and we won’t even be able to learn details of its sale, according to two prominent legal experts. In fact, the sale won’t even produce promised revenue for infrastructure. “In short, Bill 91 doesn’t do…
Ontario watchdogs slam Wynne’s Hydro One sale
We must not sell Hydro One
Hydro One privatization has water and trade implications
TORONTO, ON – The Ontario government’s plan to sell part of Hydro One is a bad idea that will end up losing hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a new report by economists Dr. David Peters and Dr. Douglas Peters. The report, released by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario details how…
Ontarians oppose Hydro One privatization by a three-to-one margin, new poll says | Full poll results (courtesy of OPSEU)
