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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.”

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[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

“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

[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago

Corrupt POS

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I guess they shouldn't have privatized hydro after all...

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My bill literally doubled when that happened

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Monopolies will do that.