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“I Take Full Responsibility for the Fair Hydro Plan, in All of Its Aspects.” Queen’s Park Today – Daily Report December 4, 2018 Quotation of the day “I take full responsibility for the Fair Hydro Plan, in all of its aspects.” Former premier Kathleen Wynne defends Liberal accounting practices at the select ​ ​ committee. Today at Queen’s Park On the schedule The House sits at 9 a.m. The government could call any of the following pieces of business for debate throughout the day: ● Bill 32, Access to Natural Gas Act; ​ ● Bill 34, Green Energy Repeal Act; ​ ● Bill 48, Safe and Supportive Classrooms Act; and ​ ● The government’s order amending the standing orders. The Tories have several motions on the order paper that could extend this week’s sittings as late as midnight. Such motions can be put forward without amendment or debate. Monday’s debates and proceedings Government House Leader Todd Smith successfully put forward a motion amending the ​ ​ standing orders to raise the ceiling for recognized party status from eight seats to 12. It passed in the afternoon after some debate. The new threshold will be enshrined in law as early as Thursday via Bill 57, Trust, ​ ​ Transparency and Accountability Act. The Tories say fast-tracking the change to the standing orders was planned weeks in advance when asked if they were concerned about would-be Liberal recruits, in particular newly independent MPP Amanda Simard. ​ ​ Simard took her new seat in question period, sandwiched on the opposition side behind some of her former PC caucus-mates and next to her fellow Independent Jim Wilson (who has not ​ ​ returned to the pink palace since his ouster from the PC caucus). Simard and Interim Liberal Leader John Fraser both say no formal conversations have taken place about her joining the ​ ​ Grit team. The Tories put forward a motion to sit until midnight, but later withdrew it. In the park In the morning the Egg Farmers of Ontario will lobby MPPs over breakfast. In the evening the Royal Ontario Museum and Tourism Industry Association of Ontario will host a reception. The Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters will also be at Queen’s Park for their lobby day. Wynne defends Liberal accounting practices at select committee Former premier Kathleen Wynne was grilled by the select committee examining her former ​ ​ government’s finances on Monday. The Select Committee on Financial Transparency has been investigating the difference between the Liberals projected $6.7 billion deficit and the $15 billion deficit the Tories claimed after coming to power. PC and NDP MPPs have zeroed in on the Liberal-era Fair Hydro Plan, and in particular the global adjustment refinancing that allowed the government to keep the full cost of subsidizing hydro rates off the bottom line, as well as the accounting of two jointly sponsored pension plans the Liberals counted on the balance sheet despite the Auditor General’s protests. Premier Doug Ford has called the Grits’ accounting practices the biggest “cover-up” in ​ ​ provincial history and claimed the Liberals got “really rich” as a result. Wynne denounced his remarks as “ridiculous” and “outrageous hyperbole.” In over two hours of testimony, Wynne took responsibility for the Fair Hydro Plan and its complicated debt borrowing scheme, but, when pressed by the Tories, would not name the individual who came up with the idea. “I don’t know who the one person was,” Wynne said, stressing that her office worked with the energy and finance ministers and public servants. “I take full responsibility for the Fair Hydro Plan, in all of its aspects,” she said. Wynne used a familiar defence, saying her government inherited an electricity system that previous regimes failed to fix. “I’m not an accountant, I’m not a lawyer, I’m not an economist,” Wynne said. “I’m a practical politician who worked hard to find answers ... I did my utmost at every turn to deal with the hand I was dealt.” Asked whether internal polling conducted by Liberal insider and Gandalf Group head David ​ Herle on Ontarians’ hydro price woes swayed her decision to concoct the Fair Hydro Plan, ​ Wynne said such public-opinion surveys tend to confirm what governments already know. “Did I recognize it as a political problem? Yes I did. But at its base it was a human problem” that she believed needed to be fixed. “My actions were motivated by wanting to solve this problem,” the former premier said. The NDP asked point blank if there was a deliberate decision to keep the cost of the hydro relief plan off the books. Wynne said the decision was “to have the rate base and the tax base pay for the things that made the most sense for them to pay for.” Wynne acknowledged civil servants, including Cabinet Secretary Steve Orsini, were just doing ​ ​ their job when they raised concerns about the hydro plan last year. Orsini and other bureaucrats have previously told the committee they brought up concerns to the premier to no avail. Wynne also said it “does not make any sense” and “worries” her that the Tories have blocked requests to hear from the former provincial controller, Cindy Veinot, who was deeply involved in ​ ​ the accounting of the hydro plan and pension assets. The PCs say there is a limited time for hearing from witnesses. NDP MPP Sandy Shaw denounced the select committee as a “political theatre” that hasn’t ​ ​ yielded much new information. She said it’s important to understand how a government makes its decisions but there’s no “smoking gun … where everybody gasps and goes, ‘We got to the bottom of this.’” PC MPP Ross Romano told reporters the committee’s mandate is to get answers about ​ ​ Ontario’s higher-than-expected deficit for the public and he’s “confident we asked those questions.” Romano said Wynne could have used Monday’s opportunity to address Ontarians about her regime’s controversial accounting practices but “I don’t believe I heard anything by way of an apology.” Former energy minister Glenn Thibeault testifies Tuesday. The committee agreed to ​ ​ compensate Thibeault for travel and hotel expenses since he’s trekking in from Sudbury. ​ ​ The select committee’s final report is due December 13. Provincial advocates cry foul on the elimination of their offices Ontario’s soon-to-be-axed watchdogs lamented the Tories’ mini-budget bill at committee Monday. Provincial Children and Youth Advocate Irwin Elman told MPPs studying Bill 57 that it will put ​ ​ ​ ​ vulnerable children at risk, citing his office’s legislated mandate to protect the rights of young people and its “on-the-ground” advocacy work. If changes aren’t made to the current draft legislation, Elman said “critical, proactive, and necessary safeguards for children and youth will simply vanish.” He raised concerns about the complaints-based process, noting that under proposed law, a child in provincial care and someone decrying a municipal bylaw would call the same line for help. Elman suggested expanding the provincial ombudsman’s scope and resources to meet the specific needs of children in need. Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod has said she will direct the ombudsman to review all of ​ ​ the child advocate’s pending investigations. French-Language Services Commissioner François Boileau said eliminating the office will save ​ ​ taxpayers “maybe less than $300,000. But what we are losing, what the Franco-Ontarians and the general public are losing, is the voice of an expert and cost-effective adviser.” Boileau noted he’s held 273 community meetings since taking office in 2014, something the Ombudsman or their deputy would not be able to carry out. Without an independent watchdog who can proactively launch investigations, the Franco-Ontarian community could suffer “from further indifference to their challenges and encroachment of their rights,” he said. Representatives from the Canadian Environmental Law Association, Ontario Nature, Friends of the Porcupine River Watershed, and retired deputy environmental commissioner of Ontario Ellen Schwartzel were at committee to fight against the elimination of the Office of the ​ Environmental Commissioner of Ontario. They argued the office’s independence will be lost if the commissioner simply becomes an employee of the auditor general’s office, as proposed by Bill 57. ​ The Conservatives have cited Ontario’s $14.5 billion deficit when defending the cuts to independent watchdog offices. While it’s unlikely the Tories will restore the standalone watchdog offices, any amendments will be dealt with at clause-by-clause consideration Tuesday and Wednesday before the bill is sent back to the House for third reading by Thursday. Today’s events December 4 at 9:30 a.m. – Toronto ​ Concerned Ontario Doctors will hold a news conference in the Queen’s Park media studio. Frontline doctors promise to share “insights into the current state of Ontario’s healthcare crisis,” including what promises the Ford administration has broken and which it has kept since taking office. December 4 at 1 p.m. – Toronto ​ Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell and Accessibility Minister Raymond Cho will ​ ​ ​ ​ present the David C. Onley awards recognizing citizens who have made a difference when it comes to making life better for Ontarians with disabilities. December 4 at 1:30 p.m. – Toronto ​ Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark and Government and Consumer Services ​ ​ Minister Bill Walker will make an announcement in Macdonald Block. ​ ​ December 4 at 6:30 p.m. – Toronto ​ NDP MPPs Jessica Bell and Suze Morrison will host an “emergency” town hall on affordable ​ ​ ​ ​ housing alongside housing advocates and Toronto city councillor Mike Layton. ​ ​ Upcoming events December 7 – Montreal ​ Premier Doug Ford and his fellow first ministers meet in Montreal later this week. The meeting ​ ​ is hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs ​ ​ Dominic LeBlanc.
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