In 2004, Athens, Greece hosted the Olympics - Cost $15B, population of Greece 11 million.  Ontario's Fair Hydro Plan costs $45 billion, population of Ontario 13.6 million.  The Athens Summer Olympics is cited as major contributor to the Greek-Government debt crisis.  History may not repeat itself, but it often rhymes. Bad decisions to hit short-term targets will ultimately put the government behind the eight-ball in terms of costs, lost opportunities to do other more pressing projects, and Provincial brand and no amount of subsequent brilliance will overcome the damage that has been inflicted.