A pathetic attempt to buy our votes with our children's money.  I am as disgusted as everyone with the state of electricity prices in Ontario.  It is abundantly clear that the only reason we pay such rates is mismanagement.

But because the folks who created the contracts were obviously asleep at the switch, there isn't much that can be done in the medium term but suck it up.  I could have an extravagant lifestyle now by spending my retirement savings and maxing out my line of credit.  But that would lead to financial penury in the future.

No, we need a longer term fix.  Either let the existing punishing contracts run their course or challenge them in court for a better deal.  If investing in green sources, make sure there is an economic case as well as an environmental one.  And most important of all, hold officials to account for a little stewardship.