It is ridiculous to continue…

It is ridiculous to continue using finite fuel sources when advances in solar and wind technology are making it easier and cheaper for the consumer.  Unfortunately, Toronto Hydro is gouging consumers and lining their own silk pockets (as well as some government officials) while the province has to put programs in place to help low-income families who have to choose between hydro or food.  This is disgraceful.

To "green" the province, Premier Wynne should do the following:

1) upgrade ALL homes on Ontario First Nation Reserves to include solar panels, geo-thermal technology and water purification systems.  Build greenhouses and teach residents how to cultivate their harvests so that food scarcity is reduced.  This would be a way for the Ontario government to make amends for decades of First Nations neglect.

2) give tax incentives to Ontarians to upgrade their homes to use solar panels, personal wind turbines (they look like little tress and are silent) and retro-fit their homes for geo-thermal heating and cooling.

3) give 100% per-unit rebates to landlords who install solar panels to apartment units.

4) pass a law that ALL NEW BUILDINGS (commercial or private apartments/condos and homes) in the province of Ontario MUST include geo-thermal and/or solar panels and/or personal wind turbines in the construction and give tax rebates to all builders and home owners for this.  These rebates will pay for themselves within 5 years, due to consumers putting money back IN to the power grid and Ontario being able to sell more electricity to other provinces or U.S. states.

5) build greenhouses in every school and include gardening as a required course in elementary and secondary schools.

In return, the province would reduce or remove the hydro subsidy altogether, people would be healthier so medical costs would go down, hospital wait times would be reduced, medical expenses would be reduced and the overall picture for Ontario would be hopeful instead of the bleak and fearful future we have now.

[Original Comment ID: 206071]