XPost: can.politics   
   From: none@present.com   
      
   "TomP"  wrote in message news:pi67bk$pgj$1@adenine.netfront.net...   
      
   > On 11/07/2018 5:20 PM, M.I.Wakefield wrote:   
   > > Ford ousts Hydro One boss and the utility’s board of directors   
   > >   
   > > Premier Doug Ford has zapped the Hydro One boss he dubbed “the $6   
   > > million dollar man” without an expected $10.7 million severance payment   
   > > and replacing the company’s board of directors.   
   > >   
   > > Chief executive officer Mayo Schmidt, whom Ford promised to fire during   
   > > the June 7 election campaign over his $6.2 million in annual   
   > > compensation, is taking “retirement” with a $400,000 lump sum, Hydro   
   One   
   > > said in a statement Wednesday.   
   > >   
   > > https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2018/07/11/ford-movi   
   g-to-fire-hydro-ones-board-of-directors.html   
   >   
      
   > I watched that news conference when Ford made the announcement that he had   
   > terminated the board. A reporter pointed out that by terminating the board   
   > he may have cut 1 cent from people's hydro bills, and then he asked how   
   > this action will reduce hydro bills. Ford had stated that he was going to   
   > reduce hydro bills by 12% but could not provide any details. He couldn't   
   > answer that question at all! It was like he was still in campaign mode.   
      
   Next up, a new board, new senior management, and the cancellation of all   
   those "green" energy contracts that had us paying 20% of the money for 4% of   
   the electricity.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)