Titled “October, 2014, Ontario’s breath-taking, record-breaking month for electricity bills,” Parker and Luft reveal that last month, Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Liberal government paid $1 billion more for electricity than the market value of that power.
Put another way, the so-called “Global Adjustment” in Ontario – the difference between the market value of electricity and what it actually cost to produce – topped $1 billion, for the first time, ever.
For the average Ontario household, Parker and Luft note, that will mean an extra charge of about $30 on November’s hydro bill alone, although it won’t appear as a separate item on many residential hydro bills because the Global Adjustment is incorporated into “time of use” rates.
Lest We Forget
Sowell on Obama
People who are increasingly questioning Barack Obama’s competence are continuing to ignore the alternative possibility that his fundamental values and imperatives are different from theirs. You cannot tell whether someone is failing or succeeding without knowing what they are trying to do. When Obama made a brief public statement about Americans being beheaded by terrorists, and then went on out to play golf, that was seen as a sign of political ineptness, rather than a stark revelation of what kind of man he is, underneath the smooth image and lofty rhetoric.
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Reader Tips
The Man Comes Around.
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Honey, I Finished The Internet
Terrible real estate agent photographs (link fixed, sorry!)
This Is Awkward
h/t Stephen
Things You’ll Never See On The CBC
Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber.
h/t John Groves
Y2Kyoto: Decide The Incline
“… it gets even worse. Thirty percent of the temperatures USHCN reports, are completely fabricated, i.e. there is no underlying thermometer data at that station for that month.”
“Knock Knock”
“Who’s there?”
“Reserve Currency.”
“Reserve currency who?”
A Doomed Endeavour
Transgender punk musician Alyssa Kai longs for “authentic rebellion.” But it must be politically correct.
Let Me Fix That Headline For You
“From the CCF to Mao Zedong to Fidel Castro, a left-wing organization of any kind must seek to educate the people whom it wishes to capture.”
Reader Tips
Tonight’s entertainment en route to the tips comes in the form of a nice little tune sung in a pleasant voice by a modestly dressed woman, as Italian singer and sometimes-actress Wilma Goich performs her 1965 single Le Colline Sono in Fiore (“The Hills Are in Bloom”).
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
Honey, I Finished The Internet
The ancient Japanese monks who mummified themselves to death.
I Amuse Myself
Enjoy your virgins, al-Baghdadi. #ISIS http://t.co/Tun9wCvGGY pic.twitter.com/ubAk3Rbhbj
— Katewerk (@katewerk) November 9, 2014
Kinder Morgan Protest Unmasked
Complete with interactive chart – This series of four articles will address the problem by digging into the details of the protest, the people and organisations working behind the scenes, and by deconstructing some of the bovine excrement being fed to the public. After several weeks of investigation it’s become clear that everything is not what it looks like on the surface- despite the protest’s grassroots appearance, there are many well-funded organizations working in the background.
h/t Kevin B.
Don’t Panic
It’s really, really hard to catch: The top U.S. military officer has designated five U.S. bases where American troops would be housed and isolated for 21 days upon returning from Africa after serving in the Ebola response mission, U.S. officials said Friday. (h/t Jerry)
The Flipside
Free Ezra Levant!
The perfect gift for the Liberal politician or famous CBC personality on your Christmas list.
In The Mail
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The Real Nature of Religion – Rebecca Bynum “The rise of militant atheism in the West coupled with the resurgence of Islam has left many people confused as to the true nature of religion.” |
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Riding Mass Transit Is Like Inviting 20 Random Hitchhikers Into Your Car
National Post – Toronto Police have arrested a Brampton man in connection with four sexual assaults on TTC buses.