Letter to Premier Wynne From The OLeary For Canada Campaign Trail
February 3, 2017
Hi Premier Wynne,
I kicked off my campaign to become Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada a couple of weeks ago, and have been traveling the country meeting with Canadians. I have to bring on a lot of new members if I am going to win this thing and defeat your buddy Justin Trudeau in 2019.
I recently did some events in Ottawa, and Im pleased to say that the meeting hall was packed young people came out by the hundreds. It seems they are getting a little antsy about the fact that Ontarios economy is grinding to a halt. (These pesky kids, the next thing you know, theyre all going to want jobs!) I know you are not spending any time worrying about them. Youre too busy dreaming up new taxes in Ontario, buying carbon credits from California and wasting our money on foreign green tech deals, that go nowhere.
At my last meeting, the craziest thing happened. I was about to start my Q&A when a farmer raised his and hand to give me a folded piece of paper.
I was blown away; it was his hydro bill for $71,618.58!
These hydro bills you send out are so complicated nobody can figure out whats going on. But I guess thats your strategy you do a great job of hiding your mistakes with language. You signed 20 and 30 year green contracts for wind and solar farms and agreed to purchase electricity at 80 cents per kilowatt hour when everybody else pays 2.3 cents per kilowatt hour. I love the way you call it a Global Adjustment Fee as if its out of your control.
On this poor farmers bill, this fee was buried with all the other taxes, delivery charges, regulatory charges, debt retirement and HST charges. You know Im a numbers guy, so I went to work on this right away. Basically, he used $5,177.31 worth of electricity. The other $66,441.27 amounted from all your charges and taxes with fancy names that you make him pay to cover up for your uneconomic wind and solar contracts. Add this to the new carbon tax scheme that you and Justin Trudeau have forced on voters and you are killing his business. This is his livelihood at stake, have you no shame?
But wait, there is more.
He found out that you recently sold 22.6 billion kilowatt hours of electricity to farmers and their neighbours in New York and Michigan. People in those states are not stupid, they are not willing to pay for your mistakes. They buy electricity at the market rate of 2.3 cents while you make our Ontario farmers and residents pay 40 times more.
Dont you see anything wrong with that?
Anyway, not to be ungrateful for your leadership and business acumen, but here is what Im going to do for you. You know how NHL winners take the Stanley Cup around the country and let people take pictures with it?
Im going to make this Ontario farmers hydro bill your Stanley Cup. It is the symbol of your great leadership.
Over the next few months, I will be meeting with thousands of Ontario taxpayers in small and big towns alike. Ill bring this bill with me. I will explain every line item to them. Time to clear up the hydro bill confusion, dont you agree? From what the voters are telling me, Ontarians want the cold, hard, truth. Im going to give it to them.
Oh, one last thing: as a seasoned politician, Im sure you know how expensive these road trips are. Given all the taxes I have paid to you over the years it would be wonderful if you could return the favor and contribute to my campaign. Its easy just go to
www.olearyforcanada.ca and fill in the form. You can contribute up to $1,550.00 and the good news is that you get a tax deduction. No need to thank me! And come to think of it, please pass the link on to those Ministers in your cabinet who have also been sending me letters. Im sure they want to help with my campaign too.
As for the farmer and everyone else in the room who saw his hydro bill? They wont be voting for you or Justin Trudeau.
They have joined my team, because together, they know we can do better.
Speak soon.
Sincerely,
Kevin OLeary
Candidate for Leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, Ontario taxpayer, and your boss until the next election.