Ontario seeks way out of energy policy turmoil

The province of Ontario, Canada’s industrial heartland, is on the brink of an energy crisis, in spite of exhaustive efforts to decide on its future energy supplies.

Over the past two years, three high-level commissions have proffered advice. Responding to the most recent report, the Liberal government last month organised public meetings in 12 cities. And every household has received a brochure with its latest electricity bill, inviting further comments.

..To make matters worse, Ontario Power Generation (OPG), the generating arm of the defunct Ontario Hydro, poured more than C$1bn ($870m,