We're told that it ensures a level playing field for all who attend school right across the province. What it really means is that wealthier Boards will directly subsidize others. Remember that the Harris government wants to financially penalize some Boards in Northern Ontario who dare to believe they should have the right to decide how money they raised should be spent. They're not allowed to offer Junior Kindergarten although that's what their constituents want. The money they've allocated for J- K is forfeited to the government.
Electricity is supplied across the province at the same rate.
The various costs of generation and transmission and distribution to high and low density areas and to those close to generating plants and those 2,000 km from generating plants is averaged out. It wants the corporation reduced to the role of banker for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity throughout the province. The new Ontario Hydro Acceptance Corp. would own some shares and some debt equity in the privatized generation and transmission companies. All shareholders would be able to sell any and all shares to a third party or merge with another company and, in effect, allow even a foreign-based multinational to successfully rebuild the monopoly. Distance from generating station and density of population are going to be big factors in reaching agreement on the cost to users.