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Federal Liberal candidates knocking on doors for the Oct. 19 election are hearing about the planned sale, “and not in a good way,” added Bradley.

“It is a handicap for the Liberal candidates,” he said. “Northern Ontario has made it very clear they don’t support this, and southwestern Ontario doesn’t support this, but we’re not being listened to.”

Voters wonder if Wynne is prepared to act in a unilateral way, would Justin Trudeau act in a similar manner, said Katrina Miller of the Keep Hydro Public coalition.

“She’s moving forward on an ill-fated, precedent-setting, sell-off that seems to be a fire sale, with no desire to listen to what anyone else is saying,” said Miller. “If she’s willing to do that, they question whether or not Justin Trudeau may be headed in the same direction.”

Whitby Councillor Chris Leahey said federal and provincial Liberals will “absolutely” pay a price at the polls for Wynne’s decision to plow ahead with the sale despite surveys showing over 80 per cent of Ontarians oppose the privatization.

The Liberals didn’t tell voters in the 2014 Ontario election that their plans for asset sales meant privatizing Hydro One, despite Wynne’s claim that she has a mandate to sell the utility, added Leahey.

“Selling Hydro One was not part of their election plan, so where is the consultation,” he asked. “People are worried their hydro rates will go up.”

Selling Hydro One was not part of their election plan, so where is the consultation

Bradley said voters would have “to be Sherlock Holmes” to have figured out the Liberals were talking about selling Hydro One when their 2014 campaign platform spoke about “optimizing the value of provincial assets.”