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In the looming battle between the board of Hydro One and the Ontario government, my money is on Doug Ford.

The fight is over executive compensation and the province’s promise to stop executives from making out like bandits while providing bad service at high prices.

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The issue was key to Ford’s victory in June but the board of Hydro One doesn’t seem to get it.

After being told by the province to lower the CEO’s total pay package to a maximum of $1.5 million and to pay board members no more than $80,000, the board flipped Premier Ford the finger.

The board wants to pay their CEO a maximum of $2.77 million per year and pay board members $140,000 for a part-time job.

The proposal to offer much more than the government had outlined was delivered last week.

Energy Minister Greg Rickford wrote back to Hydro One board chair Tom Woods telling him the proposal wasn’t acceptable and to submit a new proposal by 5 p.m. on Feb. 14.