Re: Energy bill will not list carbon fee, Dec. 6

Energy bill will not list carbon fee, Dec. 6

Is it actually true that the Ontario Energy Board has a mandate allowing it to tell natural gas suppliers that costs must be concealed from customers? That’s a dictatorial power beyond comprehension.

According to information recently distributed by my gas supplier, the estimated government fee of 3.3 cents per cubic-metre will be added to my fuel costs (but included in the delivery fee). That’s a tax of almost 30 per cent on my current natural gas rates — absolutely amazing and outrageous.

Why has the Ontario government never spoken of the increase as a percentage? The estimated additional cost of “$5 per month” for the average home appears to be a cruel hoax.

George Dunbar, Toronto

Along with our most recent Enbridge bill was a flyer entitled “Learn how cap and trade will affect your bill and what you can do to manage it.” I read it a couple of times and the message was pretty clear: our gas bill is going to go up to encourage us to save the environment.

What concerned me the most was the comment, “The charges to recover emission costs will be included in the Delivery to You charges on your bill.” This is typical of these guys, try and bury or at least camouflage the impact of these new levies to keep the public ignorant of the true impact.

How does burying the impact in with other charges help us to better manage this change? They must be ordered to show all cap and trade transactions separately.

Brian Simpson, Oshawa

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