Not denying he said it but I'm not sure I believe it. Hampton was talking about renewables before Tabuns was in the Caucus and the industrial hydro rate is pretty antithetical to Tabuns much noted earlier praise for higher hydro rates - that latter move seems more like Hampton. I've no doubt that Peter had input but, frankly, the NDP's position on green power could have been written by any number of environmental groups - all opposed coal, all opposed nuclear, all insisted we could get by on renewables and conservation.

Which gets to my more crucial point: the people of Ontario weren't dazzled by a detailed plan for Ontario's electricity system when they last had a chance to vote for it. It was ignored in 2007 why does Tabuns think it will be a hit in 2011?