Andre Marin was Ontario Ombudsman. ( Darren Calabrese / THE CANADIAN PRESS file photo )After a decade as one of Ontario’s top watchdogs, André Marin says he couldn’t resist adding some political bark to his bite. The outspoken former ombudsman credits Premier Kathleen Wynne’s promise of 8 per cent off hydro bills for sparking his run as a Progressive Conservative in the looming Ottawa-Vanier byelection. Downplaying the estimated $130-a-year tax break as little more than “a handful of Snickers bars a month,” Marin said Monday that more is needed to help “hydro paupers” struggling with electricity bills. Marin said he reached out to PC leader Patrick Brown after the pledge to remove the provincial tax on hydro appeared in Wynne’s throne speech two weeks ago.

Source: thestar September 26, 2016 21:56 UTC