Horwath said hydro rates have already cost Ontario's healthcare dearly. "There have already been frontline workers laid off at many hospitals, and with skyrocketing hydro bills, hospitals are being squeezed tighter." Ontario Provincial NDP Leader Andrea Horwath addressed Queen's Park Tuesday saying the hydro rates have cost Ontario health care dearly. Maria Hayes, senior public affairs specialist for St. Joe's said while the hospital saw its hydro bills increase, its consumption went up as well — by roughly 27 per cent. Horwath recently released an NDP plan that would cut hydro bills by as much as 30 per cent.

Source: CBC News March 21, 2017 23:00 UTC