TORONTO – Coming on the heels of criticism of her government’s proposed sale of 60 percent of Hydro One, Premier Wynne has reassured the province it is a move that will only cause trouble ‘after I am no longer premier.’
“Will a private Hydro One be less willing to put public policy ahead of profits? Yes,” said Wynne. “But by then I’ll have left office as the person who paid for transit infrastructure without raising taxes, so it all evens out.”
Although some have criticised the plan for removing Hydro One from public audits and oversight, Wynne shot back by saying it would take ‘at least a few years’ for corruption or incompetence to mess things up, by which time she would already be ‘making bank on the speaking-tour circuit.’
“People are complaining that the sale will result in a lot of long-term lost revenue for the province,” said Wynne. “In the long run, maybe that’s bad for healthcare and pensions, but hey, even with all the jogging, I’ve only got to ride out the next three decades, tops.”
Critics have slammed Wynne for rushing the plan through the legislature without proper debate, but supporters have fired back, saying that the degradation of proper parliamentary procedure wouldn’t develop into a problem until the PC’s or NDP were in power.
“Sure, I don’t like it when Conservatives cash in public resources for one-time money instead of raising revenue,” said Liberal supporter Callum MacPherson. “But this is a Liberal government, so it has to be a progressive move.”
At press time, Premier Wynne had paid for roof repairs at Queen’s Park by selling Queen’s Park.
