Well it looks like a major increase it is only increasing by 1.8% (the rate of inflation). Here's is a long explanation to background for those interested

Basically in 2017 the Liberals then in power were feeling the heat from people concerned due to the rising cost of power (various reasons for the increase such as nuclear refurbishments, green energy act and lack of prior maintenance). They decided to subsidize/artificially reduce the cost of power by 25% for 4 years then increase at inflation via OPG in a complex trust that ratepayers would have to pay back. This had 2 benefits in that it showed consumers on their bills that they were paying cheaper rates and that it stayed off the provinces books as OPG was financing it (accumulating debt plus interest) and IESO accounting for it via a global adjustment modifier on it's monthly reports.

What happened next was that the auditor general got upset at the "improper accounting" that would " Applying the government’s complex accounting/financing structure could result in Ontarian incurring extra interest costs over 30 years that could total up to $4 billion more than necessary (Section 2.0)" (Auditor,2017 Pg 6-8) She wanted the rebate to appear on the governments books as an expense item in the energy ministry and then when the ratepayers started paying it back via a "Clean Energy Adjustment" or debt retirement charge 2.0 in the late 2020's to 2048 (Auditor, 2019 Pg 12-13). Basically Ontarian were getting $18 billion in relief but paying $40 billion in the future for this short term relief, if I am not mistaken the auditors report in figure 3 on page 12 summarizes this best. " The total borrowings to be repaid will be an estimated $39.4 billion, made up of $18.4 billion borrowed to cover the current rate reduction shortfall and $21 billion in accumulated interest over the term of the borrowings" (I was always confused why the Wynne Liberals called it a mortgage but if someone could explain that analogy that would be great, to me it's more like a mortgage for OPG and a car loan for ratepayers)

The PC's got into power and decided to take up the auditors advice and put the expense on the books to save interest as the province could borrow at lower interest rates then OPG. The government now has an expense of $4 billion per year to lower electricity rates. The Ford government is keeping the rebate but trying to make it more "transparent" by showing the cost you should be paying and then giving you a electricity rebate to lower the overall increase to only 1.8% or inflation. My theory is that the Ford government is trying to show ratepayers how much taxes they are paying in order to provide justification to increase rates more then inflation and help reduce the $9 billion deficit. Don't always agree with Ford but I agree on the transparency part but hope he does not increase rates above inflation but time will tell.

IMHO electricity in Ontario has been a political football for the past 30-40 years with various schemes to lower rates or "fix the system". From the Rae government delaying Darlington while freezing rates inflating costs and causing debt to increase at Ontario Hydro to Harris's tomfoolery with semi-privatizing the system to Mcguinty's well intended but costly Green Energy Act to Wynne's accounting tricks with the Fair Hydro Plan. Time will tell what Ford will do but based on his governments track record it is not the most promising outlook. There is a great book call Hydro the Fall and Decline of Ontario's Electric Empire that does a great background on this topic.

Anyway thanks for reading, hope it helped explain the backstory.

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Edit; Links to Auditors Report and other info

Auditor Report http://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/specialreports/specialreports/FairHydroPlan_en.pdf

Fall economic statement: https://budget.ontario.ca/2019/fallstatement/pdf/2019-fallstatement.pdf

Hydro book: https://www.amazon.ca/Hydro-Decline-Ontarios-Electric-Empire/dp/1896357881

Your intentions are noble but the likelihood of obtaining substantial results (i.e., getting elected) are very small. I believe the last independent elected in Ontario was in my area, Peter North (from the NDP, not the porno star) who started out as an NDPer than for various reasons sat and ran independently.

I've always felt that if you truly feel the way you do, the better option is to choose the political party closest to your ideology and get involved with it. Join and attend meetings. You'd be surprised at how few people really spend enough time to get involved and unless you're totally wacko you can affect policy in short order. Preston Manning wrote a book some time ago that very idea. Good luck.

>The university says the courses will be geared to both home growers and those looking to get into the burgeoning commercial industry. 
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>He said the course will include growing basics, including lighting and irrigation systems, pest and disease management, and post-harvest curing and packaging.

This seems a bit too introductory to be very useful in industry. There's a huge difference between growing four plants in your closet using a soilless medium and forty-thousand plants in a greenhouse using hydroponics. I'd be interested in a course aimed at large scale commercial production. For home-based growers, save yourself some money and pick up a copy of Jorge Cervantes book.

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>Guelph will also offer a course in January about cannabis regulations and quality assurance. 

Now this could be a bit more useful for those looking to get into the industry.

Resources mentioned in the talk#

1. The Great Lakes Triangle by Jay Gourley
   
2. Manchester Canal Deaths
   
3. James McGrogan - Missing 411
   
4. The detective David mentioned wrote this book about urban disappearances Case Studies in Drowning Forensics by Kevin Gannon and D. Lee Gilbertson
   
   

   Other presentations by David Paulides#
   

   
   

5. Blaine Talk Missing 411, published Aug 7, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjAj9gB_U8U&list=PLrw8WfAnqiCfUth93o_Mrkdm0f58sUPXJ&index=2
   
6. Videos by CanAmMissing:
   -- Missing 411 - Bobby Bizup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hot16I8jE4g
   -- James McGrogan - Missing 411 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TlGc4slOMo
   -- Maurice Dametz Case - Missing 411 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQpYopdIixM
   -- Jaryd Atadero Case - Missing 411 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QjBFM56EC8
   
7. Video of 2-hour Missing 411 talk David Paulides did 10-14-14 at UPARS (UFO and Paranormal Research Society) - published March 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_O-ppoltDo
   
8. David Paulides (02-19-13) Missing 411 & Bigfoot DNA (separate talks about different topics, not Paulides saying it's bigfoot) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeT2FG88PIM
   
9. Missing 411 documentary movie, available sometime late 2016/early 2017. Trailer, Website
   
   

   Radio talks#
   

   
   Comprehensive playlist of David Paulides Missing 411 interviews on YouTube - interviews span from 2012 to 2016:
   
   

• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoD6Nd2lDsxC8vuYBD8QRjd-ZWc-3cEjH
  
  

  Petition to improve documentation of missing people in the US#
  

  
  

• The petition: Make the Department of Interior Accountable for Persons Missing in Our National Parks & Forests.
  
  
• Why the petition was created:
  "To Heidi Streetman, who conducts graduate teacher-training courses and classes on research methods at Regis, and also teaches at the University of Colorado Denver's ESL Academy, the need for such a resource is clear. As such, she's created a petition entitled "Make the Department of Interior Accountable for Persons Missing in Our National Parks & Forests.
  "I started this petition because there is no legal requirement that federal records be kept of the circumstances surrounding a person's disappearance, whether or not remains or belongings are recovered, or if a person is located alive and well," Streetman writes via e-mail. "This should all be a matter of public record, but it is not. When researchers or family members request records that are sometimes kept, land administrators have stymied requests, claiming it would cost upwards of hundreds of thousands of dollars to produce such records, due to manpower issues and costs of copies. This is in spite of Freedom of Information Act guarantees that federal records are open to the public.
  If a searchable public database of those missing on federal land is required to be kept, by our government, I am hoping it will raise awareness of who is missing and where," she adds. "It will encourage those with skills to do so, to continue searching for those missing. It will provide the public with information about areas they may be visiting so they can make intelligent choices about their own safety and well-being. Hot spots where many people are missing can be identified and investigated, and families of the missing can have the solace of knowing that others are aware of and possibly still searching for their loved ones."
  Dale Stehling's Disappearance and the Need to Track People Who Vanish on Federal Land - FEBRUARY 6, 2015.
  
  It will about 2 years to get to 10,000 signatures if it continues to get an average of 5 signatures per day, while a petition about renaming of Yosemite landmarks has 114,113 signatures. News signs, etc, for landmarks would cost a lot of money. But the missing persons documentation petition is at least equally important, and has less than 10% of the signatures the other petition has.
  
  I don't know of a similar petition for Canada public land.
  
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  /r/Missing411

Sounds like you read this book:

https://www.amazon.ca/Salt-World-History-Mark-Kurlansky/dp/0676975356

Its an excellent read if you like history.

There's a lot of things you should learn and be ready for when the time comes to buy the house.

Learn about the whole buying process, from house hunting, offers, conditions etc. Also you should learn about mortgages and brokers so you get the best one for your situation.

Check out this book on mortgages

Beat the Bank: How to win the mortgage game in Canada

When going in for viewings, always look for problems. Don't get drawn into the good things. Sellers do their best to hide the problems with the house, you should be looking for those problems.

If you're in a hot market, you're likely to lose on your first few offers. Competition is fierce, people will waive inspections and any other shit just to get the house. Do what makes you comfortable. When we bought ours, I waived inspection, but I had an inspector come with me during a walkthrough. It wasn't a detailed inspection, but it was enough for me to feel confident in the house. The issues it had were minor things I can do myself.

I think that you're going to need to get your anxiety under control before going to any school is really going to work out. Yes, it is possible to do an all-online degree but what are you going to do then? You'll need to work in an office or facility. Instead you might have to visit people. You'll have to go to meetings. Better to address it now. The next bit of advice I have for you is not to let your parents overrule what medical professionals are saying you need. So, start the drugs again and allow a couple of months before you decide that they aren't working. If there is no change, other drugs should be tried and perhaps you should ask for a referral to a psychiatrist. You should be seeing a therapist if you can since they can give you tools and exercises to help manage your anxiety. If that's out of reach, there are books you can get that provide a version of the same thing. Here's one. Here's another one.

The one I have is called "word of honor camp 30" looks like it might be a part of a series by those authors?

Here's an amazon link https://www.amazon.ca/Word-Honour-Camp-30-Bowmanville/dp/0968706282

This book by Ron Brown is great! "Top 150 Unusual Things To See In Ontario" https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/1770857109/ref=pd_aw_sim_sbs_14_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=TP5QBJBK4ZAPZ4XMZP5Q

Booze: A distilled history, by Craig Heron

This book is an excellent read, and completely answers the question.

i might suggest a basic macro-economics text.
https://www.amazon.ca/Principles-Macroeconomics-N-Gregory-Mankiw/dp/0538453060

is popular.

If you’re looking for nature related resources, I’d recommend this book!

Backroad Mapbook Cottage Country Ontario https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1926806379/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_I-VEAbE8YPMQB

detailed report here.

The Diversity Myth : Multiculturalism and Political Intolerance on Campus

Book link

Some light reading to broaden your perspective

Scanlon Creek is the name given for a small town in a book written by a Toronto author


https://www.amazon.ca/Raincloud-Richard-S-Todd/dp/0595464580

Religion is not "ignorant". Disparaging those who hold religious beliefs is. We live in a secular society where church and state are separated, but that does not mean we need to disrespect those who hold religious views. Maybe you need to broader your thinking:
https://www.amazon.com/Five-Proofs-Existence-Edward-Feser/dp/1621641333/ref=pd_sim_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=JBGA9F0R86NCQBXMT2ZJ

You don't really have an argument there, there's countless evidence. And no one enacts their unpopular "agenda" all at once.

https://watershedsentinel.ca/articles/harper-evangelical-capitalism/

Even former Tories have written books:
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1771084235/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_u9KDDbHAKAS62

So you stick with your dogma and gaslighting and I will keep reading and we will see in the long run who's more informed.

Hint:It won't be you.

Wait what?

No, they definitely don't. Maybe some basic maintenance, but people managing/upgrading/designing are not going to get by with community college level education.

Here, go read http://www.amazon.com/System-Analysis-Design-Series-Engineering/dp/0534939600. Not having to solve Hamiltonians or anything, but complex impedance networks are still a pain in the ass.