Bill 107 explained in plain English
Listening to Ontarians Act (Hydro One and Other Electricity Assets), 2015
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Listening to Ontarians Act (Hydro One and Other Electricity Assets), 2015 mandates a public referendum before the provincial Crown can dispose of its electricity assets, including Hydro One Inc.
This Act requires that a referendum be held before the Crown can sell its interest in corporations involved in transmitting, distributing, generating, or retailing electricity, such as Hydro One Inc. The process for holding this referendum will follow the rules set out in the Taxpayer Protection Act, 1999. The Act comes into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Amends the Electricity Act, 1998, by adding a new section that places a restriction on the disposition of the Crown's electricity assets.
- Requires that a referendum be held before the Crown can take steps to facilitate the disposition of its interest in corporations that transmit, distribute, generate, or retail electricity, including Hydro One Inc.
- Specifies that the referendum must authorize the disposition for it to proceed.
- States that the rules for conducting a referendum under the Taxpayer Protection Act, 1999, will apply to referendums held under this Act.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The Crown in right of Ontario
- Corporations that transmit, distribute, generate, or retail electricity in Ontario, including Hydro One Inc.
- The public, through the requirement for a referendum before certain dispositions.
- The Crown has an obligation not to facilitate the disposition of its electricity assets without a prior referendum that authorizes such disposition.
- The public has the right to vote in a referendum on the disposition of the Crown's interest in electricity corporations.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The restriction on disposition applies on or after May 28, 2015.
- The Act affects how proceeds from the disposition of electricity assets can be appropriated for Government of Ontario purposes, requiring them to be authorized by a referendum.
- The bill does not specify what happens if a referendum is held but does not authorize the disposition.
- The bill does not detail the specific 'Government of Ontario purpose' for which proceeds might be appropriated, only that the referendum must authorize such use.
- The precise definition of 'steps to facilitate the disposition' is not explicitly detailed beyond the general prohibition.
A new section is added to require a referendum before the Crown can dispose of its interest in corporations that transmit, distribute, generate, or retail electricity, such as Hydro One Inc., and for the proceeds of such disposition to be used for government purposes.
Source: Section 1 of Bill 107
Sections 6 to 19 of this Act, which outline the procedure for referendums, will apply to referendums held under the new section added to the Electricity Act, 1998.
Source: Section 1.1 (2) of the Electricity Act, 1998 (as amended by Bill 107)
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