Transparent, inclusive and fact-based: Ian Mondrow considers the critical role of Ontario’s energy regulator in Globe & Mail op-ed piece

Just hours after the Ontario Energy Board issued an important distribution rate decision with respect to Enbridge Gas Inc., Ontario’s Minister of Energy issued a statement publicly criticizing the decision and announcing his intention to overrule it.

In a Globe & Mail op-ed piece published today, Ian Mondrow contrasts the concerns expressed in the Minister’s statement with the facts underpinning the OEB’s decision – all while considering the regulator’s important role in helping the province navigate a changing energy landscape.

“A regulator that does its work through transparent, inclusive, fact-based processes is important both for the quality of the determinations made and for facilitating public confidence in, and acceptability of, those determinations,” writes Ian.

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• Why did an Ontario minister overrule an independent energy regulator?

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