The level of organized opposition to the sell-off of Hydro One provides a rarely-found concrete basis for mass mobilization that can halt and reverse the privatization process, putting all of the electricity industry under public ownership.
The process of privatization is underway everywhere in Ontario, but it takes different forms. In the case of Hydro One, the government is conducting an outright sale to the private sector.
For many years, the privatization of, and outsourcing by, Air Canada was carried on by the Tories against an act of Parliament. Now the Liberals have changed the ACPPA.
