In 2011 20% of Ontario Jobs were in the Provincial and Local government and businesses compared to 16% here which is isn't much of a difference considering their larger breadth of government businesses.
On Hydro One: Hydro One is primarly a electrical distribution and transmission company (Ontario Power Generation is the main power generation company in Ontario) so if most of their employees are Powerline technicians than it's not unreasonable for most of their employees to have salary that are over $100,000.
And on Carbon Taxes: Any attempt to reduce Carbon emission will impose a cost on consumers regardless if done through a Carbon tax or through a Cap and Trade system or through regulation. However if you do it through a Carbon tax you give consumers the best visibility on the cost of Carbon. It also raise revenue so it offers a way to mitigate the impact on the most vulnerable.
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