[CaptainCrunch]

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topst...dgLE&ocid=iehp

Yeah, this looks dirty, that Ontario Government is stupid on one hand and corrupt on the other hand.

The lawsuit, filed in 2011, claims that Pickens’ renewable energy company, Mesa Power, lost out on wind power contracts to Florida-based NextEra Energy because NextEra donated $18,600 to the governing Liberal Party before the 2011 provincial election. The suit says this gave NextEra exclusive access to government officials.
The lawsuit notes that NextEra's chief lobbyist at the time, Bob Lopinski, was a former advisor to then-Premier Dalton mcGuinty.

A review of documents and emails between NextEra executives, lobbyists and government officials show that NextEra met and held calls with high-level officials at the Ontario Ministry of Energy, the premier’s office and the power authority, even as Mesa Power executives were told they could not speak to officials until contracts were awarded. When NextEra lobbyists requested more information, officials sometimes responded within hours.