TORONTO, ON: Today the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) called on the Ontario government to provide a full accounting of how $11.7 million in taxpayer money that was spent on consultants and advertising for the Ontario Electricity Support Program.
The program is designed to subsidize hydro bills for certain low income households. However, the Ontario Public Accounts reveal that almost no money was spent on the actual relief for consumers, and that 98 per cent of the program budget was spent on consultants, publications, media and advertising. In total, the government spent $9.3 million on consultants, and $2.4 million on advertising, media and publication.
