[All] Ontario's Climate Change report 2015

[water.lulu at yahoo.ca]

Oil and gas lines go through the Hydro corridors and many are reaching end of life. Hydro is liable for oil leaks going from their property onto adjacent to lands. With Line 9 going through Toronto, it is a costly gamble. 
Hydro demands 90% completion of engineering reports prior to approval. with licencing change, that might change too. 

Lulu 

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  On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 21:15, Susan Koswan<susankoswan at execulink.com> wrote:   
Okay – tell me if I’m sounding paranoid here. But based on what I just read (below) in the Ontario government’s climate change report from 2015 about liability, it occurred to me that they’re selling off Hydro One to avoid potential lawsuits due to inaction on climate change. 

  

Or is this just me?

Susan K 

  

Page 10 https://eco.on.ca/reports/2015-climate-change-report-feeling-the-heat/

  

The courts have found that Ontario’s crown corporation Hydro One has a duty to deliver electricity safely and that the former Ontario Hydro had a duty to have adequate emergency response systems in place.

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Similarly, the provincial government has been found to have a responsibility to protect against hazards from electrical infrastructure 

on provincially owned land that may cause physical harm to members of the public.

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As extreme weather events increase, the province will face greater potential liability, both via its ownership of electricity transmission assets and as an owner of land where electrical infrastructure is installed, from weather-related electrical hazards.

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