It was with some amusement that I read the explanation provided by Stephen Watson of BC Hydro.
It came across as fairly touching, but only if one hadn't been a resident of British Columbia for as long as some of us have. The more truthful explanation of the need to ask for near 10 per cent increases, for at least three years, is that the provincial governments of the past "raped" the coffers of BC Hydro to bolster general revenue, due to over-spending.
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