The huge swing in electrical costs is clearly weather related. I turn the heat on because it's cold out. Baseboard heaters use a lot of electricity. Just using the heat occasionally causes my bill to double in the fall. People need to compare power usage across years not months.

@VOCMOpenline not meant as an insult, but where you're getting into your mid-50s, it would probably be a good time for you to take a retirement planning course or talk to a CFP as you've got a bunch of important decisions coming at you that have major tax implications

The other thing, is caller is ignoring operating costs. Quebec may be paying $0.06 for the power, but the profit wouldn't be $0.06. You'd have to take operating costs out of that $0.06.

Also, the idea that it's people in poverty wanting to immigrate here is a bit of a stereotype. A lot of very middle class or upper middle class people are or want to move here.

@VOCMOpenline when is the full moon? Also, pretty sure the biblical Assyrians weren't in Europe... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assy… Seems like she's getting that from here? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assy…

It's also worth looking at per capita emissions. Canada and other wealthy nations have a lot more scope for reducing emissions than China and India.

@VOCMOpenline they're firing probationary employees for cause. In many cases it's been individuals who've received a ton of merit awards for job performance and took a higher level position aka promotion and are on probation for their new position.

Just following up on your response. I'm sure not everyone thinks that way, but a lot of callers make it sound like seniors as a group aren't able to use tech, deal with complicated situations, are destitute. I know you have other callers who are seniors and very active

Further to that, how long would it take people to complete the necessary training if the businesses provided it?