In the days that followed Ontario Premier Ernie Eves’s announcements of rebate cheques and price caps, Canadian CEOs and business leaders were asked to share their thoughts on the deregulation of Hydro One, the transmission utility. Compared to six months ago, the balance of business preference appears to be shifting away from privatization towards not-for-profit status for the utility.

Quite apart from their own recommendations, business leaders tend to see recent policy changes in Ontario as signalling an end to free markets for hydro in the province.

These are the key findings from the current web-survey of CEOs and other business leaders conducted by COMPAS on behalf of the National Post under sponsorship of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

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