In order to reduce energy costs, should the government nationalize or privatize the energy sector?

Privatize

Privatize, but increase environmental and regulatory oversight for price control

Nationalise transmission, metering, and large generation assets; privatise smaller generation assets such as wind turbines, LNG generation plants, and solar farms.

Increase regulatory oversight, but don't nationalize.

Nationalize but if Privatized increase environmental and regulatory oversight for price control

It should be both, in a sense of privatized so there’s competition with completive pricing with oversight with nationalized by the government so could also have some skin in the game and gain some profits too.

Need a mix of both if we’re going to be successful fighting climate change & meeting tte worlds energy needs. Canada has an opportunity to show leadership here - DON’T BLOW IT!

Move to a co-op system.

slowly move towards nationalizing

Both have benefits and shortcomings and can be used simultaneously.

The government should ban the carbon tax and lower other taxes. Keep the government out

Municipalize

nationalize, with a firm commitment to more sustainable and enviromentaly safe methods... and nuclear lots of nuclear

privitizing the energy sector will only raise prices because it will never be at cost. While nationalisation allows for that money to pay for schools and infistructure

The government should make it more affordable.

Nationalize, but in a manner that avoids creating a monopoly

Privatize, removing red tape and incentivizing Canadian production.

A mixed approach, like the rest of our economy might be the way to go. Particularly during this transition period it is essential we go through to reduce GHG. Everyone will hate this solution, making it probably the right one.

Don’t know enough

Provincial level control

Maintain in its current form

I don’t have an opinion

Have a central public company, but allow private competition.

Leave it alone for now

Nationalize, and encourage people to work, so they get money and help the community

The government should require increased reinvestment into Canadian developments and reduce profits leaving the the country.

Nationalize. Privatizing will increase the costs because it would be in the hands of corporations.

Organize them into Worker Co-Ops

Privatize, but increase the amount of royalties companies have to pay to the gpvernment

Having both nationationalized (like Hydro Québec) and privatized companies is fine, it is not necessary to have only one or the other.

Yes, the government should nationalize all natural resources

Nationalize delivery, breakup and privatize energy production companies

maintain the status quo, but increase environmental and regulatory oversight for price contrl

Governments appear to want control but then take no responsibility.

Carbon taxes should tune up energy wasters, including citizens and corporations. The challenge is a bigger “bite” to the well off, who don’t get that climate change is real.

Difficult to determine what would truly reduce energy costs. Reduction in cost may not be related to how the sector is structured.

Both privatized and nationalized energy companies to keep the sector competitive while allowing for Canadian control of national resources.

Satisfecho con el sistema actual

Privatize but punish fossil fuels.

Yes as long as the government sets very strict regulations for using ONLY sustainable resources to produce energy.

Privatize but break up monopolies like hydro

To reduce energy costs we should break up hyrdo into smaller companies. As long as they have the monopoly it doesn't matter weather the government gets involved

Nationalize and increase environmental and oversight regulations

Our energy sector is fine the way it is.

Depends on the industry

Nationalize the grid / delivery of energy, privatize the creation and sale of energy

Privatize but increase competition.

The way the energy sector is now is satisfactory.

Depends on what aspect of the energy sector.