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

The energy sector should be owned and operated by the people independently of the government or private entities.

A little bit of both

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

No one is reducing my cost. The government claims they do, by something like $12 per month...but from the line to my door, costing me more than my actual hydro

Nationalize the energy sector while still allowing provinces to privatize temporarily to test new ideas

Nationalize the energy sector. Greedy private corporations shouldn't control the energy. Electricity should also be free to everyone but have a limit on how much you can use. Everyone should have electricity even if they cannot pay as long as they aren't a resource hog and it should be the federal government's responsibility.

Mixture of private and public

nationalize and make utility bills completely free. only payment should be the carbon tax

Nationalize with strict regulatory oversight.

Nationalize with the appropriate combination of efficiency and future building or use the business model of future guardian where the ' shareholders' include the environment and future generations.

Nationalize, as in Canada energy consumption in the winter months is not optional and must be regulated to prevent price gouging, grid shortages, and other instability

Both, this should be a joint effort between the private and national sectors. The private sector needs to be strongly monitored and regulated, the national should ensure minimum well-being of citizens as a priority. At no point should a foreign party be in control of either sector.

Maybe they should nationalize a major energy sector company to keep the other companies in check... PetroCan?

Nationalize but make it possible for our high energy-producing provinces to sell and manufacture more energy to nations.

only high risk sources like nuclear

Yes, the government should nationalize all natural resources

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.

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

Privatize but increase competition.

Depends on what aspect of the energy sector.

Energy needs vary too much to create one national energy plan

Neither would help costs

Privatize, with regulation limiting the cost to the consumer.

Mix of nationalized and privatized.

Neither, but more oversight

Privatize and allow individuals to produce, create and share energy without government permission.

Quebec hydro is our own ressource. We cannot be compared to the other provinces.

No go nuclear and reduce that way

A combination of the two, as some energy like electricity should he nationalized.

It should operate under the same framework as NavCanada, a privately run, not for profit organization.

Keep the ratio of public:private ownership at current levels.

Have government owned energy while leaving the private sector to the market

See no particular need to change the way it is now.

We should switch to natural resources within our homes

Not unformed enough to have an opinion

A mix of national and private corporations with federal regulation.

Energy costs are already at a reasonable level

Privatize, and require that businesses are owned by employees.

There should be a mixture of both. At the federal level, there may be better opportunities for a nationalized company to acquire and operate resources across the country.

Privatize but provide incentive to companies who are providing clean renewable energy sources

Both, keep it balanced. Private sector can not be trusted to bring costs down. etc mergers, monopoly, price fixing

Privatize in the form of cooperatives

Should be a joint effort where incentives are in place and those that stand out will be allowed to have joint efforts with government

Privatized with fewer regulations on production, but Nationalize distribution.

I would need more information to respond on this.

Provincial authority

Public Company & environmental regulations to control pricing.

More national collaboration with provinces on electricity.

Whatever. Companies need to pay more royalties.

Privatize but the goal of the energy sector should not be to reduce energy costs, it should be to pass efficient price signals to the market

Government must stay completely out of what should be all business

Nationalize, but ensure there's protections in place to prevent abuse

A mixture of both

A half and half solution between privet and national... like a 60-40%

Crown corporations

Governments should not intervene in the cost of energy.

I am fine with the current system

Allow both private and national

Research what works the most for different areas.

Nationalize through the provincial level

Mutualize. Energy should be run by community owned cooperatives.

I am unsure at this moment/ don’t have enough information to formulate an opinion

Privative while maintaining that beneficial ownership of energy firms must be over 50% Canadian.

The current situation is fine

have a hybrid of both public and private

I would privatize but allow local governments to provide poor people with free electricity payed by those who arent useing it

energy systems need to be rebuilt for the future. what we have now in both the green and non green methods are both bad for the environment.

Nationalize but have government control a minimum of 51% shares and put the rest on the free market for Canadian residents/citizens to buy

I think the government shouldn't privatize or nationalize the energy sector.

Im confused.

I'd prefer to replace privatized energy with a worker co-op based system

I think that there should be a domestic energy company, something like PetroCan

Which model saves the most money for Canadians and is the most economical. Could there be a blend of private and nationally owned

Keep the current system.

Have a mix of both, but regulate it & invest in renewable energy.

Nationalize, but invest in sustainable green energy

i dont really have an opinion on this

Leave things as they are. Both options are bad.

Government needs to get out of the way

Majority of energy produced should be nationalized, with private firms allowed to operate as well.

Nationalize and invest heavily the renewable energy sector and allow the carbon energy sector to die a natural economic death.

Neither. The federal government should not meddle in the energy industry, that is a provincial responsibility.

Privatize but with proper regulations

a bit of both

Do a bit of both

The national government should support the provinces in their choices for the energy sector.

Govern the people and stop looking for media highlight

The government should nationalize the energy businesses that are at risk of going bankrupt that also employ a large number of Canadians and contribute to the economy significantly.

Privitize, but increase regulatory oversight for price control only

Privatize and deregulate for more competition

Energy mixes and nationalization/privatization is a regional matter as each region has different needs. Need more data on this. Nationalization helps to some degree, but competition drives innovation but strict environmental and regulatory oversight needed, while reducing bureaucratic red tape for businesses entering market.

Privatize, but found a crown corporation in order to prevent artificial price gouging

a mix of both with good regulatory oversight.

Should energy costs be reduced? Maybe they should cost more.

Provinces should have the ability to create crown corporations and resources and the federal government should be able to regulate its side of the deal which has been reaffirmed by the courts time and time again, through revenue sharing and such.

I don’t think it matters our government is/will dictate the laws to private company