Are you suffering from amnesia? Mike Harris's "competitive market" opened in May 2002. The retail price of electricity doubled immediately (Profit motive). That coincided with Harris stepping down in order to throw Ernie Eves under the bus. Eves was then forced to cap rates at 4.3c/kwh, despite the wholesale price being much higher.
 No problem, just tack it onto the "stranded debt" as Eves mandated that OPG would make up the difference. The private companies who had got extremely valuable generation assets on the cheap (such as Bruce) still got all their money, as guaranteed by Harris's contracts (whether they actually produced the power or not).
 Just for reference, the Bruce plant's O&M (operation and maintenance) cost per kwh is under 2c (we buy it at over 6c/kwh). Bruce accounts for over 30% of generating capacity in Ontario. They alone are sucking $2B a year from consumers. Sometimes you have to take a wider view than what the Toronto Sun or National Post provide.