Liberal Energy Bafflegab

The Oxford definition of bafflegab is as follows: “noun [mass noun] North American informal incomprehensible or pretentious verbiage, especially bureaucratic jargon.”

The press releases emanating from the Liberals at Queens Park are renowned for their bureaucratic jargon and the release from Bob Chiarelli, Energy Minister on June 20, 2013 in respect to the revisions to the Korean Consortium agreement had one particular clause that was pure bafflegab. Right after the Ministry speaks to the reduction in megawatts that the consortium will be delivering I found this sentence;

“ As part of Ontario's review of the Long-Term Energy Plan, the province will consider how to best use those savings with a focus on conservation, keeping costs down for ratepayers, and a continued to commitment to renewable energy.”

Ignoring the bad English the “savings” referred to was the extra $24 per year ratepayers wouldn't be paying because the amount of power that the consortium would NOW be delivering in the future was less! They then turn this around to tell us they must consider “how to best use those savings”! 

Huh?

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