Todd Smith

Todd Smith manages Ontario's electricity system — largely nuclear and hydro, low carbon, and facing demand growth from electrification that requires planning well ahead. The Darlington and Pickering refurbishments are the right investment for Ontario's long-term energy future. Their on-time, on-budget execution is the accountability measure. The 2018 renewable contract cancellations that cost hundreds of millions in penalties were a Ford government decision that predates his tenure but remains part of the portfolio's history. Now adding renewables back. The credibility cost of the cancellations is real. He's managing an important file professionally. The structural energy decisions will outlast any particular minister.