Electricity in Ontario,
costlier than ever.
Some must choose
between hydro
and buying food, paying rent.
On the other hand,
Canada has more oil
than it can ever sell.
In Ottawa,
crews install structural steel, pour concrete
for the new electric light rail system
that will replace
our diesel powered buses.
(Editor’s note: poet Shai Ben-Shalom, an Israeli-born biologist, writes for Blacklock’s each and every Sunday)
