Trillium Power case revs up

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THE TRILLIUM POWER SAGA CONTINUES — It’s been a decade in the making, and now, the wind energy company suing the provincial government for more than $500 million over the cancellation of off-shore projects will go for another round in court on September 13 and 14.

The case dates back to 2011 when then-Liberal Premier DALTON MCGUINTY announced a moratorium on off-shore wind projects months ahead of an election. Via the courts, Trillium pushed the government to search computer hard drives and cellphones from McGuinty’s office for any records related to the decision, which Trillium alleged targeted the company.

(Some of the records sought by Trillium came up at the gas-plants trial in 2018, when McGuinty’s ex-chief of staff DAVID LIVINGSTON was convicted and sentenced to four months in jail for wiping hard drives in the wake of the $1.1-billion scandal.)

A forensic report came back in 2020, but it didn’t unearth much in…