Jamie Baillie’s unforced error?

I'm a friend and admirer of Jamie Baillie from long before he ran for office, but his recent foray into energy policy makes me nervous. Granted, the climate of public (and media) hostility to Nova Scotia Power makes the utility an almost irresistible target for politicians aiming at the premier's office, but Baillie's demand for easing up on renewable energy targets sounds to me like a short-term anaesthetic for long-term pain. The Pictou Bee, an NDP-flavored blog, sees it the same way, calling it Baillie's "unforced error." [O]ddly, Jamie Baillie and his Conservatives have decided that attacking renewable energy is good politics...