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Charest sought to allay U.S. fears over NB Power deal: leaked cable
Quebec Premier Jean Charest took the “unusual step” of briefing U.S. Ambassador David Jacobson prior to the announcement of Hydro-Quebec’s ill-fated takeover of NB Power in late 2009, according to leaked American diplomatic cables. Charest called the ambassador “to allay the notion, expressed by some, that the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) should be concerned by the proposed acquisition,” …Continue Reading
Lower Churchill Triumph
MARTIME PARTNERSHIP ROUTS QUEBEC IMPASSE. COULD REGIONAL UNITY BE NEXT? It was a beginning that quickly led to an ending. In a St. John’s hotel ballroom on Nov. 18, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams announced a deal to develop part of the Lower Churchill hydroelectric project. Just a week later, in the lobby outside the provincial legislature, the outspoken …Continue Reading
PEI: Energy Self-Sufficiency
Island government believes balance of power will reduce costs, ensure green energy supply.
Power Play
First-term New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham is determined to save his people from certain financial ruin. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams is determined to stop a deal that could savagely curtail his province’s access to the lucrative energy markets of the American Northeast. When it comes to energy politics, all bets are off.
AIMS publishes response to Weil analysis of NB Power MOU
In early December 2009 AIMS released a short, focused analysis of the key questions left unanswered by the MOU for the sale of NB Power. Authored by energy expert Gordon Weil, this piece has generated fierce discussion on both sides of the MOU line. There is little doubt it has quickly become required reading and has on its own advanced the discussion of this key public policy issue more than any other comment on the proposed deal to date.
Out in the Cold?
For generations, northern New Brunswick has suffered the indignities of rural desolation: shuttered mills, outmigration among the young, and ageing population…
Brother, can you spare some transformational change?
Three years ago, New Brunswick’s Liberal Premier Shawn Graham was elected on a platform of “self-sufficiency”…
Atlantic Canada’s Top Five Newsmakers
Big decisions, big deals, big money: 2009 was a big year for business in Atlantic Canada.
