The Beacon – 17 December 2009
It's all about power - or almost. This Beacon provides just some of the reaction to AIMS' analysis of the MOU to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec.
N.B.’s average 2009 wage increase was 1.5 per cent, survey says
A new survey by CRA in Halifax shows a slim majority of Maritimers received pay raises in the last year. AIMS research manager Bobby O'Keefe was asked to comment on the survey for this story in the Telegraph Journal.
P.E.I. Opposition wants N.B. power guarantees
The discussion on the MOU to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec is taking place beyond the province of New Brunswic. In PEI, energy critic Mike Currie uses AIMS' analysis of the MOU to raise questions about the proposed sale.
Parties debate energy regulation
As the debate in New Brunswick heats up over the MOU to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec, both sides are using AIMS' recent analysis of the proposed deal to aid in the discussion.
Good for Hydro-Québec, bad for N.B.
This columnist in the New Brunswick Telegraph Journal has strong praise for AIMS' analysis of the NB Power MOU by Gordon Weil. She suggests "all concerned New Brunswickers should send a copy of the Weil analysis to a Liberal MLA and ask for a direct response to every point."
It’s an MOU, folks
This op-ed by AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill appeared in newspapers in New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador. He explains that people appear to be ignoring one issue in the hoopla over the prposed sale of NB Power to Hydro Quebec - it's an MOU. He points out there's still time to clean up the deal, or to get a new offer on the table.
CUPE NS President Off to New Brunswick for Labour Summit on NB Power Deal
It's an unusual endorsement, but the president of CUPE Nova Scotia says AIMS' analysis of the NB Power MOU by Gordon Weil makes a lot of sense.
Byrne promotes budget, NB Power deal in N.S.
NB Finance Minister Greg Byrne was the guest speaker at an AIMS event in Halifax where he pitched his recent budget and defended the decision to sell NB POwer to Hydro Quebec. This story appeared in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner.
Tax reductions aimed at bolstering N.B. businesses, minister says
NB Finance Minister Greg Byrne brings his tax reform message to Halifax at an AIMS' luncheon. New Brunswick's tax reform plan very nearly mirrors a submission made to an NB legislative committee on tax reform.
Selling the power deal to Atlantic counterparts
It was an opportune engagement. Just one week after delivering his budget, New Brunswick Financne Minister Greg Byrne was in Halifax speaking to an AIMS' luncheon. The resulting stories covered his tax reform plans, and of course, the proposed sale of NB Power.