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.
New Brunswick Finance Minister Greg Byrne's appearance in Halifax speaking to an AIMS' luncheon generated numerous news stories, particularly in light of the proposed sale of NB Power to Hydro Quebec.
The MOU to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec dominated an AIMS luncheon in Halifax with guest speaker NB Finance Minsiter Greg Byrne. Among the questions he was asked was whether there is a deal possible to allow a transmission line through his province for Nova Scotia or Newfoundland power.
New Brunswick Finance Minister Greg Byrne chose an AIMS luncheon in Halifax to bring a message to the region - we need more cooperation.
The hot topic for public policy discussion in New Brunswick spilled into Nova Scotia at an AIMS event. NB Finance Minister Greg Byrne was called on by union leaders attending the AIMS luncheon to explain the deal to sell NB Power to Hyrdo Quebec. This story by The Canadian Press was picked up by newspapers around the region.
An analysis of the MOU to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec, completed for AIMS, is the basis of this article in The Western Star, a newspaper in Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
Debate over the MOU to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec is taking up a lot of time in the NB legislature. In this story, NB Energy Minister Jack Keir says the regulatory concerns raised in an analysis of the MOU completed for AIMS are flawed.
This story in OilWeek magazine was prompted by AIMS' analysis of the MOU to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec.
The proposed sale of NB POwer to Hydro Quebec is being closely watched in Newfoundland and Labrador as well as Nova Scotia. An analysis of the MOU published by AIMS received white coverage and prompted some politicians to respond to the issues raised in the analysis.