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.
New Brunswick Finance Minister Greg Byrne chose an AIMS luncheon in Halifax to bring a message to the region - we need more cooperation.
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'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.