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New Brunswick loses its Power
- March 15, 2010 10:19 AM |
- By Max Paris
It is kind of like the public policy version of the Wayne Gretzky trade.
The provincial government has signed a deal to sell large parts of its public energy utility to Hydro-Quebec.
Opponents say the Liberal government of Premier Shawn Graham is trading away something fundamental ... with the stroke of a pen.
The premier says he'll stand by the unpopular deal -- even if it makes his Liberals the first one-term government in New Brunswick since Confederation.
The provincial government has signed a deal to sell large parts of its public energy utility to Hydro-Quebec.
Opponents say the Liberal government of Premier Shawn Graham is trading away something fundamental ... with the stroke of a pen.
The premier says he'll stand by the unpopular deal -- even if it makes his Liberals the first one-term government in New Brunswick since Confederation.
The CBC's Jacques Poitras has the story:
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About the Author
- Max Paris Max Paris is the Senior Producer of the CBC's Environmental Content Unit.
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