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Manitoba Hydro Against the Wall
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 9, 2021. By Lynne Fernandez
Brad Wall Hydro Report Brings Privatization Failures to Manitoba
By Molly McCracken, CCPA Director February 26, 2021 For Immediate Release (Winnipeg): The province of Manitoba’s commissioned Economic Review of Bipole III and Keeyask report by Brad Wall recommends privatization of Manitoba Hydro, the province’s cherished, publicly-owned crown …
Manitoba Hydro – the long view
US Democrat Bernie Sanders recently put forward a proposal to nationalize US electricity utilities. He sees nationalization of electricity production as a way to ensure that everyone can afford this essential service and he – and others, see …
New report looks at value of publicly-owned Manitoba Hydro
September 5, 2019 For immediate release (Winnipeg): A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative’s (CCPA) Manitoba office: Manitoba Hydro, the Long View argues the publicly owned crown corporation offers economic and social benefits that would …
BLOG summary: “Energy East: Taking Manitoba in the Wrong Direction”
TransCanada Pipeline’s Energy East pipeline (EE), if approved, will run from Hardisty Alberta to St. John, New Brunswick and will carry bitumen from Alberta’s Tar Sands to refineries in Quebec and New Brunswick. A new Canadian Centre for …
Time to Expand the Manitoba Advantage
PDF version by Lynne Fernandez and Errol Black There has been much discussion about the direction Manitoba Hydro (MH) is heading in and the role it should play in our province. It’s an important discussion to have because …
Bipole III – More Misinformation from East Side Proponents
by Shauna MacKinnon On October 4th Manitobans gave Greg Selinger’s NDP a mandate to govern for the next four years. The NDP ran on a Doer-esque steady-as-she-goes platform with the slogan Let’s keep building. Don’t turn back. Now …
Election 2011 UnSpun
by Lynne Fernandez Here’s an UNEDITED version of my letter appearing in today’s Winnipeg Free Press. I’m responding to Mr. Tishinski’s letter to the editor of September 27th. Mr. Tishinski rightly notes that a referendum would have to …
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