POLICY FIX
A blog for progressive Canadians by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba Office
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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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
Election 2011 UnSpun
The Importance of Manitoba Hydro in the Manitoba Economy by Errol Black In recent weeks, questions have been raised about Manitoba Hydro’s role in the Manitoba economy. The Chambers of Commerce, for example, have proposed that Manitoba exploit… Read More
PUB’s Lack of Vision is Risky for Manitoba
The PUB’s July 2001 Order regarding Manitoba Hydro’s proposed rate increase has received quite a bit of media coverage. Pundits have used it to suggest that the government is mismanaging Manitoba Hydro, but their arguments are not defensible,… Read More
The Implications of the Public Utilities Board Report on Manitoba Hydro
PDF version On July 29, 2011, the Public Utilities Board (PUB) of Manitoba issued an interim Order denying Manitoba Hydro requests to “finalize existing interim rates and for an additional 0.9% rate increase for all customer classes, effective… Read More
Bi Pole III: Winnipeg Free Press and the Conservative campaign of misinformation
by John Ryan On July 5th, 2011 I submitted a letter to the Winnipeg Free Press in response to information they presented in their July 4 editorial “Best use of Hydro’s millions” The Winnipeg Free Press chose not… Read More
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