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Category Archives: Utility Reform
Talks with Hydro-Quebec about NB Power at ‘critical’ stage, N.B. gov’t says
(Oct. 27, 2009) FREDERICTON — Negotiations that could see key assets of New Brunswick’s public utility company sold to Hydro-Quebec are at a crucial stage, the government of Premier Shawn Graham said Monday as two other Atlantic premiers expressed concerns about a possible deal. Continue reading
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Breaking up Ontario's Hydro's Monopoly
Energy Probe is a well-respected public interest and research group that in 1975 gained national exposure with its disclosures about radiation contamination in Port Hope, Ontario. It has now taken on the monolithic bureaucracy of Ontario Hydro. This book is a pithy addition to the on-going campaign to bring this Frankenstein of the Ontario government’s creation under control. Continue reading
National president of CUPE responds to Lawrence Solomon's article on privatization
In these pages and in other media, the issue of contracting out city services — most recently garbage collection — has been bandied about as a way to punish unionized public sector workers for everything from striking to costing too much to "monopolizing" the public sector. Continue reading
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Privatize city hall
Toronto’s municipal strike is over. Some 30,000 garbage and other workers are back on the job. That’s at least 15,000 too many.
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Toronto is blackout city
(Jan. 24, 2009) Why are the city’s power outages double those of London? Continue reading
Toronto is blackout city
(January 24, 2009) Why are the city’s power outages double those of London? Some 250,000 Torontonians lost their electricity last week, about half of them for 18 to 24 hours. Continue reading
Bumpy year for ‘boring’ Big Becky
(January 10, 2009) Underground hazards slow $30 million drill’s hydroelectric mission. Continue reading
Ontario’s Energy Crunch
(April 2, 2008) Good morning. I have some good news for you this morning. The good news is that Ontario has an easy and painless way out of the energy fix that we’re in. I have some bad news for you, too. Our government doesn’t know it, and, I am certain, neither do most of you in this room. Continue reading
Posted in Energy Probe News, Nuclear Economics, Power Generation in Ontario, The Deniers
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Natural gas firms crave the spotlight
(April 1, 2008) With all the talk of building new nuclear power plants and expanding the use of renewable power and conservation programs in the province, the natural gas sector is looking for a little love these days. Continue reading
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Politicians ‘missing the point’ on Hydro, say experts
(November 14, 2007) Provincial political leaders are mired in the past when it comes to the debate over Manitoba Hydro – and it could end up costing Manitobans a fortune, according to an Ontario energy expert. Continue reading
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