Here is my email that I sent in to- http://www.lowerratesnb.ca
feedback@lowerratesnb.ca
premier@gnb.ca
info@pcnb.org
I don’t understand half of the arguments in favor of this deal and as a voter I am against this.
After the five-year period, power rates will only increase to keep pace with inflation and new generation needs. That means savings of at least $465 each year. Recent history suggests rates are likely to grow by three per cent a year under the status quo.
The government owns NBPower which means they don’t have to raise the rates by 3 percent every year they just do. I don’t understand why there is a letter from NB Power CEO David Hay who has constantly failed to run a company first by wasting money and lying to New Brunswickers about having a fuel deal from Venezuela, and lately Point Lepreau refurbishment which was promised to be on budget and on schedule ( which is how many millions over budget?).
Why is it Hydro Quebec and can see a way to make a profit in New Brunswick but NB Power can only seem to throw away money? Maybe the problem isn’t the company maybe it’s the people in charge who are failing New Brunswick.
You slash out a big part of our debt but you also will take away any profit the company could make ever again in the future, so if it got turned around in 10 years (if you put in real leadership now) then you are not counting on millions of dollars in lost revenue. You also remove any negotiating power with PEI, NFLD, NS with transporting energy to the States. Our Premier Shawn Graham has said he wants us to be an energy hub, now he is saying he wants us to be a power hub that Quebec controls and profits from.
You are selling out New Brunswick and you have no real proof there is long term benefit for New Brunswickers. I would much rather pay a higher rate that goes to New Brunswick than pay the exact same rate to Quebec. Plus on top of that why are businesses who get to write off costs of operation such as power getting a reduction and we would only receive a rate freeze?
Businesses at tax time get to write off costs of operation % which includes power so if anyone is going to get a break from selling out New Brunswick it should be New Brunswickers who should get the break not companies that make tons of money that already get the benefit of writing off some of the power bill. No working New Brunswicker gets to write off for having a power bill yet they only get a rate freeze for 5 years as we pay money to Quebec.
So as my final statement I will take this issue into serious consideration when the next time an election is called and anyone that wants to sell out my province will not get my vote. I expect to see the other parties in New Brunswick to stand up for me and say Our Province is not for Sale!!
After the tough economic times, many New Brunswickers going to Alberta for jobs, forestry and fishing industries struggling after many mill closures, How can you sell out New Brunswick for a quick cash grab. I want to see on the website http://www.lowerratesnb.ca put up a 20 year plan of how this is truly beneficial to New Brunswick. I also want them to put up a comparison of where it would end up if it was still run by New Brunswick and then a 3rd and final 20 year plan that says how New Brunswick could out perform Quebec in running our own power company.
Also I have posted my email to the people of New Brunswick on my blog – http://blog.elitegd.com/2009/10/31/dont-sell-out-my-new-brunswick/
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Where, if not from the consumer, are the costs of refurbishing the facilities going to come from? My guess is cuts in personal, which means cuts in sevice, which translates into more downtime the next time a beaver fells a tree across a power line. A most frequent occurance in our
province. Maybe we could tie in a rate rebate for any inconvenience longrer than 5 hours, eh?
To Whom It May Concern;
I am against the sell of New Brunswicks assets of NB Power
to Hydro-Quebec. I have no guarantee of what my options will be
after 5 years. I will let my wishes be known at the next election.
there might be a lot of people out there being rallied up by some disgruntled politicians and supporters but i know this is going to pass in flying coulers.the debt is totally mind bougling.my guess is thst there is no way to do any catchup on the debt.how is it possible.do u really think a 3% anually will do it..the power comiss has no wher to go but deeper in the hole,only a 10%anual increase might help.lets not have to get to that point. i am sure the interest on the debt would you over.