Since October of last year Shawn Graham was pushing hard at getting this deal passed through. Now he has scrapped the deal for the sale of NB Power! Many people in New Brunswick are glad to hear this today, myself included. From the start Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams warned Shawn Graham not to go ahead with the sale of of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec. Finally a sigh of relief!

We may be happy now that we will no longer be selling NB Power but what does this mean for our NB Power rates. Will they be going up? It is suggested that they may go up 3% very soon. We’ll have to wait and see what happens when it comes.

In the meantime we can all celebrate and be thankful that Shawn Graham finally……. realized that this was a bad deal. It seems like Hydro-Quebec wanted more out of the deal and that there was too much risk. Imagine if the deal would have gone through??? The rates would have gone up for sure after the 5 year freeze and it could have been drastically too.

NB Power belongs to New Brunswick and it always will after the strong show of support from New Brunswickers outraged over the proposed sale. A win for people of New Brunswick!!! Way to stick together and well done for all those protest held. We were heard and the results we wanted finally happened.

Why do you think Hydro Quebec wants to buy NB Power? Do you not think that they will not want to recoup costs that are being spent on the purchase of NB Power. Come on people! It’s business and the price increase will happen after the 5 years is up. For all those people who agree with the sale of NB Power you enjoy the price freeze for power for now, they’ll get their money back later mark my word. It’s business, they have a plan, a hidden agenda, whatever you want to call it.

Here is something you all must read and is proof of what will go on by N. L. Premier Danny Williams if Hydro Quebec buys NB Power:

‘I caution you that, based on our experience with Hydro-Québec, a short-term opportunity can turn into a long-term loss of significant magnitude,’ N.L. Premier Danny Williams said in a letter to N.B. Premier Shawn Graham.

Think of this, it wasn’t so long ago that Quebec wanted to separate from Canada and be their own country. I think it’s still the case. They are trying to become an independent country and they will separate from Canada and then we will be relying on another country for New Brunswicks power. They will hold all the cards! If they want to jack the price of power up they will! The more power they get, money and so on they will separate from Canada and we will be relying on them for power. I’ve even heard that other provinces like PEI are going into discussions with Hydro-Quebec. If they own all the power and energy within the Atlantic Provinces, do you honestly think that good things can come after the experiences that Newfoundland had with them. Wake up everyone!

A wonderful comment I read was about how Shawn Graham said he wants a self sufficient province. Well how can we be self sufficient when you are selling NB Power?? Your selling our energy! What a contradictory statement if I ever seen one before.

Stand up and speak out on what you think of the sale of NB Power. Voice your thoughts and this will be forwarded to the Government of New Brunswick. Speak up New Brunswick and let Shawn Graham really know how the people of New Brunswick think of his decision. There are over 757,000 people in New Brunswick, not all will disagree with the decision but a very large majority does. Shouldn’t the people have a say what goes on with NB Power?

WANT A CHANCE TO SPEAK UP AND STAND OUT AND BE HEARD?

THERE IS A RALLY GOING ON ON TUESDAY NOV.17TH AT NOON AT THE LEGISLATURE IN FREDERICTON. COME DOWN AND STAND UP TO SHAWN GRAHAM. LET HIM KNOW THAT NEW BRUNSWICK IS NOT IN SUPPORT OF THE SALE OF NB POWER TO HYDRO QUEBEC!!!

TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW. COME DOWN AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

This is an online petition against the sale of NB Power!

STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT! SAY NO TO THE NB POWER SALE!

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