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Opposition demands inquiry into wind-energy contract
New Brunswick's Opposition is demanding that a full public inquiry be conducted into allegations the government tried to influence NB Power's awarding of wind-energy contracts.
An affidavit filed by NB Power's president and CEO David Hay states that government officials asked him in 2007 to sign a $1.4 billion, 20-year deal with a wind-energy company without putting it up for public tender.
NB Power isn't allowed to skip the request for proposals in the tendering process, Conservative Leader Jeannot Volpé said on Wednesday.
January 23, 2008
in CBC News
New Brunswick's Opposition is demanding that a full public inquiry be conducted into allegations the government tried to influence NB Power's awarding of wind-energy contracts.
An affidavit filed by NB Power's president and CEO David Hay states that government officials asked him in 2007 to sign a $1.4 billion, 20-year deal with a wind-energy company without putting it up for public tender.
NB Power isn't allowed to skip the request for proposals in the tendering process, Conservative Leader Jeannot Volpé said on Wednesday.
"It's like saying do something illegal. It's in the act. It was put in the last Electricity Act that... [continue via Web link]
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