Public interest in a review the New Brunswick government ordered into N.B. Power has been underwhelming so far, according to a key member of the independent group running the initiative.
Panel studying what to do about debt-laden utility underwhelmed by public interest in its work
Robert Jones · CBC News
· Posted: Sep 11, 2025 4:02 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Michael Bernstein, left, Duncan Hawthorne and Anne Bertrand at a public meeting in Saint John on Thursday. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
Public interest in a review of N.B. Power ordered by the New Brunswick government has been underwhelming so far, according to a key member of the independent group running the initiative.
Duncan Hawthorne is a former president of Bruce Power in Ontario and at a public meeting in Saint John on Thursday said participation in the group’s online attempts to reach the public has been weak.
“I have been disappointed at the number of people that have joined our webinars because you don’t even have to leave your own home to do that,” Hawthorne said.
“I have run them in other places and there are hundreds of people. We’ve done them here, and there aren’t so many people calling in.”
The review has now moved to the in-person phase of its consultations, and Hawthorne said he wants to see more interest from people,
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