The Holt Liberal government is giving itself less than a year to come up with a decision about the future of debt-laden N.B. Power.
Premier promises transparent process to reach decision on debt-laden utility’s future by March 2026
Jacques Poitras · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 14, 2025 3:54 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago
Premier Susan Holt says the province will hold public meetings where New Brunswickers will be able to express their views and ideas about N.B. Power. (Chad Ingraham/CBC)
The Holt Liberal government is giving itself less than a year to come up with a decision about the future of debt-laden N.B. Power.
Some details about a planned public consultation process — including who will run it and how many open meetings there will be — are still taking shape.
But Premier Susan Holt says final recommendations, and a decision by her government, are due by the end of March, 2026.
She told reporters she’s aware she must convince a cynical public that the process really is open-ended, with no preset conclusions.
Holt said New Brunswickers “will have access to, directly,” the three people who will be chosen to oversee the consultations.
“These three individuals will be putting their own names and reputations on the line,” she said.
“Regardless of what the recommendations are,
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