Audience Relations, CBC P.O. Questions about why the province is squeezing Manitoba Hydro to make deeper spending cuts amid potential service concerns remain unanswered.
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Temporary job cuts at Manitoba Hydro part of province’s COVID-19 cost controls By The Canadian Press Fri., June 5, 2020 timer 1 min. The Winnipeg Free Press invites you to share your opinion on this story in a letter to the editor. It noted that "initial indications from the new government suggest a reluctance to raise taxes or make sharp and immediate spending reductions. How can customer service not be affected? To submit a letter:
The Opposition, the public and Hydro's board can demand answers from the utility and the government, but not through the PUB. Posted: 05/15/2020 6:47 PM, Crown Services Minister Jeff Wharton won't say why Manitoba Hydro is being directed by the province to reduce wage costs by a further $11 million.
Manitoba Hydro board chair Sandy Riley's assurances that Manitobans can shoulder the coming annual double-digit hydro increases will come as cold comfort to low-income customers, many of whom are energy poor. How many of these workers are young or mid-career employees? Yes, hydro rates are enviably low compared to other provinces, but for those who live in older, poorly insulated homes, energy bills eat up a disproportionate amount of the household budget. reports 148 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths, 30 school exposures, Toronto Blue Jays beat New York Yankees 4-1 to lock up post-season berth, Wearing a mask may reduce how sick you get from coronavirus, Donald Trump booed while paying respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Trump met with boos, chants of 'Vote him out!' "We're not the employer, Manitoba Hydro is the employer," Wharton said during a teleconference announcing plans to expand internet connectivity in underserved remote and northern areas of the province. “(Premier Brian) Pallister has had his eyes on our public Hydro since he was elected in 2016. We shouldn't take any comfort from the promise to include retirements and attrition in these numbers, since we don't know what percentage will fall into this category, and because that means decent jobs will be lost to young professional people hoping for a career with a decent employer. Premier Pallister and board chair Riley have also justified taking drastic measures by pointing to Manitoba's credit rating. Lynne Fernandez of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues that will have a detrimental impact on the economy, rather than helping it.
This will be another blow for low-income Manitobans who were already hit on the income side when the Conservatives refused to increase minimum wage, even by the rate of inflation.
Temporary job losses at Hydro are due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, says Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister. • fill out the form on this page, or
So why is the new government's assessment of our finances filled with doom and gloom? “But now Hydro is going to have to farm it out and they’re going to have to pay a premium to do so.”, “This is going to make the quality of Manitoba Hydro worse, it’s going to make your bills more expensive, and putting that many Manitobans out of work right now is just a bad idea.”.
Manitoba Hydro is an essential public service that is operating at full capacity throughout this pandemic,” Michelle Bergen, president of CUPE Local 998, said in a statement from unions representing Manitoba Hydro employees. In Manitoba's case, the small downgrade simply signals to bondholders that the situation is marginally less ideal than it was before. Last summer, the credit-rating agency Moody's expressed concerns about the government's finances because of the combination of Manitoba Hydro's debt — which the province is responsible for — and the provincial debt. Manitoba Hydro can apply to the PUB for a hearing or cabinet can order the PUB to hold a hearing, he said. It is unclear how this will impact hydro services we rely on.
Manitoba Hydro power lines are photographed just outside Winnipeg, Monday, May 1, 2018. Kinew also noted the Manitobans could see the impact of the layoffs on their hydro bills. Hundreds of Manitoba Hydro employees will be receiving pink slips starting this week to help with cost-saving measures during the coronavirus pandemic.
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