1. Cancel
2. Point
3. Lepreau
Since the Conservatives came to power in September, we've been told repeatedly to get ready for cuts to government spending. If we don't get tough on the deficit, it could reach a billion dollars soon, in a province of 750 000 people. Fair enough.
But no MLA or official accountant wants to point out that the Point Lepreau "refurbishment" is already 1.4 billion dollars over budget, and more than a year behind. The lights have remained on across NB while Lepreau has been the site of, in my opinion, one giant research and development project.
So I guess the common sense part of me wants to know: why do we need it, and why isn't cancelling Lepreau a viable option to eliminate our deficit? Let's see, fund health and education or nuclear power generation destined for US export? Hmmm, which one is really benefitting New Brunswickers? I'm not normally this sarcastic but seeing as how it's partly my money being flushed into the Bay of Fundy, I just can't see how that's good public policy.
I realize things are rarely this simple and I would love to see a well reasoned and financially responsible argument for why we ought to keep Lepreau and slash everything from legal aid to nursing homes.
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Couldn't agree more, and don't forget the Mactaquac Dam. Thats a piece of crap also that only really does it's job during the spring thaw. Lots of money wasted there and despite all the constant yearly refurbishments, will have to be decommissioned in about 10 years. Having achieved less than half it's planned lifespan.
Anyway The Bay of Fundy has the worlds biggest tides, we could use that to power turbines or on a personal scale, The Windbelt is a neat invention http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/solar-wind/4224763
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