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Response to release of Conference Board report on need for infrastructure investment.
On April 7, 2011, the Conference Board of Canada released a report titled Canada's Electricity Infrastructure: Building a Case for Investment. Funded by the Canadian Electricity Association (CEA), the report confirms that our nation's electricity system is in need of significant investment in order to renew, rebuild and replace some of its critical infrastructure and meet Canada's future electricity needs and objectives. The study asserts that Canada's electricity grid has suffered a long period of underinvestment. Much of the energy infrastructure in Canada is aging, and governments have not kept pace with new investments.
We invite you to follow the story…
Resources Available:
- April 7, 2011 – The Conference Board of Canada report entitled Canada's Electricity Infrastructure: Building a Case for Investment: English only
- April 7, 2011 – The Conference Board's news release: English only
- April 7, 2011 – The Conference Board's backgrounder: English only
- April 7, 2011 – The Canadian Electricity Association's response: English and French
Media Coverage:
April 7, 2011 – CBC News Article: Canada's power grid needs $293B infusion This story was right hand side lead news on NationalNewswatch.com (a leading news source for officials and politicians in Ottawa)
April 7, 2011 – CBC Business Video (click on Power Grid Upgrades video link in the CBC.ca story): With Scott Peterson and Heather Hiscox responding to the Conference Board of Canada's report and the need for infrastructure investment.
They are all similar but they demonstrate coverage across the regions..
April 7, 2011 - UPI.com World News: Board: Canada's electric grid getting old
April 7, 2011 – Vancouver Sun news report: $15B needed to maintain Canada's power grid in the next 20 years
April 7, 2011 – The Calgary Herald news report: Billions needed to maintain Canada's power grid
April 7, 2011 – Yahoo news report: Canada's power grid needs $293B infusion
April 7, 2011 – The Montreal Gazette news report: Billions needed to maintain Canada's power grid
April 7, 2011 – The Province news report: Billions needed to maintain Canada's power grid
April 7, 2011 – Machine MarketplaceCanada's electricity sector needs major investments for growth: CBOC
April 7, 2011 – Global National Power Problems
April 7, 2011 - Global National Video: Featuring Global's Christina Stevens, the Conference Board of Canada's Len Coad, Ontario Energy Minister, Brad Duguid, CEA President Pierre Guimond, and Gregory Thomas from the Canadian Taxpayers Association
April 7, 2011 - CBC Video: Lang and O'Leary Exchange, John Adams discusses by the numbers segmen
April 7, 2011 – CTV Video: CTV News Channel report: featuring Len Coad, a director with the Conference Board of Canada, explaining details of the study he authored which says Canada needs to invest billions of dollars to keep up with an out-of-date power grid which was originally built for about 20 million people
April 8, 2011 - SyntarisPower: Canada's power grid needs $293B infusion: report
April 11, 2011 – Canada Needs to Spend $293 billion on Electricity Infrastructure
April 18, 2011 - Journal of Commernce News Report: Report details need for massive investment in electricity in Canada
April 19, 2011 - MSN News Canada's power grid needs $293B infusion: report
April 20, 2011 –BIV Interactive B.C. power grid upgrade needs $16 billion: conference board
April 20, 2011 - Simcoe Reformer $294B Investment needed in electricity over next 20 years
CEA Media Outreach:
The CEA has been focused on stimulating the conversation about Canada's long-term electricity future and is very excited to take this opportunity to engage on important issues raised by the media following the release of the Conference Board of Canada report.
Stakeholders are encouraged to tune into the following media outreach activities currently in progress with CEA President, Pierre Guimond, as they become available:
- CBC drive-radio segments across the country
- CBC's The National
- CBC News interview with CBC News Now correspondent Dianne Buckner who reports on breaking news stories in the world of business for CBC's local evening newscasts across the country
- Global News
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