Statement made on 10 March 2011 by Senator Elizabeth Hubley
Hon. Elizabeth Hubley:
Honourable senators, my question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Monday night was a dark night for Prince Edward Islanders. One of the province's two power cables to the mainland failed, leaving 23,000 households without power and others subjected to rolling blackouts. These power cables are rapidly aging, and the inevitability of further failures is of great concern to Islanders.
In February, Senator Callbeck asked the government about the status of P.E.I.'s funding application for a new cable under the Green Infrastructure Fund. When can we expect to hear an update about the status of that application? In light of the urgency of the situation, what is the government doing to ensure that Prince Edward Islanders do not have to live in fear of a catastrophic power cable failure?
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