(OTTAWA) The desperate need for electricity in the U.S. is a powerful force behind the privatization of electricity in Canada, according to a new study released today.
Written by economist Marjorie Griffin Cohen for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the study -- "From Public Good to Private Exploitation" -- says that the U.S. drive for a continental electricity market is in danger of succeeding because of the lucrative revenues that are possible as increasing proportions of Canadian electricity goes to the U.S.