/general/2013-election en /content/power-struggle-signal-election-coming <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><!--break--><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia, serif; ">Chronicle Herald columist Roger Taylor says that Nova Scotia Power is rereally affecting Nova Scotian in many ways and the government's position in the matter may signal a springtime election.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia, serif; ">Taylor says that, no matter how much Nova Scotians want the power monopoly out of their lives, the reverse seems to be happening.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia, serif; ">Today, Nova Scotia Power Inc. is perhaps more involved in the lives of ordinary Nova Scotians than any other company in the province.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia, serif; ">This is partly due to the utility’s monopoly status, but citizens are also being affected by the power company’s relationships with other organizations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; ">Taylor says that energy minister Charlie Parker's claim that the government's move to save Nova Scotians hundreds of thousands of dollars in electricity costs by having more executive salaries paid by shareholders is "only a public relations move, not enough to make a real difference to electricity rates."</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; ">Taylor says it is yet another indication that a provincial election is around the corner.</span></span></p> <p><a href="http://thechronicleherald.mobi/business/137169-taylor-nsp-really-affecting-nova-scotians?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=business-insider&amp;utm_campaign=business-insider"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; ">SEE TAYLOR'S COLUMN HERE</span></span></a></p> </div></div></div><div class="service-links"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=/content/power-struggle-signal-election-coming&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Power struggle signal that election coming?&amp;counturl=/content/power-struggle-signal-election-coming" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="element-invisible">Tweet Widget</span></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=/content/power-struggle-signal-election-coming&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=100&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="element-invisible">Facebook Like</span></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php" title="Share this post on Facebook" class="service-links-facebook-widget" rel="/content/power-struggle-signal-election-coming" target="_blank">Share on Facebook</a></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/general/nova-scotia-power" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">nova scotia power</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/general/ndp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">ndp</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/general/2013-election" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">2013 election</a></div></div></div> Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:15:21 +0000 Timothy Gillespie 1323 at http://www.southcoasttoday.ca /content/power-struggle-signal-election-coming#comments