Justification of expenditures for submarine power cable to P.E.I. [sound recording] / debate by Fred von Dreger, John Reynolds,

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Contributors
Creator: Ramsay, John
Date Recorded
1977-03-10
Date Digitized
2024
Genre
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Physical Location
Original cassette held by UPEI Archives and Special Collections
Duration
01:35:10
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
00:00 Introduction

02:00 Von Dreger begins speaking

04:00 Discussion of a mutual interest in discussions pertaining to the submarine power cables

06:00 Discussion of criteria for justification; political climate of PEI

07:00 Discussion of negative aspects of undersea power cables

08:00 Discussion of employment generation from undersea power cables

09:00 Discussion of government involvement in PEI

10:30 Discussion of funding from the federal government

11:30 Discussion of dependency on the federal government; Richardson begins speaking

13:00 Discussion of public investment into undersea power cables, rationale for

16:00 Discussion of power developments in the 1960's

17:00 Discussion of economy-of-scale savings; discussion of oil savings

18:30 Discussion of new energy sources opened from undersea power cables

19:30 Discussion of provincial funding of the project

21:00 Ramsay begins speaking

22:30 Discussion of consequences from the cable investment

23:30 Quote from premier Campbell

24:30 Second quote from premier Campbell

26:30 Third quote from premier Campbell

27:30 Discussion of fossil fuels and uranium as a limited resource, renewable energy

28:00 Fourth quote from premier Campbell

29:30 Fifth quote from premier Campbell

30:30 Reynolds begins speaking

31:00 Discussion of non-quantifiable benefits of undersea power cables

32:30 Discussion of investment into alternative technologies

33:30 Discussion of power differences between PEI and mainland Canada

36:00 Discussion of undersea cables as a reliable base for energy needs

38:00 Rebuttal period begins

38:30 Rebuttal from Richardson

43:30 Rebuttal from Von Dreger

47:30 Gap in audio

48:00 Audio resumes

50:00 Rebuttal from Reynolds

53:00 Rebuttal from Ramsay

57:00 Beginning of question period; inaudible question

57:30 Answer regarding interconnection of energy sources

01:02:00 Question regarding taxpayers funding undersea cables

01:04:00 Further question regarding tax funding

01:08:00 Question regarding the mechanism of energy distribution

01:10:30 Question regarding a misunderstanding of concerns over undersea cables

01:12:00 Question regarding time and cost of construction of energy sources

01:17:30 Question regarding solar and wind energy; wood burning technology

01:22:30 Question regarding the logistics of constructing undersea cables

01:25:00 Inaudible question; answer regarding cost-effectiveness of energy sources

01:28:00 Inaudible question; answer regarding the effects of weather on energy

01:31:30 Question regarding Islanders funding energy sources, willingness of