Report Shows Manitoba Hydro Debt the ‘Scandal of the Century’: Premier

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister makes his way to a news conference in Winnipeg on Oct. 7, 2020. John Woods/The Canadian Press

WINNIPEG—Premier Brian Pallister says the handling of Manitoba Hydro under the former NDP government is “the scandal of the century.”

A review of the Crown corporation released last week found a lack of government oversight led to cost overruns and a large increase in debt.