MORNING SENTINEL • July 4, 2021
The Central Maine Power corridor is undoubtedly a federal issue, as it crosses an international boundary and all New England state boundaries. Approval of this project makes Maine complicit in the displacement of many Indigenous people in Canada, moves 18 billion American dollars to Canada, Spain, and Qatar via Avangrid, Iberdrola, and Hydro-Quebec, warms the gulf of Maine, and imperils the energy security of New England. With her veto of L.D. 194, Gov. Mills has preserved the Maine constitutional loophole allowing foreign government-owned businesses to compete with Maine citizens in referendums, while our federal delegation remains silent. They should be vocal in this travesty. Lawmakers should stand up for the people of Maine and override this poorly defended veto. ~ Bob Haynes, Skowhegan