Every member of the Manitoba Hydro board — except for Progressive Conservative MLA Cliff Graydon — resigned on Wednesday, amid a heated disagreement over what Premier Brian Pallister calls "persuasion money." "It has implications for much more than Manitoba Hydro when you start making payments to certain groups to not participate, and processes and things like that," he said, calling it "persuasion money." Manitoba MLA Cliff Graydon, the government's representative on the Manitoba Hydro board, speaks with Premier Brian Pallister in the Manitoba Legislature on Tuesday before the start of question period. CBC has reached out to several former members of the Manitoba Hydro board for comment. ​Federation president David Chartrand said the MMF and the Manitoba Hydro board reached an agreement that "respects Metis rights" and saved taxpayers millions by avoiding unnecessary litigation and delays over major Hydro projects.

Source: CBC News March 21, 2018 15:43 UTC