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Title
Lid Off Lepreau

Note
Published in "Cartoons", Saint John, NB: Telegraph-Journal, c1981

Issues
Point Lepreau
The Point Lepreau power station, which is comprised of a CANDU nuclear reactor, is the only nuclear facility in eastern Canada. The station, located on the northern coast of the Bay of Fundy, has provided between 25 and 30% of the electricity used in New Brunswick since it began operation in June, 1983. It immediately came under fire for time and budget overruns, having a final cost of 1.4 billion dollars. It was also built without the American financial support that had been planned. Another point of debate is the cost and technology that will be involved in disposing of nuclear by-products when the plant is finally forced to cease production. Point Lepreau is still in operation today and a refurbishment of the plant is planned.

Persons
Joe Daigle
- Mr. Justice Joseph Z. Daigle, B.A., B.C.L., D.E.S.
- Born June 23, 1934, in Saint-Charles, New Brunswick
- Liberal
- Elected a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, 1974 to 1981 for Rogersville-Kouchibouguac
- Became New Brunswick Liberal Party leader, 1978
- Served as Leader of the Opposition from 1978 to 1981.
- Following caucus revolt, he returned to private practice and was appointed Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick in 1982 and Chief Justice of the same court in 1994. Chief Justice of New Brunswick 1998-2003. Elected supernumerary status in 2003.
- Infamous spat with Richard Hatfield in which he said "I would rather be a second-hand rose than a faded pansy."