New Brunswick Premier Says Power to Maine Will Not Be Cut
Susan Holt stated that cutting electricity to Maine is an extremely serious measure amid trade disputes.
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New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt makes a defense and cybersecurity announcement in Fredericton on Tuesday Aug. 25, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eli Ridder
Photograph: City News (embedded from source)
What this story says
- New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said her province will not stop supplying electricity to Maine at this point.
- Holt described cutting off power to Maine as an extremely serious measure.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford had previously warned he could cut off his province's power exports to the U.S.
- Holt's government will examine if its $13.7-million tariff relief fund needs a top-up.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 8 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
61/100
Hype
20/100
8 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt stated that her province will not stop supplying electricity to Maine at this time. Holt described cutting off power to Maine as an extremely serious measure, noting the long-standing neighbourly relationship between the two regions. This statement comes as Ontario Premier Doug Ford had previously warned he could cut off his province's power exports to the U.S. Holt also indicated that her government will examine if its joint provincial-federal $13.7-million tariff relief fund requires additional funding in the next provincial budget, in response to increased U.S. levies.
Disagreement on U.S. Tariffs
Reports differ on the specifics of the U.S. tariffs that have prompted Canada's response. City News reported that the U.S. imposed new duties on $28 billion worth of Canadian products over the weekend, with Canada planning dollar-for-dollar tariffs in response. However, the other reports do not specify the value of the U.S. duties or the exact amount of Canada's planned retaliatory tariffs.
What the coverage left out
None of the reports below mention the specific date on which the U.S. government imposed its new duties on Canadian products, only that it occurred over the weekend. Additionally, the exact percentage of the U.S. duties was not specified in any of the provided digests or full reports.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 25 Aug 2026, 18:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
4 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports focused on Premier Susan Holt's statement that New Brunswick would not cut off electricity to Maine. These reports highlighted Holt's characterisation of such a move as an "extremely serious measure" and noted her comments were made at an unrelated news conference. The left-rated outlets also mentioned Ontario Premier Doug Ford's prior warning about potentially cutting off power exports to the U.S. and that Holt's government would review its $13.7-million tariff relief fund. The context of the U.S. imposing new duties on $28 billion worth of Canadian products and Canada's plan for dollar-for-dollar tariffs in response was also included.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports led with New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt's assertion that her province would not stop supplying electricity to Maine at this point. These reports included Holt's statement that cutting off power would be an "extremely serious measure." They also noted that Ontario Premier Doug Ford had previously warned of potential power export cuts to the U.S. and that Holt's government would consider topping up its $13.7-million tariff relief fund.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover New Brunswick Premier Says Power to Maine Will Not Be Cut?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 67% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 8. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is New Brunswick Premier Says Power to Maine Will Not Be Cut left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of New Brunswick Premier Says Power to Maine Will Not Be Cut biased?
- New Brunswick Premier Says Power to Maine Will Not Be Cut is one event reported by 8 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting New Brunswick Premier Says Power to Maine Will Not Be Cut?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered New Brunswick Premier Says Power to Maine Will Not Be Cut?
- 8 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Will New Brunswick stop supplying electricity to Maine?
- New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt stated that her province will not stop supplying electricity to Maine at this point. She described cutting off power as an extremely serious measure, indicating it is not being considered at this time due to the trade dispute.
- What is the context for this statement?
- The statement comes amid a trade dispute between Canada and the United States, which has led to new U.S. duties on Canadian products. Canada plans to impose retaliatory tariffs in response. Ontario Premier Doug Ford had also warned of potential power export cuts to the U.S.
- What financial measures are being considered?
- New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt indicated that her government will examine if its $13.7-million tariff relief fund needs to be topped up in the next provincial budget. This review is in response to increased U.S. levies on Canadian products.
Read it at the source
8 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
4- New Brunswick won't stop supplying power to Maine at this point, premier says (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
thealbertan.com — is thealbertan.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New Brunswick won’t stop supplying power to Maine at this point, premier says (opens NiagaraFallsReview.ca in a new tab)
NiagaraFallsReview.ca — is NiagaraFallsReview.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New Brunswick won't stop supplying power to Maine at this point, premier says (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook — is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased? Our profile of this outlet
- N.B. premier rules out cutting off power to Maine amid trade war: ‘Not the time’ (opens Global News in a new tab)
Global News — is Global News biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
2Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
2- NB Won't Cut Electricity in Maine yet, Says Susan Holt. (opens Acadie Nouvelle in a new tab)
Acadie Nouvelle — is Acadie Nouvelle biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New Brunswick won't stop supplying power to Maine at this point, premier says (opens Airdrie City View in a new tab)
Airdrie City View — is Airdrie City View biased? Our profile of this outlet
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