Winnipeg Free Press Political interference in electricity rates has companies reconsidering Manitoba, says lobby group By: Dan Lett | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Friday, Apr. 16, 2021 Save to Read Later A powerful lobby group representing the province's largest industrial electricity customers has warned Premier Brian Pallister that political interference in the setting of Manitoba Hydro rates has already forced them to reconsider capital investments that could lead to cutbacks in production. A powerful lobby group representing the province's largest industrial electricity customers has warned Premier Brian Pallister that political interference in the setting of Manitoba Hydro rates has already forced them to reconsider capital investments that could lead to cutbacks in production.