Winnipeg Free Press By: Dan Lett | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Monday, Jun. 28, 2021 Opinion And the noose gets just a little tighter for Manitoba Hydro and the Progressive Conservative government. And the noose gets just a little tighter for Manitoba Hydro and the Progressive Conservative government. For weeks now, Hydro has defied attempts by the Public Utilities Board to reveal its true financial status. That information appears to be hidden from public view at the direction of the PC government, which is in the process of passing legislation to gut the independent rate setting regime in favour of one that allows cabinet to set electricity rates by decree.