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Enron Mail |
To everyone in Calgary and Toronto:
On Tuesday, I sent an e-mail to all of you reminding you of our media policy. In the interim, you may have seen press reports involving the Competition Bureau's investigations at the offices of Enron Canada and Powerex last spring. For those of you located in Calgary, you will recall that last spring representatives of the Competition Bureau executed a search warrant on our offices, and those press reports relate to those investigations. The purpose of this memo is to remind you of the following: 1. This matter is not to be discussed with the media, except in accordance with the media policy as outlined in my memo yesterday. 2. Although you may receive inquiries from friends, families, commercial counterparts or others with respect to this matter, it is your duty not to speculate on this matter or provide your thoughts or interpretations on any of the press reports. This does not mean that Enron Canada is intending to obstruct the process in any way. To the contrary, although Enron Canada believes that the allegations are without substance and that the matter will resolve itself in due course, Enron Canada is cooperating to the greatest extent possible with the Competition Bureau. It is, however, important that the matter is not elevated or aggravated as a result of inaccuracies, speculation or conjecture. To that extent, if inquiries are made of you that have legitimate business concern, such as concerns from a commercial counterparty, you should indicate that you will make the appropriate inquiries, and those matters should then be specifically referred to either Rob Milnthorp, Rob Hemstock, Aleck Dadson or me. 3. It is important to bear in mind that the Competition Bureau's formal complaint, as may be reported by the media and as is the nature of such things, was lodged prior to, and in order to initiate, their investigation. Therefore, by its nature, allegations have been presented by the Competition Bureau in a way designed to indicate that there is substance to the allegations, but which have not been substantiated and which we are confident will be resolved to our satisfaction. Peter
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