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Critics slam Newfoundland, Quebec power agreement as MLA leaves party
Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
Date: 2026-09-14 21:06:40.0
Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, National, Energy, Infrastructure, Governance]The Newfoundland and Labrador legislature opened a four-day debate on a tentative 50-year framework agreement with Hydro-Québec concerning Churchill Falls energy, valued at over $50 billion with $10 billion in federal financing from Prime Minister Mark Carney's government. The proposed energy arrangement involves divvy-ing up power from the 5,428-megawatt Churchill Falls generating station and developing a new 2,700-megawatt generating station at Gull Island on the Churchill River, targeting an estimated return of $49 billion for Newfoundland and Labrador. Amid heavy public protests outside the Confederation Building and criticism over abandoning a promised referendum, Progressive Conservative MLA Keith Russell left the governing caucus to sit as an Independent for his Labrador district.
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Statement from the Honourable Tony Wakeham, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador on the Canada Investment Summit
Source: Newfoundland & Labrador - Government Releases
Date: 2026-09-14 12:15:07.0
Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, National, Economy, Energy, Infrastructure, Resources]Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham announced that while he cannot attend the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto due to a special sitting of the House of Assembly, government officials and a team of representatives will attend to engage with global investors regarding major provincial opportunities. The province highlights its $50-plus-billion capital spend tied to the new Churchill Falls and Gull Island clean energy deal—noted as the largest clean energy investment in North American history—alongside ongoing international profiling of strategic projects such as Bay du Nord and the Churchill projects across the energy, critical minerals, technology, and natural resources sectors.
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