Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Releases Report of the Independent Churchill River Review Committee

The article reports that an independent review panel found the Churchill Falls MOU is not in the long-term best interest of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador. It also states the panel says there should be increased access to electricity in Labrador, regardless of the MOU's outcome.

A Labrador government MHA, Keith Russell, said he shared a crude anti-Liberal Facebook post “by accident,” deleted it shortly after, and did not condone violence, though he suggested it was a tongue-in-cheek jab. The post urged Liberal MHAs to receive a “good shit knocking” for supporting the Churchill Falls MOU, which a new independent review found not…

The NunatuKavut Community Council (NCC) welcomes the independent Churchill River Review Committee’s report, which critiques the Churchill River Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and calls for earlier and more substantive Indigenous engagement. The NCC states that the MOU is not in the province’s public interest as currently formed and emphasizes that…

The article reports that Newfoundland and Labrador’s Liberal, then-Prime Ministerial? Actually Liberal Leader John Hogan, said the 2024 Churchill Falls memorandum of understanding (MOU) remains the backbone of a potential deal with Quebec, though an independent review later found the MOU not in the province’s long-term interest. After the 2025 election,…

The independent review committee says the Churchill Falls MOU between Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec has fundamental issues and is not in the public interest in its current form, despite some financial benefits for NL. It criticizes government intervention in negotiations, problematic pricing models, restricted NL access to power, and questions…

The article reports that after the release of a long-awaited report, the government has laid out five recommendations and established two new committees, including a negotiating team for Churchill Falls renewal. It also notes that an oversight committee will be announced soon.

The article reports that Newfoundland reviewers say the proposed hydro megadeal with Quebec is not good enough. It covers reactions from reviewers criticizing the deal as insufficient, as part of a government announcement.