As Quebec Premier François Legault seeks a new energy deal with Newfoundland and Labrador, he faces a public in the Atlantic province scarred by the legacy of a pair of hydroelectric projects mired in missteps.
Legault travelled to St. John's this week for discussions with Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey about the 1969 Churchill Falls hydroelectric energy deal — and what will come after it ends in 2041. The lopsided deal heavily favours Quebec, and has left a lasting bitterness in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The 1969 Churchill Falls deal allows Quebec's provincially owned hydroelectric utility, Hydro-Québec, to purchase 85 per cent of the electricity generated by the dam in Labrador, and therefore reap most of the profits. As of 2019, the deal had yielded close to $28 billion in profits to Quebec, and about $2 billion for Newfoundland and Labrador.
Pam Frampton, who retired in 2021 as the managing editor of The Telegram newspaper in St. John's, said she grew up under the shadow of Churchill Falls. "Wanting to give Quebec the middle finger, if you will, was a part of the impetus behind Muskrat Falls," Frampton said."I think if we had a fair day's deal with , we wouldn't have been so hell-bent on getting developed at any cost."
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