Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says he’s open to negotiating with Quebec, as long as they “show him the money.”
Show us the money!
Mr. Furey launched at the press pool on Monday morning, upon his arrival at the 44th Conference of New England Governors and Premiers of Eastern Canada held at Chateau Frontenac, in Quebec.
Last February, during an official visit to Saint-Jean, Quebec Premier François Legault said he understood Frustration and anger
Residents of Newfoundland in connection with the Churchill Falls electricity supply contract.
The contract for this dam, located in Labrador, would have generated more than $28 billion for Quebec since it was signed in 1969, compared to only $2 billion for Newfoundland and Labrador.
Mr. Legault had proposed the idea of providing financial compensation to the neighboring province before the agreement expires in 2041, in order to encourage it to renew it.
François Legault welcomes the elected officials participating in the conference. Quebec’s premier says he’s optimistic about reaching an agreement with his Newfoundland counterpart on renewing the Churchill Falls contract.
Photo: Radio-Canada/Sylvain Roy Roussel
On Monday, when welcoming his counterparts to Chateau Frontenac, Mr. Legault noted that the agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador is crucial for Quebec.
It is clear that to achieve our carbon neutrality goals, we will have to build more renewable energy. So, I’m very much counting on Andrew Fury to “modernize” Churchill Falls, and then for Gull Island, we’re having excellent discussions and we’re very optimistic about our ability to move forward on that.
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