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Muskrat Falls

Concerned with the Smell Emanating from the MOU

...we must demand a full, open and independent review from an arms length organization before proceeding further with this project.

Dennis Browne’s leadership of MOU Oversight Panel deeply problematic

Mr. Browne’s leadership on this panel compromises the very independence it claims to uphold.

NALCOR (Masquerading as ‘Hydro’)LIVES IN AN UPSIDE DOWN WORLD

If a Big Mac costs McDonalds $10 to produce and it is sold for $1.50, McDonalds will go out of business. They would not declare a profit!

Fiscal Issues

IS IT POSSIBLE TO ELIMINATE THE DEFICIT IN NL?

Guest Post by PlanetNL PlanetNL33: Deficit Elimination? NL is Too Far Gone A Pessimistic Interpretation of the Greene Report  Moya Greene’s “Big Reset” Report, the final product...

Self reliance or Commission of Government? The choice is ours.

Guest Post by Ron Penney  I don’t really think we will have the second Commission of Government, it will likely be some faceless federal bureaucrat in the...

THE “BIG RESET”: TIME TO WAKE UP. TIME TO ACT.

SummaryThe PERT Report, titled the “Big Reset”, authored by Moya Greene, has been already greeted with derision by labour and others in denial. A public...

NL Economy

You won’t see Fred Cahill, Mark Dobbin, Brian Dalton, Robert Patten, or Peter Woodward deliberately destroy the value of their assets. Why should we...

Only negotiators ignorant of the law and NL history, and NL politicians opportunistically inclined to use this multi-billion dollar moment to seek re-election, would permit such a travesty to occur. No society, certainly not one carrying the level of debt with which Newfoundland and Labrador is burdened, can survive this level of recklessness.

Have We Learned Nothing From the 1969 Churchill Falls Contract?

Newfoundlanders and Labradorians deserve better than another generation of lost wealth.

MIKE WILSON: THE MOU FACTS OR FICTION?

Date:      October 2, 2025 The people of our province deserve...

Economist, Dr. Doug May, releases analysis on Churchill Falls MOU in new YouTube Video Series

Dr. May also highlights a significant disparity in royalty arrangements—in that NL receives water royalties estimated at just 1/36th of what Quebec collects for comparable hydroelectric generation. And, notably, HQ’s royalty revenues flow directly to the Quebec government, helping to reduce its provincial debt.

NL Hydro

Economist, Dr. Doug May, releases analysis on Churchill Falls MOU in new YouTube Video Series

Dr. May also highlights a significant disparity in royalty arrangements—in that NL receives water royalties estimated at just 1/36th of what Quebec collects for comparable hydroelectric generation. And, notably, HQ’s royalty revenues flow directly to the Quebec government, helping to reduce its provincial debt.

“Open Letter” to all General Election Candidates; MOU Not in NL’s Interest Says Chartered Accounts Chislett, Blanchard and Cohlmeyer

We also note the absence of information from the Province on any clear goals or strategic objectives, against which the MOU could be assessed.