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NL needs to make the right decisions now to build a truly renewable future. Deadline for public feedback on the strategy is Thursday, Nov 4.
November 3, 2021

# Muskrat Falls

News
Innu sue province, feds over Muskrat Falls rate mitigation deal
Lawsuit filed day after Canadian Human Rights Commission report slams Canada’s track record with Innu and urges new approach to negotiations.
Justin Brake
August 12, 2021
News
Innu: Muskrat Falls Bailout Betrays Reconciliation
Innu Nation leaders say Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador’s new plan could leave Innu communities shorthanded.
Justin Brake
July 30, 2021
News
Board of Trade Outlook 2021, Day 1: Trudeau Keynote
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was long on the pre-election optimism—and short on details about Muskrat Falls negotiations with the province.
Drew Brown
June 11, 2021
CartoonsIndy Inks
Indy Inks (21 May 2021)
We can have a little hydro-nationalism joke, as a treat.
May 21, 2021
Editorial
Deflated but Unbroken, Dwight Ball Finally Bounces
With the premier out of the picture, it is harder to hide the hungry abyss at the heart of Newfoundland and Labrador politics.
Drew Brown
February 21, 2020
Interview
The Dwight Ball Exit Interview
In his own words, Dwight Ball reflects on his resignation, achievements, and legacy as the 13th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Drew Brown
February 21, 2020
News
Reckoning With Colonial Violence in Canada
Those who assembled on Saturday in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en are among thousands taking part in ongoing blockades and demonstrations across Canada.
Meagan Campbell
February 17, 2020
Commentary
Premier Ball Wearing Out the Emperor’s New Clothes
Rhea Rollmann
February 15, 2020
AnalysisEditorialLongread
Milestone or Millstone?: Unpacking the Premier’s “Plan”
Several days after the premier's "significant announcement," neither the plan—or Dwight Ball's political future—is clear.
Drew Brown
February 13, 2020
Cartoons
Indy Inks (10 February 2020)
Thinking about electricity rates, feeling absolutely great.
February 10, 2020
Cartoons
Indy Inks (8 January 2020)
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, for your crimes of NOT DOING MUSKRAT FALLS PROPERLY AT ALL, we sentence you to fulfill MURPHY'S LAW for all eternity, apparently.
January 8, 2020
Analysis
Mitigating Muskrat Falls
We have some suggestions on how to pay for a boondoggle.
Tom Baird
November 21, 2019