Federal government has responsibility to critically evaluate Muskrat Falls, other resource development projects

By ensuring an integrated regulatory environment using GBA+ and EA frameworks, together with greater collaborative research on the social, gender and cultural impacts, there is an important opening for change that can see resource development benefiting a greater number of Canadians.
Muskrat Falls hydroelectric generating project on the lower Churchill River in Labrador, pictured Aug. 3, 2016.
“Muskrat Falls is a boondoggle," screamed recent media headlines about the new mega hydro-electric dam in Labrador. Construction costs have almost doubled from original estimates and power generation is two years behind schedule. The people of Newfoundland and Labrador can expect their hydro bills...

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