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Natural Resources Minister and N.L. Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on July 28 to announce the government's $5.2-billion Muskrat Falls hyrdo dam deal. Canada and the government of Newfoundland and Labrador have argued that this latest assistance package will help mitigate or cap the rates consumers pay for power, while at the same time staving off provincial bankruptcy, writes Tim Powers.Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/CPAC

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

August 11, 2021

OTTAWA—Over the past two weeks, I have had the great pleasure of guest hosting VOCM’s Openline program in Newfoundland and Labrador. Openline is a long-standing platform for all manner of discourse in my home province. It can often be a useful barometer of which issues are top ...

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