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PAM FRAMPTON: Don't put Churchill Falls MOU to a referendum

Any new deal with Quebec over Churchill Falls needs to be based on facts, not baggage

Before Tony Wakeham became premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, he was adamant that — given the opportunity — he would let the people of the province have their say on any new Churchill River power deal between NL and Quebec.

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It’s the kind of campaign pledge that plays well — power to the people, and all that.

“I’m going to make sure we get it right,” he said of a potential deal between Quebec and NL after winning the election last fall. “And once we get that final negotiation done, however long it takes, then yes, we will bring it to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador to have its say.”

Grammatical awkwardness aside — the people will have their say — as one of those people, I don’t want to vote on any potential deal, whether it’s the version promoted by the former Liberal government or any revised arrangement that the current Progressive Conservative government’s negotiating team might hammer out.

Why? Because I’m not equipped to judge the merits of any........

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