{"id":642928,"date":"2026-05-02T11:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/642928\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T11:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:37:15","slug":"quebec-premier-feels-bound-by-labrador-energy-deal-despite-expiration-date-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/642928\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec premier feels bound by Labrador energy deal despite expiration date – Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted May 1, 2026 2:33 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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The premier of Quebec says she feels her province is still bound by a framework energy agreement signed with Newfoundland and Labrador.<\/p>\n

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The tentative agreement was set to expire Thursday, and Christine Fr\u00e9chette says she is waiting for Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham to make the next move.<\/p>\n

Wakeham received a report Thursday evening from a panel he had tasked with reviewing the draft deal and he is expected to comment on it today.<\/p>\n

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Fr\u00e9chette says she is confident the proposed agreement for sharing energy from the Churchill River in Labrador is beneficial for both provinces.<\/p>\n

Wakeham had demanded a review of the deal since it was unveiled in St. John\u2019s in 2024 by Newfoundland and Labrador\u2019s former Liberal government.<\/p>\n

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He ordered a panel to carry out the review shortly after his Tories formed government last fall.<\/p>\n

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 1, 2026.<\/p>\n

\u2014 With files from Patrice Bergeron in Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup, Que.<\/p>\n

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