Muskrat Falls Inquiry

• Former premier Williams criticizes Muskrat Falls report that blamed his government

  A final report from the inquiry into the $12.7-billion hydro dam released this week faulted Danny Williams' government for deciding the project would proceed no matter what.

  Politics

  Mar 12, 2020
  
• Legal path forward unclear after Muskrat Falls inquiry report released

  The final report on the Muskrat Falls inquiry faults a number of people for pushing through the over-budget megaproject that has cost Newfoundland and Labrador billions of dollars.

  Politics

  Mar 11, 2020
  
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• Muskrat Falls report slams executives, politicians for failing N.L. residents

  A scathing report concluded the government failed its duty to residents by predetermining that the megaproject would proceed no matter what.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2020
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• N.L. government lawyers reviewing Muskrat Falls report before public release

  The hydro megaproject is years behind schedule and accounts for a third of the province's debt.

  Environment

  Mar 5, 2020
• N.L. premier to testify before Muskrat Falls inquiry

  The premier will take the stand over cost and scheduling overruns that have plagued the controversial hydro dam on Labrador's lower Churchill River.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2019
• I didn’t question Muskrat Falls cost estimates, former premier tells inquiry

  The first phase of the hearing is set to wind down this week with former premier Kathy Dunderdale expected to take the stand.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2018
• Inquiry into $12.7 billion Muskrat Falls project finds ‘surprising’ lack of evidence of government analysis

  Inquiry staff have reviewed documents up until November 2010, a month before former N.L. premier Danny Williams retired from politics, and they have not yet found evidence of detailed internal government scrutiny.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2018
• Indigenous leaders share historical ties to Churchill River at Muskrat Falls inquiry

  Carl McLean, speaking on behalf of the Nunatsiavut government, opened the day's proceedings with an oral history of the Labrador Inuit's use of the river and continued reliance on the waterway for food, travel and lodging.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2018
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• Muskrat Falls public inquiry over cost overruns begins

  The massive dam and powerhouse harnessing the lower Churchill River near Happy Valley-Goose Bay still isn't complete, but its price tag has climbed to $12.7 billion - with the bill going to a province of just 530,000 people.

  Canada

  Sep 17, 2018