The premier of Quebec says she feels her province is still bound by a framework energy agreement signed with Newfoundland and Labrador.
The tentative agreement for sharing energy from Labrador was set to expire on Thursday. Christine Fréchette said Friday she was waiting for Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham to make the next move, after he digests a report from a panel he tasked with reviewing the draft deal.
“I am very confident about what lies ahead, in the sense that this is an agreement that is beneficial both for Newfoundland and Labrador and for Quebec,” Fréchette told reporters in Rivière-du-Loup, Que. “(It) places us in a position of energy security for decades to come. Financially as well, it is very advantageous for Newfoundland.”…