Natural Resources

NDP Leader Lorraine Michael (MHA, Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi) says international economic reports and news stories would seem to provide mounting evidence that developing the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project will be hazardous to this province’s future financial health.

MR. SPEAKER: The hon. the Leader of the Third Party.

MS MICHAEL:Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.

NDP Leader Lorraine Michael (MHA, Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi) wants to know what happened to a 2009 study on power alternatives for coastal Labrador. She adds it is shameful that Budget 2013 gave a massive handout to a rich nickel company, while ignoring the needs of the people of the Labrador coast.

MS MICHAEL:Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.

NDP Leader Lorraine Michael (MHA, Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi) says government is neglecting residents of the south coast of Labrador in its discussions around energy supplies.

MR. SPEAKER: The hon. the Leader of the Third Party.

MS MICHAEL: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.

MR. SPEAKER: The Leader of the Third Party.

MS MICHAEL:Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.

MR. SPEAKER: The hon. the Leader of the Third Party.

MS MICHAEL:Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.

NDP Leader Lorraine Michael (MHA, Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi) wants to know whether Husky Oil is considering building a natural gas plant in this province – and she wants proof that government has made $50 million from the power plant expropriated with the Abitibi mill in 2008.

NDP Innovation, Business & Rural Development critic Christopher Mitchelmore (MHA, The Straits-White Bay North) says there are solid environmental and economic reasons for government to encourage the development of a wood pellet industry in this province.