Former Quebec premier Francois Legault and former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Andrew Furey hold a joint news conference about Churchill Falls in St. John’s on Feb. 24, 2023. The Canadian Press/Paul Daly
Hydro-Québec fought to hide parts of letters from the 1960s showing what it offered to lure a French aluminum company to the province, including its internal comments about an energy deal with Newfoundland and Labrador.
In a 2024 fight in front of Quebec’s access-to-information commission, the utility claimed the correspondence could jeopardize its present-day energy negotiations with Newfoundland and Labrador about Churchill Falls. Hydro-Québec lost the battle and released the information—including to The Canadian Press last month.
