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VOCM News Evening Update September 17th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local News Now, a VOCM News Update. Good evening, I'm
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  Speaker 1: Zach Power.
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  Speaker 2: Speaker, the ayes 21, the nays 18. The motion has
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  Speaker 2: been carried.
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  Speaker 1: Words forever etched into history, the Churchill Falls deal has
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  Speaker 1: passed in the House of Assembly, but only by a
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  Speaker 1: slim margin. The vote came down just after 7 p.m.
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  Speaker 1: in the entire PC caucus, and Eddie Joyce voted in favor,
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  Speaker 1: while the entire Liberal caucus, NDP, and Keith Russell voted
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  Speaker 1: against it. The decision comes at the end of a
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  Speaker 1: four-day special debate on the multi-billion dollar hydroelectric deal, during
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  Speaker 1: which several experts were brought into the floor of the
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  Speaker 1: legislature for elected officials to question them. VOCM News is
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  Speaker 1: continuing to follow this story, and it all comes... as
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  Speaker 1: MHA for Lake Melville rose in the House of Assembly
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  Speaker 1: earlier today condemning the latest agreement, and as we heard,
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  Speaker 1: he's voted against it. He cited serious concerns about the
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  Speaker 1: relationship with the Innu Nation.
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  Speaker 3: We have to talk about this project being on Innu land,
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  Speaker 3: and Innu Nation should be respected during this process, and
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  Speaker 3: they have not been, and I can say that this
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  Speaker 3: government has given them the ultimate disrespect in challenging their
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  Speaker 3: identity and their history in Labrador, Mr.
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  Speaker 2: Speaker.
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  Speaker 1: The UNO Nation wrote all members of the House of
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  Speaker 1: Assembly just ahead of the vote, urging them not to
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  Speaker 1: vote for the deal. Premier Tony Wakeham said earlier this
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  Speaker 1: afternoon that the deal is better than the previous one
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  Speaker 1: in every way.
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  Speaker 2: Let me just ask one more thing to that. You know,
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  Speaker 2: you have a federal government here. The Prime Minister of
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  Speaker 2: the country has a plan to build Canada strong, talks
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  Speaker 2: about the need for electrification, talks about the need to
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  Speaker 2: build energy corridors. And the Liberal members in the House
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  Speaker 2: of Assembly are prepared to walk away from that.
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  Speaker 1: Liberal leader John Hogan cited concerns with market-based pricing.
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  Speaker 4: The other frustrating part about that is we get two
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  Speaker 4: different stories about why market-based pricing was given away. The
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  Speaker 4: negotiating team said it was very clear to them early
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  Speaker 4: on it was complex, so they walked away from it.
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  Speaker 4: The oversight panel said that it was given away as
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  Speaker 4: part of the negotiations. So not only did we give away,
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  Speaker 4: I think, what was the most important thing to Newfoundlanders
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  Speaker 4: and Labradorians, we have two different versions from this team
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  Speaker 4: about why it was given away, so that's troubling.
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  Speaker 1: And of course, VOCM News will continue to follow that
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  Speaker 1: story and have more information on your VOCM mornings tomorrow
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  Speaker 1: between 6 and 9, and we'll hear from some of
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  Speaker 1: those leaders at that time. Batten down the hatches, an
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  Speaker 1: intense low-pressure system will bring strong northwesterly winds to parts
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  Speaker 1: of the eastern portion of the island on Saturday. Environment
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  Speaker 1: Canada meteorologist Ian Hubbard says the slow-moving system will start
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  Speaker 1: to intensify as it moves across the island early Saturday morning.
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  Speaker 1: A special weather statement has been issued for many parts
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  Speaker 1: of the island, including most or all the eastern portion.
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  Speaker 4: Those winds are going to pick up from the northwest
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  Speaker 4: starting during the overnight hours Friday night into early Saturday morning.
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  Speaker 1: And that's your VOCM On Demand News. I'm Zach Power.