Churchill Falls Mega-Deal: Canada's $50-Billion Energy Gamble Faces Quebec Election Risk

The $50-billion Churchill Falls mega-deal is Canada's most ambitious energy bet in a generation, but Quebec's looming election could torpedo it before the turbines start spinning. Prime Minister Mark Carney joined Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette and Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham in St. John's on Monday to announce a tentative agreement to triple the generating capacity at Churchill Falls to 14,000 megawatts of renewable power. The deal...