Furey makes good on promise to rip up 1969 Churchill Falls contract

The agreement with Quebec over Churchill Falls was to end in 2041, but Premier Andrew Furey is instead hailing it as effectively over. Speaking to reporters Thursday at The Rooms in St. John’s, he ripped a document to illustrate a metaphor. A sweeping new deal, announced with Quebec Premier Francois Legault, would see a potential $200 billion for N.L. over the next 50 years.