Tony Wakeham
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Sep 18, 2026
Brian CallahanHOST
I have a quick question for you.
Brian CallahanHOST
Did Tony Wakeham promise a referendum while he was actually campaigning, or was it just on election night during his victory speech? I can't remember.
Brian CallahanHOST
At the beginning of the campaign, and I quote...
Brian CallahanHOST
The people of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador have waited a long time for this deal to mature, and I think they deserve to have a voice and a say when any deal is finalized.
Terry RobertsPANELIST
Yeah.
Terry RobertsPANELIST
And we've got to remember, in the opening night of the election campaign last fall, one of the big promises made by Tony Wakeham and his upstart PC party, there will be no deal unless the people of this province get to have a say through a referendum.
Terry RobertsPANELIST
And on election night, he re-upped that promise.
Terry RobertsPANELIST
But in the months leading up to this deal, in the weeks, He started to back away from it.
Terry RobertsPANELIST
And then when the deal was announced on August 13th with the Prime Minister Mark Carney here, he finally conceded that there would not be a referendum, that there would be a special sitting in the House of Assembly.
Terry RobertsPANELIST
So the Liberals have seized on that as saying that's evidence that you can't trust.
Terry RobertsPANELIST
Tony Wakeham or you can't trust this government.
Terry RobertsPANELIST
And through other changes that they believe came through the new MOU, I guess you could say.
Tim PowersHOST
But we do know that, um, uh, uh, after Mr.
Tim PowersHOST
Lever spoke, he, he took questions for about two hours and here's what premier Tony Wakeham had to say about the level of
Tony WakehamSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
louvers committee absolutely I think what you heard from Mr. LeVere this morning was exactly his confidence in their ability to be able to analyze the work that was being done by the negotiating team and he clearly outlined that and so I he was confident in that work being done as he also said I did not interfere with any of that process so you know we brought in people who I believe have extensive credentials to be able to do that work, and they did their job.
Tony WakehamSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, that was something that the oversight committee decided to do or not do.
SteveAUDIENCE
I just wanted to put it out there because I haven't heard many people say anything about that.
SteveAUDIENCE
In my opinion, only Tony Wakeham truly knew that if he was going to have a referendum or Tony Wakeham and maybe a few closest allies or constituents or his wife or whoever, only a small amount of people knew if he was really going to have a referendum or not.
SteveAUDIENCE
And whether he was or whether he wasn't, either way, I voted for the man, but I was hoping he wasn't going to have a referendum.
SteveAUDIENCE
I'm glad because it's not an issue to have a referendum on, in my opinion.
Brian CallahanHOST
Yeah
Fred HuttonGUEST
... to Tony Wakeham.
Fred HuttonGUEST
Um, and-
Brian CallahanHOST
I'm not, I'm not a big fan of the liar, liar.
Brian CallahanHOST
2.6 after 2041, right?
Fred HuttonGUEST
Right.
Fred HuttonGUEST
Market-based pricing is going to, uh, is, is removed from Churchill Falls, and that, you know, what the PCs, what Tony Wakeham and Lloyd Parrott are saying about selling to the United States is not true.
Fred HuttonGUEST
It, we sell it to Quebec.
Peter CowenCORRESPONDENT
The Premier says the move came as a complete surprise.
Peter CowenCORRESPONDENT
Tony Wakeham didn't speak to Russell before he left the party.
Peter CowenCORRESPONDENT
Peter Cowen, CBC News, St. John's.
Stephanie ScanderosHOST
The Crown Corporation behind Canada's first high-speed rail line says it has acquired its first plot of land, marking a significant milestone in the project's development.
Noah Davis PowerAUDIENCE
It doesn't give us any sort of relief, and worse is that there's no referendum.
Noah Davis PowerAUDIENCE
On people's doorsteps, in people's homes, at the church halls, Tony looked them in the face and said, "There will be a referendum on any final deal with Churchill Falls because of the generational importance of this deal." There have been generations of Newfoundlanders who have lived and died under the Churchill Falls deal, hoping one day that it will be better.
Noah Davis PowerAUDIENCE
But now Tony's going to put us another two generations out.
Noah Davis PowerAUDIENCE
He's going to impoverish our people here.
Noah Davis PowerAUDIENCE
We need to start seeing some benefits from our own resources.
Noah Davis PowerAUDIENCE
The Premier said so.
Noah Davis PowerAUDIENCE
What does that mean anymore? He's broken his word time and time again, specifically on this deal, so why wouldn't he do it again? These MHAs are gonna vote how they're told.
Noah Davis PowerAUDIENCE
And mark my words, all 40 of them are gonna vote for this today because the Conservatives are surely going to give a promise of an independent review, just like Andrew Furey did, and then Tony Wakeham will have an independent review committee stacked with Conservative loyalists, just like Andrew Furey's was.
Gerry Lynn MackeyCORRESPONDENT
And you know, she actually, I think out of everyone there today, she spoke the most about the relationship and, and the kind of fractured relationship now between Canada and the United States.
Gerry Lynn MackeyCORRESPONDENT
We heard from Premier Tony Wakeham, Federal Minister Joanne Thompson representing the federal government, and they were all kind of just reflecting on the legacy of Gander's hospitality during, during the world's darkest hour.
Gerry Lynn MackeyCORRESPONDENT
One of them.
Tim PowersHOST
Uh, it was interesting, too, Gerry Lynn.
SueAUDIENCE
Then he says, well, you know, if we keep a few of our promises, most of our promises, and renege on a couple, that's okay.
SueAUDIENCE
No, I'll say to him, because his government, that government, Tony Wakeham's government, was elected 100% on that promise.
SueAUDIENCE
That was what got them over the tipping point.
SueAUDIENCE
They were behind in the polls.
Brian CallahanHOST
Maybe even unpatriotic for not supporting it.
SueAUDIENCE
Correct.
SueAUDIENCE
But who is the true patriot? Who is the one, who are the people who have been fighting for this province, for that resource, for decades, who have tried to see something that goes beyond a couple of years? Tony Wakeham is out telling people, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, come home! We're going to build something.
SueAUDIENCE
And then after you build it, Tony, what are they going to do then? Are you plugging it into an industry where 1,500 people will be employed by a smelter? What are you plugging it into? Oh, you're turning it over to Quebec so that their rates, the lowest in the country, will continue to be the lowest in the country, and they're guaranteeing the rates for Quebecers.
Tim PowersHOST
There was criticism about the Fury government, the Hogan government, for pushing the MOU before.
Tim PowersHOST
Obviously, Premier Wakeham probably having learned lessons from what happened with the previous PC government on Muskrat Falls when they left an information vacuum after the agreement was held, has been actively campaigning.
Tim PowersHOST
You had Minister Party out today talking about how the rebate is tied to the deal passing.
Tim PowersHOST
The premier himself was out yesterday with Bob Fiender of TradesNL.
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Fred HuttonGUEST
Like Jennifer Williams, she is part of the negotiating committee, and so is Barry Perry.
Fred HuttonGUEST
But they are not the people who sign off.
Fred HuttonGUEST
The person who tells them to sign this deal will be Premier Tony Wakeham and his cabinet.
Fred HuttonGUEST
So they need to be able to answer to it.
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