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Independent MHA Keith Russell to vote against Churchill deal

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 2:28 AM UTC · How we work

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Keith Russell, independent MHA, will vote against the Churchill River deal Thursday.
He crossed from Progressive Conservatives to sit as independent days before the session.
He said constituents fear the PCs' new Churchill Falls agreement linked to the deal.
He apologized to the Innu Nation and denied that they have been in Labrador only 300 years.

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Keith Russell, independent MHA, will vote against the Churchill River deal Thursday.
He crossed from Progressive Conservatives to sit as independent days before the session.
He said constituents fear the PCs' new Churchill Falls agreement linked to the deal.
He apologized to the Innu Nation and denied that they have been in Labrador only 300 years.