"I have no discretion to recommend the disclosure of the financial information," Molloy wrote in his report. Both media outlets had sought information on payments made to contractors on the $12.7-billion Muskrat Falls project. "The breadth of the definition in the [Energy Corporation Act] does not permit a different assessment," he wrote. In September, Premier Dwight Ball told reporters that Nalcor's secrecy on Muskrat Falls contractors didn't pass his "smell test." Crown-owned Nalcor Energy is working to develop the Muskrat Falls hydro megaproject.

Source: CBC News December 06, 2017 14:03 UTC