ST. JOHN'S — An accountant appointed to a panel reviewing a draft energy deal between Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Québec says he resigned in May because he felt the panel's independence was impaired.

In a letter first reported by allNewfoundlandLabrador.com, Michael Wilson criticized the Churchill River Oversight Panel for doing a detailed review of the energy deal without releasing its findings.

The panel was established by Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberal government earlier this year after opposition parties called for an independent third-party review of the memorandum of understanding for the new energy deal.

The former EY executive says he no longer believes the panel's reports would meet the public’s expectations for analysis informed by full and frank commentary.

See Full Page