ST. JOHN'S — A Conservative senator from Newfoundland and Labrador has joined a chorus of voices calling for an independent review of the province's draft energy deal with Quebec's hydro utility. David Wells said Tuesday that the public in Newfoundland and Labrador doesn't understand the tentative deal between Hydro-Québec and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro. He said the deal is a pivotal issue in the Oct. 14 provincial election, and voters need to understand its implications. “This is the property, this is the resource of Newfoundland and Labrador,” Wells said in an interview. "We will finalize the deal, unlike governments before us, who never succeeded in reaching this necessary agreement with Newfoundland," the premier said as he opened the Quebec legislature Tuesday.