Muskrat Falls is seen at the Churchill River in central Labrador in this undated file photograph. (REUTERS /Greg Locke/Files) Feds OK controversial Labrador hydroelectric project Muskrat Falls imprudent, experts warn N.S. urged to pull out of Muskrat Falls project

OTTAWA - A proposal for a massive Labrador hydroelectric project has received a federal loan guarantee but critics say the government should have waited for an outside regulatory review before it backed the plan.