PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • October 29, 2021
Regarding Hydro-Québec’s ties with First Nations, it is unfortunate that critics of a renewable energy project have come to undermine historical and meaningful progress. In 2002, the government of Québec and the Crees signed a historic 50-year agreement on the development of the James Bay region. Over the past four decades, our mutual openness has resulted in more than 40 agreements relating to power generation and transmission projects with several Indigenous communities. On another matter, Hydro-Québec facilities were not at cause in the tragic 1984 caribou drownings. Misinformation won’t help us move forward in the fight against the climate crisis. Taking bold collective action now to transition to clean renewable energy across borders with projects like the Clean Energy Corridor will. ~ Lynn St. Laurent, Hydro-Québec, Montréal, Quebec