Hydroelectricity, Quebec Blue Gold Gazette

If the CAQ succeeds in passing Bill 69, which opens the door to a privatization of Hydro-Québec, this could increase private electricity production in Quebec from 4.9% to 19%, resulting in losses of $3 billion per year in royalties paid by Hydro-Québec to the government! This spectrum is an opportunity to revisit the origins of the nationalization of this liquid wealth. The first steps La Mauricie is a pioneer in the development of hydropower, n…