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Friends shouldn’t let friends buy natural gas from bad places
The federal government’s forthcoming emissions cap on the oil and gas sector will not only kill jobs and hurt the Canadian economy; it will do so for little to no environmental gain.
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Quebec is running out of power, and its economy hangs in the balance
Transmission towers are seen in Montreal belonging to the province’s electric utility, Hydro-Québec, whose current levels of surplus power supply could run out by 2027.
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IEDM – Doit-on laisser plus de place au secteur privé dans la production énergétique? – Renaud Brossard
June 26, 2024 | 11 min. 49 sec. | Le midi (98,5 FM) Debate (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications […]
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5-minute read
Électricité – Les producteurs indépendants doivent jouer un plus grand rôle
Un producteur indépendant qui serait en mesure de mettre en œuvre un parc éolien afin d’alimenter plusieurs industriels de la région aurait pu être intéressé par ce projet, mais les limites réglementaires conservées dans le projet de loi 69 interdisent aux producteurs indépendants de vendre à plus d’un client.
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IEDM – Hydro-Québec: «Ça va prendre clairement une réforme» – Gabriel Giguère
June 17, 2024 | 9 min. 40 sec. | Pierre Nantel (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst […]
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IEDM – Loi sur l’énergie: la privatisation de l’électricité fait débat – Gabriel Giguère
June 7, 2024 | 13 min. 16 sec. | Alexis le matin (106,9 FM) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy […]
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2-minute read
Bill 69: What will the role of independent producers be, asks MEI
Montreal, June 6, 2024 – The missing element from Bill 69 on Quebec’s energy future, tabled this morning by Quebec Energy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon, is the sale of electricity by independent producers, notes a researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute.
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REACTION: Hydro-Québec cannot afford to do without the expertise of independent producers
Montreal, May 30, 2024 – Hydro-Québec’s decision to produce wind power itself may prove very costly for Quebecers, says a Montreal Economic Institute researcher.
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IEDM – Prix plafond du gaz: la recette parfaite pour une pénurie – Gabriel Giguère
May 2, 2024 | 11 min. 54 sec. | Maurais live (Radio X) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Public Policy Analyst […]
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We need faster, fairer assessments of major energy projects
Any environmental assessment of a large energy project must be coupled with an assessment of its impact on: the national economy, job creation, investment opportunities across the country and on Canada’s reputation as an attractive destination for international investors.