Some of Quebec's top environmental groups gathered at a press conference on Monday where they accused the government of a lack of transparency,
WATCH: Some of Quebec’s most prominent environmentalists gathered on Monday to send a stark warning to the provincial government after the latter shifted environmental regulations to make way for the Northvolt EV battery plant. Now, groups like Greenpeace, Équiterre and the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake are accusing the Legault government of prioritizing big business over environmental protection and transparency. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
“When the permit was issued for Northvolt, that to me is about money,” said Chief Ross Montour of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake. The coalition of groups is concerned about the way Quebec gave the green light to the Northvolt electric car battery factory, which is currently under construction in a South Shore field that’s home to dozens of species. Quebec tweaked regulations, allowing the project to avoid the BAPE’s public environmental impact consultation process.“They’re creating a new process for this specific industry, for this specific company. They need to respect what’s in place already,” said Viau.
“In my view, it is a bad project,” said Montour. “If you’re going to destroy species, it’s not good.”
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