This fall, Quebec’s proposal to build a $1-billion transmission line to carry additional hydro-electric power to markets in New England was rejected. Ironically, many of the anti-development organizations that opposed the transmission line also opposed the XL oil pipeline from Alberta to southern refineries and others through British Columbia.
Hydro-Québec’s rejection is another major trade setback that threatens Canada’s natural resource and energy industries, and is why the Canadian and American federal governments should embark on creating a North American energy grid to ensure energy self-sufficiency, transition to alternatives, and keep costs down for consumers. Internally, Canada should resurrect the Energy East pipeline scheme.
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