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Opinions of participants
Many were of the opinion that other sources of renewable energy, such as wind,
geothermal and solar power should be given more importance, and that Québec
should be bold in setting out in a new direction which would favour their use 1 . Some
participants had a lot of faith in the development of wind energy to ensure Québec’s
energy security in a more ecological way (Mr. Yves St-Laurent, DM377, p. 53;
Mr. Félix Maranda Castonguay, DM688, p. 1). Others 2 believed that energy
effectiveness and saving measures should be fostered and better-used. According to
one participant: “the craze to build LNG terminals is only curtailing the will to do more
research into developing real solutions which are energy-responsible” (Ms. Isabelle
Carrier, DM624, p. 17).
The Québec solidaire Party recommended stopping the development of the oil and
gas industries in Québec. At the same time, it demanded “massive investments in
energy efficiency programs and mass transit, as well as in the research and
development of energy solutions that are clean, renewable, economically viable and
socially acceptable” (DM466, p. 23). The Association québécoise de lutte contre la
pollution atmosphérique (AQLPA) believed that Canada’s current natural gas reserves
are sufficient to give the government time to implement effective measures in this
respect: “the issue is not so much the development of these technologies, as it is to
put them into practice, at least those which have proven their effectiveness”
(DM592.1, p. 117).
However, some participants 3 believed that renewable energy sources, such as wind
energy, cannot meet all the needs by themselves, and some specified that part of heavy
industry can only use fossil energies for some processes. According to one participant:
Here in Québec, we are fortunate enough to dispose of a renewable energy source
such as hydroelectricity, which meets an important part of our needs. However, it is
becoming clearer and clearer that we must now be able to count on other sources.
Regardless of what ecological groups say, the potential of wind energy capacity
remains very limited, and contrary to Ontario, Québec refuses to rely on nuclear energy.
(Mr. Ghislain Pelletier, DM506, p. 2)
1. Ms. Annie Lacharité and Mr. Pierre Pinette, DM12; Ms. Monique Dallaire, DM161, p. 3; Mr. Sylvain Castonguay,
DM578, p. 2; Ms. Denyse Rondeau, DM195, p. 1; Mr. Jacques Verreault, DM199, p. 7; Mr. Michel De La Chevrotière,
DM267, p. 3; Ms. Louise Crevier Letendre, DM317, p. 5; Ms. Claudia Parent and Mr. Frédéric Vallières, DM533;
Corporation de défense des droits sociaux de Lotbinière, DM3, p. 1; Table des groupes populaires, DM6, p. 1;
Ms. Yolande Lépine, DM66, p. 1; Réseau du Forum social de Québec–Chaudière-Appalaches, DM438, p. 2; Centre de
recherche et d’information en consommation, DM9, p. 1; Ms. Suzanne A. Samson, DM186, p. 1; Mr. Jean Dupont,
DM301, p. 1; Ms. Sylvie Vincent and Mr. Daniel Bégin, DM314, p. 1; Ms. Danielle Carrier and Mr. François Dorval,
DM558, p. 1; Mr. Dennis Bevington, New Democratic Party of Canada, DM518.1, p. 8 and 9.
2. Ms. Colette Fortin, DM50, p. 1; Mr. Marco Thompson, DM340, p. 3; Mr. Denis L’Homme, DM347, p. 6; Mr. Martin
Leclerc, DM393, p. 7; Ms. Chantal Bernier, DM575, p. 4.
3. Mouvement populaire À bon port, DM547, p. 5; Mr. Serge Côté, DM102, p. 1; Mr. Patrice Labrecque, DM214,
p. 1; Mr. Serge Belval, DM449, p. 4; Ms. Brigitte Leblond, DM166, p. 2; Mr. Michel Moisan, DM213, p. 2;
Ms. Tonia Beaupré, DM478, p. 1.
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