A First Nation near Quebec City says the provincial government and Quebec\u2019s hydro utility have ignored their constitutional duty to consult about four planned wind projects south of the St. Lawrence River. The claim is part of a long-running territorial disagreement between the Huron-Wendat Nation, the Quebec government and neighbouring First Nations, and it comes as Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec looks to triple the province\u2019s wind power capacity in co-operation with Indigenous communities. The dispute has its roots in a treaty, signed in 1760, that protected Huron-Wendat rights but didn\u2019t define their territory. More than 260 years later, that uncertainty could have consequences for a new era of energy development in Quebec. The Huron-Wendat Nation filed an application in June asking the Quebec Superior Court to order the provincial government and Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec to… <\/p>\n
A First Nation near Quebec City says the provincial government and Quebec\u2019s hydro utility have ignored their constitutional duty to consult about four planned wind projects south of the St. Lawrence River. The claim is part of a long-running territorial disagreement between the Huron-Wendat Nation, the Quebec government and neighbouring First Nations, and it comes as Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec looks to triple the province\u2019s wind power capacity in co-operation with Indigenous communities. The dispute has its roots in a treaty, signed in 1760, that protected Huron-Wendat rights but didn\u2019t define their territory. More than 260 years later, that uncertainty could have consequences for a new era of energy development in Quebec. The Huron-Wendat Nation filed an application in June asking the Quebec Superior Court to order the provincial government and Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec to... <\/p>\n