The development of a green economy cannot be done at the expense of the environment and the quality of life of citizens, believes Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, who considers that the government has “sloppy” its work in all files relating to air quality.
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“We cannot develop the green economy by scrapping the environment and people’s health,” said the spokesperson for Québec solidaire, Thursday morning, when asked if the development of the battery sector is being done. on the back of the air quality in Limoilou.
Mr. Nadeau-Dubois believes that the Legault government has “botched its work” in the files relating to air quality. In addition to the exceedances of the nickel standard in Lower Town of Quebec, he cites as an example the case of the Horne foundry in Rouyn-Noranda.
On Wednesday, the Minister of the Environment, Benoît Charrette, pointed out that there are “no regulations that prevent overruns at times”, adding that the important thing is to “correct this situation when it occurs”.
The Limoilou Air Contaminants Task Force report identified nickel as one of the main air contaminants in Limoilou. By using the new nickel standard threshold, which was quintupled by the CAQ government, the Group found that there were dozens of exceedances of the standard.
Despite these overruns, no sanction has been imposed, acknowledged Minister Charrette on Wednesday, which requires time. Bill 102 passed last spring strengthened the penalty regime, he argued. “Let’s give it time to settle in.”