Quebecers will have to reduce their electricity consumption if the Liberal Party (PLQ) takes power.
The PLQ aims to reduce consumption in Quebec by 16 terawatt hours in order to launch its ECO green hydrogen project.
This vast project aims to produce hydrogen with hydroelectricity and renewable energy sources.
As the production of hydrogen requires a lot of electricity, the PLQ wants to reduce current consumption by 16 terawatt hours, or the equivalent of twice the electricity produced by the Romaine power station on the North Shore.
This was confirmed by Liberal leader Dominique Anglade Monday morning at a press conference in Laval. She was back for a second consecutive day in Mille-Îles, a Laval riding that the PLQ wants to keep.
The PLQ is struggling to sell ECO, this complex project which extends until 2050 and which is nevertheless one of the foundations of its electoral program.
ECO aims to produce hydrogen by a process of electrolysis with hydro-electricity, so-called “green hydrogen”, because there are no gas emissions at greenhouse effect (GHG) in the production process.
The hydrogen produced will be used as an alternative fuel in the transport sector, in order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are currently generated by the combustion of diesel, gasoline, etc.
Legault accused of making “shabby” remarks
François Legault makes “shabby” remarks that appeal to the lowest instincts. This is how Dominique Anglade described the most recent outing of the caquiste leader.
Mr. Legault suggested that raising the immigration threshold as the PLQ and QS want poses a threat to national cohesion.
At a press conference Monday in Laval, Ms. Anglade said that these statements came to pick her up personally. She is of immigrant background herself, as her parents immigrated here from Haiti.
According to her, Mr. Legault is doing petty “mean” politics.