Etiket: Charette
Charette accused of failing in his duties in the Northvolt case
By exempting the Northvolt Six project from audits by the Office of Public Hearings on the Environment (BAPE) in order to attract its promoter to Quebec, Minister Benoit Charette failed…
Charette cannot give a “precise timetable” on the caribou protection plan
Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette cannot say if his plan for protecting caribou habitat will be presented before the next forest fire season. But while in Gaspésie there are only…
Quebec is “lucky” to welcome Northvolt, says Benoit Charette
After asserting that imposing an environmental assessment process on Northvolt similar to other large industrial projects would have driven the company away, Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette argued Wednesday that…
Northvolt megafactory | The opposition and environmentalists outraged by the words of Benoit Charette
“Surreal”, “scandalous”, “unacceptable”; the opposition and environmental groups are taking aim at the Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette, who argued in an interview with The Press that the Northvolt…
Northvolt megafactory | “We wouldn’t have had a project” with a BAPE, says Benoit Charette
Northvolt’s mega-factory project would have been derailed if it had had to undergo an assessment by the Bureau d’audiences publique sur l’environnement (BAPE), according to the Minister of the Environment,…
Northvolt factory project in Montérégie | No political interference, says Benoit Charette
The official who associated the authorization given to Northvolt to destroy wetlands with a “government order” was not familiar with the file, indicated the Minister of the Environment Benoit Charette.…
Benoit Charette affirms that “biodiversity of interest” is preserved with Northvolt
The Minister of the Environment Benoit Charette affirms that “places of biodiversity of interest” will be preserved as part of the work to destroy natural environments underway on the site…
The Horne foundry has targets to achieve, recalls Minister Charette
The issue of the Horne smelter, in Rouyn-Noranda, once again takes a political turn after Radio-Canada revealed that the Glencore board of directors was to meet soon to decide on…
A caribou protection strategy within “a few weeks”, assures Charette
After having been postponed numerous times, the woodland caribou protection strategy should be presented in the “next days” or “next weeks,” assures the Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette. “We…
The Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette, is “disappointed” with the results of COP28
The Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette, is “disappointed” with the agreement that emerged from the United Nations climate conference (COP28). Quebec campaigned for an exit from fossil fuels, it…
Interview with Benoit Charette at COP28 | We must “depoliticize” the fight against climate change
The Quebec Minister of the Environment calls for putting “partisanship” aside to effectively combat the climate crisis, he told The Press at the end of its participation in COP28, proud…
COP28 | “We cannot practice the policy of the empty chair”, according to Benoit Charette
(Quebec) Quebec cannot afford to be absent from COP28, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Dubai, even if the chosen location is questionable, recognizes the Minister of the…
Benoit Charette hopes for a declaration for the exit from fossil fuels at COP28
Quebec Minister of the Environment Benoit Charette hopes that the final declaration of the United Nations climate conference (COP28) will include a commitment to phasing out fossil fuels. Such language…
The comedy “Happiness” will conclude at the end of its 3rd season: Michel Charette will soon no longer be in trouble
Teacher François Plante will soon no longer be in trouble. The scathing comedy Happiness will indeed conclude at the end of its third season, expected from January on TVA. Michel…
Michel Charette launches into an escape (and into humor)
Before turning to acting, Michel Charette long planned for a career as a comedian. A dream with which he reconnects more than thirty years after having put it away by…
No strategy could have protected the dead caribou in Gaspésie, says Charette
No caribou protection strategy could have avoided the death of one of the last caribou in Gaspésie last month. “A person who is ill-intentioned, whether there is a strategy or…
Northvolt will be established on “an industrial site”, says Benoit Charette
Even if the facts show that the Northvolt plant will be built on a site which contains a great diversity of natural environments and habitats of wildlife species, the Minister…
Benoit Charette does not close the door to an environmental assessment of Northvolt
Quebec Minister of the Environment Benoit Charette is not closing the door on the idea of subjecting the future Northvolt factory to the impact assessment procedure that applies to industrial…
Québec solidaire demands the resignation of Benoit Charette
The Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette, disqualified himself from his position by failing to reveal the excesses of the nickel standard occurring at the Port of Quebec in 2022,…
Nickel in the air in Limoilou | QS demands the resignation of Benoit Charette
(Quebec) Québec solidaire (QS) demanded on Friday the resignation of the Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette. Posted at 11:56 a.m. Patrice Bergeron The Canadian Press The left-wing party accuses…