Etiket: Charette
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…
The UMQ wants to be prioritized by the Blue Fund, Charette refuses
The Union of Municipalities (UMQ) asks that its members be prioritized for funding from the Blue Fund. A request rejected out of hand by the Minister of the Environment, Benoit…
Financing of the Blue Fund | The UMQ wants to be prioritized, Charette refuses
(Quebec) The Union of Municipalities (UMQ) asks that its members be prioritized for funding from the Blue Fund. A request rejected out of hand by the Minister of the Environment,…
Charette wants to solve the problem of carbon credits in California
“There is clearly room for improvement” with Californian carbon credits, says Quebec’s Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette, three days before his departure for the American west coast, where he…
Charette defends crossbow hunting of white-tailed deer in Montérégie
Quebec defends its right to open a period of crossbow hunting of white-tailed deer to control overpopulation in the national parks of Montérégie. “We are not breaking any rules,” Environment…
Quebec Society for Recovery and Recycling | A close collaborator of Minister Charette named CEO of Recyc-Québec
(Québec) The Legault government appoints a close associate of Minister Benoit Charette to head Recyc-Québec. Posted at 3:21 p.m. Updated at 4:35 p.m. The Council of Ministers on Wednesday endorsed…
Controversial real estate project in Hudson | Opponents demand the intervention of Minister Charette
Many species at risk have been listed on the targeted site Posted at 5:00 a.m. Environmental groups are calling on Environment Minister Benoit Charette to cancel a controversial residential subdivision…
Benoit Charette moderates his defense of the Quebec-Lévis tunnel
Faced with new warnings from Public Health, Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette was not ready to defend the Quebec-Lévis tunnel project at all costs on Tuesday. “The whole third link…
Environment Minister Benoit Charette has no problem with the nickel emission standard in Limoilou
The nickel emission threshold in the air in the Limoilou district, in Quebec, “is not problematic”, assured the Minister of the Environment Benoit Charette on Wednesday, the day after the…
Residual Materials Management Report | “We still bury too much in Quebec,” says Minister Charette
Quebec promises new measures to reduce the amount of waste generated in the province, in the wake of the publication of new data showing that the upward trend continues. Posted…
[Entrevue] Benoit Charette wants to “significantly” and quickly increase the price of water
Companies that collect Quebec’s blue gold at low prices better watch out, warns the Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette. He intends to table a bill in February operating a…
Arsenic: 15 nanograms is one element among many, says Charette
The Legault government minimizes the rejection by the citizens of Rouyn-Noranda of the project for a new standard for arsenic in the air. In a press scrum on Wednesday, Environment…
Arsenic in the air in Rouyn-Noranda | 15 ng/m3, one element among others, according to Charette
(Quebec) The Legault government minimizes the rejection by the citizens of Rouyn-Noranda of the project for a new standard for arsenic in the air. Posted at 11:18 a.m. Patrice Bergeron…
The Ministry of the Environment swells, Charette follows
On the path to green transition, the government of François Legault opts for continuity. The Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette, remains in office, but is entrusted with a new…
Environmental debate | Charette defends his record, QS and the PQ on the attack
Environment Minister Benoit Charette tried to defend his record, while representatives of Québec solidaire (QS), the Parti Québécois (PQ) and the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) outlined their respective plans.…
Environment Minister Benoit Charette, booed, left climate march
Political parties that aspire to lead Quebec after the next election must imperatively show “courage” in the fight against the climate crisis, thousands of demonstrators who marched in Montreal pleaded…
Surcharge on “ultra-polluting” vehicles | Benoit Charette fears a crisis of yellow vests
The surcharge proposed by Québec solidaire on ultra-polluting vehicles has the outgoing Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette, fearing a wave of protest from the government similar to the yellow…
Quebec 2022 Elections | Taxing pollution could lead to a crisis of “yellow vests”, believes Benoit Charette
Taxing the purchase of “ultra-polluting” vehicles as proposed by Québec solidaire could create division within the population, like the movement of “yellow vests” which shook France, argued the outgoing minister…
The “entire” list of the 89 polluting companies will be public, confirms Charette
The Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette, confirmed on Wednesday that he will soon make public the information concerning the 89 companies authorized to pollute beyond environmental standards, including the…