Sabia to head Hydro-Quebec
La Presse summarizes the reactions to the news that Michael Sabia will be heading Hydro‑Quebec.
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dhomas 19:52 on 2023-05-24 Permalink
This is very bad news, IMO. Isn’t this the guy who orchestrated the privatisation of CN? Is that who (and what) we want for Hydro-Quebec?
Kate 21:25 on 2023-05-24 Permalink
No, and every time anything is reported lately about Hydro, there’s a reminder that we USE TOO MUCH POWER and we’d BETTER CUT DOWN. We’re being softened up for something and it isn’t going to be fun.
DeWolf 08:43 on 2023-05-25 Permalink
The CAQ is clearly steering Hydro-Quebec away from its mission of providing affordable clean energy to Quebeckers so it can cash in on the booming demand for energy caused by electrification programs south of the border. Sabia is a businessman whose experience is in making money, not running a utility.
carsswell 12:42 on 2023-05-25 Permalink
I forget where I heard it (probably CBC One or ICI Première) but the interviewee (a prof?) made the case that Legault’s priority isn’t to hire someone with a background in the environment and energy transition fields but rather someone who will rubber-stamp his plan to build more dams and increase electricity sales to the US and other provinces. The environmentally unqualified Sabia fits the bill perfectly.
Not that it was needed but this is additional proof of how skeptical and hypocritical Legault and his party are of climate change.
If the US does indeed transition to renewables and especially if fusion ever becomes tamed and domesticated, Quebec may end up with several white elephants on its hands, not to mention a further-degraded environment.