Energy Transition Benefits U.S. War Economy
Bill 69, An Act to ensure the responsible governance of energy resources and to amend various legislative provisions, amends 15 laws and seven regulations. The Legault government touts it as an integral part of the transition plan to "green" energies and "zero-carbon-emission" for the Quebec economy for decades to come. The changes to Investissement Québec and Hydro-Québec and Bill 69 and Bill 63 amending the Mining Act are all part of a plan to subjugate Quebec to the warmongering plans of the U.S.
In a series of radio interviews on September 3 and 4, before he resigned, "Super Minister" Pierre Fitzgibbon made no bones about defending his energy transition program by stating that he regularly speaks with representatives of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and did so as recently as September 2.[1] He said that DoD representatives have reiterated to him that they are very interested in "working together" to get their hands on Quebec's critical minerals, and he replied, "So me, I say yes, because we want to work with our colleagues in the U.S."
Evidence of this can already be seen in the DoD's U.S.$8.4 million investment last May in the mining company Lomiko Metals to develop a graphite deposit near Duhamel, in southwestern Quebec.
Fitzgibbon will be remembered as the sponsor of Bill 69, which sets the stage for integrating Quebec's energy resources into U.S. energy and trade corridors.[2] He will also be remembered as the minister who put in place the infrastructure to sell off Quebec's mineral resources to the highest bidder, in this case, the DoD, in support of its war economy.
Notes
1. Pierre Fitzgibbon interviewed by "Tout un matin" host Patrick Masbourian, Radio-Canada broadcast, September 3, 2024.
2. See "Quebec 'Clean Energies' Bill Serves to Integrate Quebec's Resources into U.S. Energy, Transportation and Trade Corridors," Fernand Deschamps, TML Monthly, June 2024.
(With information from the Quebec Government, Investissement Québec, Radio-Canada, TML, Le Devoir, Journal de Montréal, Le Droit)
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