Quebec Chapter

While much attention has been given to the deep oil well being drilled by Chevron hundreds of kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland, the Save Our Seas and Shores Coalition has been trying to stop similar exploration in shallower water much closer to the mainland.

Corridor Resources Inc. has been given the license to explore oil and gas resources in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in what is known as the Old Harry prospect, located midway between the Magdalen Islands and Cape Anguille in western Newfoundland.

And the folks who depend on fishing and tourism in the Gulf are not happy – especially as they watch the United States cope with the aftermath of the biggest oil spill in its history.

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Alarm bells sounded by Ms. Gorman have prompted a number of voices to join the call for a moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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Quebec's aluminum companies said yesterday they're well on their way to meeting their commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Representatives of the major aluminum companies and Environment Minister Line Beauchamp held a news conference outdoors in the Old Port yesterday to announce that they are on track to meet targets set in 2007, cutting the equivalent of 150,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year from 2008 to 2012. They will be verified by external auditors.

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John Bennett, the executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada, commended aluminum companies for their efforts, but said the technology to save electricity has been around for several years.
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MONTREAL- Two Montreal borough mayors have joined the campaign to protect the west-end Meadowbrook golf course.

François Croteau, the Vision Montréal mayor of Rosemont-La Petite Patrie, and Luc Ferrandez, the Projet Montréal mayor of Plateau-Mont Royal, are also calling on the city of Montreal to respect its promises to protect biodiversity.

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Environmental groups including the Green Coalition, the David Suzuki Foundation and Sierra Club have also called for its preservation.

“Such proposals are all hugely controversial — or they would be if anyone were paying attention. The problem is that the Canada/EU negotiations are taking place below the Canadian radar screen. Helena Guergis and Rahim Jaffer are getting more ink and air time here than free trade with Europe. In Parliament this week, just one question was asked about the negotiations. In principle, broadening trade with Europe and lessening dependence on the U.S. is an attractive idea. But the details of a deal with the EU could negatively impact many Canadians. It is time, then, to make these negotiations part of the political debate in Canada.”

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/805845--free-trade-wit...

Free trade with Europe?
May 7, 2010
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