• Canada welcomes EU leaders to Montreal for talks on next steps in relationship

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-10-29 11:47:19.0
  Tags: [National, Quebec, Trade, Economy, Technology, Energy]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting European Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen and EU leaders in Montreal for bilateral talks aimed at forging closer strategic and economic ties. While full European Union membership is off the table, officials are negotiating an "alliance for the future" partnership focused on business, technology, clean energy, and critical minerals. The high-level summit has also sparked domestic political tension, with Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon pressing the federal government to secure a speaking role at the event.

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• Le BAPE publie son rapport sur le projet de réfection du mur de soutènement en amont du barrage Simon ‑ Sicard à Montréal

  Source: Quebec - Fil de presse gouvernemental
  Date: 2026-10-14 11:54:00.0
  Tags: [Quebec, Municipal, Infrastructure, Energy, Environment]

  The Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE) has published its investigation and public hearing report regarding the Phase 2 retaining wall reconstruction project upstream of the Simon-Sicard dam in Montreal, proposed by Hydro-Québec. The report details the environmental review process and public consultations conducted for the infrastructure rehabilitation project on the territory of the City of Montreal. The publication marks a key regulatory milestone in the assessment of the dam safety and structural repair initiative.

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• Le Québec et la Californie tiendront une vente aux enchères conjointe d'unités d'émission de gaz à effet de serre le 18 novembre 2026

  Source: Quebec - Fil de presse gouvernemental
  Date: 2026-09-18 15:58:00.0
  Tags: [Quebec, Environment, Climate, Energy, Trade]

  The Quebec Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) have announced a joint greenhouse gas emission allowance auction scheduled for November 18, 2026. This collaborative carbon market mechanism allows both jurisdictions to jointly auction emission units under their linked cap-and-trade systems. Further details regarding the auction notice will be published by the participating regulatory bodies.

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• Critics slam Newfoundland, Quebec power agreement as MLA leaves party

  Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-14 21:06:40.0
  Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, National, Energy, Infrastructure, Governance]

  The Newfoundland and Labrador legislature opened a four-day debate on a tentative 50-year framework agreement with Hydro-Québec concerning Churchill Falls energy, valued at over $50 billion with $10 billion in federal financing from Prime Minister Mark Carney's government. The proposed energy arrangement involves divvy-ing up power from the 5,428-megawatt Churchill Falls generating station and developing a new 2,700-megawatt generating station at Gull Island on the Churchill River, targeting an estimated return of $49 billion for Newfoundland and Labrador. Amid heavy public protests outside the Confederation Building and criticism over abandoning a promised referendum, Progressive Conservative MLA Keith Russell left the governing caucus to sit as an Independent for his Labrador district.

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• Steven Guilbeault steps down as MP for Laurier–Sainte-Marie

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-09-01 13:44:37.0
  Tags: [National, Quebec, Governance, Environment, Energy]

  Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault officially resigned his Montreal seat for Laurier–Sainte-Marie on the House of Commons website, stepping down on a matter of principle over shifts in the Liberal Party's energy and environmental direction under Prime Minister Mark Carney. Guilbeault's departure follows the federal government's decisions to drop the consumer carbon tax and endorse the construction of new pipelines out of Alberta. Other parliamentary resignations noted include Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall, Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, and Québec solidaire candidate Alexandre Boulerice.

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