Scientists urge Quebec to keep northern-development plan’s … – The Daily Courier
Scientists urge Quebec to keep northern-development plan’s conservation pledge
Quebec urged to keep lofty conservation vow
MONTREAL – More than 500 scientists from Canada and around the world are urging Quebec’s premier to stick to his pledge to preserve a huge section of the province’s north as part of an ambitious development plan.
Philippe Couillard has been promising to breathe new life into the Liberals’ multibillion-dollar northern development project since the party regained power earlier this year.
For years, the Liberals have touted the “Plan Nord” — or “Northern Plan” — as a way to create thousands of jobs through energy development, mining and tourism in Quebec’s north, on an area about twice the size of France.
