Pierre Fitzgibbon confirmed the Quebec government’s intentions to purchase Rabaska land, as announced last Friday The newspaperand the minister specified that the industrial part could include the battery or maritime sector.
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Last week, Le Journal revealed the Legault government’s intention to acquire 272 hectares of land in eastern Lévis.
On Tuesday, the Minister for Economy, Innovation and Energy, Pierre Fitzgibbon, responded to his intentions on the ground in an impromptu press release.
“We are not finished yet. I would simply like to answer that in Quebec, with the success of Bécancour, it became clear to me that we needed a country that was ready to take up industrial issues. It could be if we take control. We don’t have control yet. It could be maritime […] It could be the battery. »
He also mentioned the possibility of developing a deep-water wharf.
No liquefied natural gas
“The LNG project will not see the light of day, the project is dead,” the minister emphasized. In fact, a developer had met with Mr Fitzgibbon this summer to discuss the possibility of building a liquefied natural gas plant. “It’s dead,” said the minister.
— With Marc-André Gagnon
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