Despite numerous attempts to stay the course, the Coalition Avenir Québec government has no choice and has to give in on the choice of the announced location to house the future hospital.
TVA Gatineau-Ottawa has learned exclusively that the CAQ will need to re-evaluate all sites to accommodate the new University Hospital Center.
The decision provokes numerous reactions and seems to contradict the public discourse that the government has led in recent months.
The Quebec government claims that analyzes have identified a significant amount of methane in the quadrangle in the Boulevard de la Carrière and Rue d’Edmonton sector.
In an interview with TVA Gatineau-Ottawa, Minister Mathieu Lacombe admitted that the decision to restart the analysis process was not taken lightly.
Joël Lemay / QMI Agency
“The work is progressing and problems are emerging and challenges lie ahead,” says the minister responsible for the Outaouais region.
However, in recent weeks, government officials have refused to mention that the possibility of re-analyzing the sites was being considered.
However, the government claims to be fully aware of the difficulty of the expropriation issue, but the process is proving more complicated than expected.
In particular, he cites difficulties related to the movement of telecommunications infrastructure, which is an important issue in the schedule.
However, the CAQ assures that the primary objective is to avoid a delay in order to supply the regional hospital center as quickly as possible.
“As minister responsible for the Outaouais region, we are committed to building a hospital for all residents of the region, and as quickly as possible,” said Mr Lacombe. “We need to look at these Plan Bs.”