Sixty-three per cent of voters rejected the multi-billion dollar agreement with Hydro-Québec and the Quebec government.
MONTREAL - The Innu of Pessamit voted on Sunday to reject an agreement proposed by Hydro-Québec and the Government of Quebec, which could have settled longstanding legal disputes and paved the way to new energy projects.
Sixty-three per cent of voters rejected the agreement, which had sparked controversy in Pessamit and the broader Innu nation, both for its contents and for the short period of time between the announcement of the deal and the referendum.
Les membres de la communauté innue avaient jusqu’à 18 h pour se prononcer sur l’accord avec l’État québécois.
L’accord entre Québec et la communauté pourrait mener à une nouvelle centrale, et des retombées de plusieurs milliards.
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