NEW YORK—Quebec’s defense of the Great Whale project here appears to have backfired.
For a couple of years now the Quebec government had taken a back seat in the controversy, choosing to let Hydro-Quebec defend itself in New York against attacks by the Crees and U S. environmentalists over its Great ...
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NEW YORK—Jacques Guevremont looked sad on the night he lost his big prize.
It was evening rush hour, Feb. 17, 1 992. Guevremont, Hydro-Quebec’s representative to the United States, stood on the corner of Park Avenue South in a sea of yellow cabs, waving his arm. Taxis whizzed by, ignoring him. ...
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