I have potentially devastating news.
The provincial government of QuĂ©bec announced in April that the âthird linkâ, a tunnel to cross the river between QuĂ©bec City and itâs suburbs, would either be car-free, or it would not be built. At the time, a lot of people across the province celebrated. Some car brains were unhappy, but thatâs fine. Theyâre never happy anyway, whatever is done. Studies showed that current traffic did not require a new automobile bridge, and that it would invite traffic that the city couldnât handle.
Yesterday, there were provincial elections in that region, and the party in power lost a seat. They immediately started playing defense and said âmaybe we should consult the local population on whether we should make it automotive after allâ.
We all know where this is going. Theyâll make that dumbass bridge for cars. The prime Minister canât walk back on his word a third time and still win his elections in 3 years.
I may not live in the region, but I truly believe these people should have access to rapid transit to Quebec. My taxes shouldnât go towards building an automobile bridge to our beautiful city of QuĂ©bec. I believe strongly that an automotive bridge would create enough induced demand to gridlock QuĂ©bec City. This is so wrong and Iâm sitting here, powerless.
I donât know what I can do. I donât even live there. It just makes me sad that we can make the REM in Montreal, but then put doubt in the Third link in QuĂ©bec. We canât have nice things.
This is the most BS governement we had over the past 20 years. Legault doesnt even pretend like he gives a single fuck about environnement. He would build a nuclear central in the middle of QuĂ©bec city if he beleive that would give him more votes. I hate that stupid governement with passion. Iâm still pretty confident nothing will happened with that project, but why even keep talking about it.
EhâŠ
A nuclear power station in the middle of Quebec city would actually be environmentally beneficial so I donât know what you were trying to prove there but it didnât workâŠ
Lol. Iâm not entirely against nuclear, but if you think a nuclear central in the middle of any widely populated city is a good idea (especially the capital of a province with the potential for 100% renewable energy from hydro, wind, solar), I suggest you reevaluate your knowledge on the subject. Or maybe join the CAQ.
Nuclear power is extremely safe, especially in a zone where thereâs very little seismic activity and itâs clean energy.
Getting your energy from a source thatâs not thousands of km away is also much safer as it relies on much less infrastructure.
Generating power for the major cities without needing to transport it from the northern part of the province would allow us to send the surplus to the USA to help decarbonise their production and since itâs not for local use it might as well come from a source thatâs more at risk of shutting down because of wildfires or, in the long run, climate change.
And Iâll continue voting left, thank you very much.
All right, as long as weâre talking Fukushima level safety, Iâm on board. Lets ditch hydroelectricty and build a nuclear central in the middle of north Americaâs oldest city
Yeah, if you canât see the difference between the locations then I guess this conversation isnât worth continuing⊠Anti-nuclear âgreensâ are killing the movementâs credibilityâŠ
Edit: Looking back at your first comment âmost bs government in 20 yearsâ, guess youâre not very old to not remember the Liberals that got elected 20 years ago!
Câest vrai que câest pas pareil! Ăa remonte Ă quand le dernier tremblement de terre au QuĂ©bec dĂ©jĂ !? Oh la semaine passĂ©e vraiment? Anyway je suis prĂȘt Ă prendre le risque, de toute façon jâhabite pas Ă QuĂ©bec donc câest pas mon problĂšme.
Pour mon 1er commentaire, je maintiens que câest le pire gouvernement depuis âau moinsâ 20 ans, oui. Pire que les libĂ©raux de Charest, oui. Câest un parti de division : catholique vs les autres, MontrĂ©al vs le reste de la province, quĂ©bĂ©cois de souche vs immigrants, propriĂ©taire vs locataires, entrepeneurs vs salariĂ©s. Ce parti ne fait quâaccentuer les divisons entre les quĂ©bĂ©cois, a des fins purement Ă©lectoralistes. Et je sais pas pourquoi mon Ăąge tâintĂ©resse, mais il y a 20 ans, jâĂ©tais dĂ©jĂ en age de voter et non, câest pas moi qui a fait Ă©lire les libĂ©raux, ni le pq dâailleurs. Tu chercheras lâUMP.
CâĂ©tait quoi la magnitude dĂ©jĂ ? Combien il y en a au QuĂ©bec vs au Japon? Câest correct, je comprends, câest dur dâadmettre quâon comprend pas de quoi on parle đ
Ok buhbye lĂ !
Lol, câest vrai que les japonais sont un peu stupides, toi tu lâaurais assurĂ©ment prĂ©dit cet Ă©vĂšnement imprĂ©visible, avec ton intelligence supĂ©rieure qui trouve bonne lâidĂ©e de sacrer une centrale dans le milieu dâune ville de 500k habitants (je peux pas croire quâon discute sĂ©rieusement de cette joke-lĂ ), et ton expertise en nuclĂ©aire probablement appuyĂ©e sur un cĂ©gep en science-humaine et un couple de vidĂ©os youtube. Mais sĂ©rieusement, je tâen pris, explique-moi: Comme le nuclĂ©aire est une source magique et infini dâĂ©nergie sans consĂ©quence nĂ©gativ, pourquoi est-ce quâil nây a pas dĂ©jĂ une centrale nuclĂ©aire dans toutes les villes? Complot organisĂ© par les âmauvaisâ Ă©cologistes qui savent pas de quoi ils parlent, partenariat secret entre drags-queen-capitalistes et le parti libĂ©ral, scientifiques corrompus? Et pour les dĂ©chets, on va les mettre dans la cour au chalet de tes parents je suppose? Câest 100% sĂ©curitaire, non? Ou ben on les ship dans un pays en voie de dĂ©veloppement?