A peek over the fence

Why is it than when the usual suspects — this means you, especially, Sue Kelland-Dyer — compare Labrador, and that island to the south of Labrador, to Quebec, they conveniently ignore interesting policy developments like this one:

Boisclair rejects PQ's plan to nationalize wind energy
Last Updated: Monday, October 30, 2006 9:53 AM ET
CBC News

Parti Québécois Leader André Boisclair has rejected his party's proposal to nationalize wind power production, insisting the private sector has a role to play in the industry.

The PQ voted in favour of the proposal during a council meeting in Quebec City on the weekend.

The motion says if the PQ is elected, it would "take charge" of the industry through nationalization, and would expropriate the private production of wind-generated electricity and hand it over to Hydro Quebec.

Boisclair said while he does support greater control of the sector, he believes private companies have a role to play. The PQ leader called on Hydro Quebec to spend more of its resources on developing wind energy.

Or this one:

Minicentrale de Franquelin
Un obstacle levé pour la construction d'un barrage
Mise à jour le mardi 25 juillet 2006, 16 h 01 .

Le gouvernement du Québec assouplit sa politique sur les projets de minicentrales.

La municipalité de Franquelin, sur la Côte-Nord, a convaincu Québec de ne pas autoriser uniquement des projets dont les MRC ou les communautés autochtones sont propriétaires majoritaires. Ce changement permettra à la Ville de construire la petite centrale hydroélectrique qu'elle projette d'ériger depuis sept ans à proximité d'un ancien barrage de la rivière Franquelin.

[Translation]

Franquelin mini-hydro
A barrier lifted for the construction of a dam
Updated Tuesday July 25, 2006, 4:01 p.m.

The Quebec government is softening is policy on mini-hydro development projects.

The municpality of Franquelin, on the North Shore, has convinced Quebec to authorise not only those projects where Regional Municipalities or aboriginal communities are the majority owners. This change will allow the town to build the small hydro-electric station that it has proposed to build for the past seven years, near a former dam on the Franquelin River.