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Do not export our future! Please read the sections I have highlighted.
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Here's the Official Release

Attention News Editors:

Quebec and Ontario sign an historic agreement for construction of a new transmission interconnection

    GATINEAU, QC, Nov. 14 /CNW/ - Pierre Corbeil, Québec's Minister of
Natural Resources and Wildlife, and the Honourable Dwight Duncan, Ontario's
Minister of Energy, held a teleconference earlier today to announce the
signing of an agreement between Hydro-Québec TransEnergie and Hydro One
Networks for the construction of a new 1,250 MW Québec-Ontario
interconnection.
   The Honourable Madeleine Meilleur, MPP for Ottawa-Vanier, Minister of
Community and Social Services and Minister Responsible for Francophone
Affairs, along with Benoît Pelletier, MNA for Chapleau, Minister for Canadian
Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister Responsible for the Outaouais Region,
and Norman MacMillan, the Chief Government Whip and MNA for Papineau, also
attended the meeting.
   "As stipulated in Québec's Energy Strategy, and thanks to the flexibility
that our Government is striving to restore, Québec will be able to meet its
own energy needs, create wealth and take advantage of export opportunities,"
said Minister Corbeil. "Ontario, for its part, wants guaranteed access to
clean energy sources in order to meet its electricity needs. The agreement for
the construction of an interconnection between the two provinces is therefore
extremely meaningful."
   "The project will help meet the needs of more than 400,000 average homes
in Ontario," said Minister Duncan. "By modernizing and strengthening the
province's transmission lines, we can be sure of always having enough
electricity to meet the demand. Under the new agreement, Ontario will have
access to a form of energy produced without greenhouse gas emissions, and will
also improve its infrastructure."
   By exporting energy that is surplus to requirements, Québec will obtain
additional revenues for the Generations Fund and help pay down the debt for
future generations. Exports will also help reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
since the clean, renewable energy from Québec will replace fossil fuel
sources. "This new agreement clearly illustrates the ties that bind Québec and
Ontario," said Minister Pelletier. "Not only is it of interest in terms of
cooperation and environmental conservation, but it also illustrates the
effectiveness of the agreements signed by our two governments last June."
   "In its Energy Strategy, the Québec Government clearly states its desire
to increase the volume of transactions between Québec and Ontario," said
Minister Corbeil. "The proposed interconnection will not only allow
Hydro-Québec Production to export its surplus energy to Ontario, it will also
improve local load reliability by providing access to an additional supply
source."
   The project will generate investments totalling $684 million for Québec
and $124 million for Ontario. It will add an important new connection between
the two grids, as well as fostering exchanges of energy and enhancing the
overall supply security of Québec's grid.
   "The new connection will produce direct spin-offs for our region," said
Mr. Macmillan. "I congratulate all the parties for signing an agreement that
meets shared goals."
   The first phase of the project - the new connection with Ontario - will
come into service on May 1, 2009, and will have a capacity of 900 MW. The
second phase - the addition of a reinforcement line - will be brought into
service in the spring of 2010, and will increase the connection's capacity to
1,250 MW. The line will be built in the Outaouais region of Quebec and runs
through the Cumberland area on the east side of Ottawa in Ontario.
   "The project will have some significant positive impacts, in both Ontario
and Québec," said Minister Meilleur. "It is a perfect example of how our
governments are working closely together on behalf of consumers and future
generations in both provinces."