Premier Jean Charest has asked Prime Minister Stephen Harper to make a case for hydroelectricity when he meets with U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday. Mr. Charest talked with Mr. Harper on the phone Saturday ahead of Obama's visit to Ottawa and pressed him to raise the issue. "We have been working very hard for the past five years to develop the American market," Mr. Charest said Monday.
Premier Jean Charest has asked Prime Minister Stephen Harper to make a case for hydroelectricity when he meets with U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday. Mr. Charest talked with Mr. Harper on the phone Saturday ahead of Obama's visit to Ottawa and pressed him to raise the issue. "We have been working very hard for the past five years to develop the American market," Mr. Charest said Monday.
Premier Jean Charest has asked Prime Minister Stephen Harper to make a case for hydroelectricity when he meets with U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday.
Mr. Charest talked with Mr. Harper on the phone Saturday ahead of Obama's visit to Ottawa and pressed him to raise the issue.
"We have been working very hard for the past five years to develop the American market," Mr. Charest said Monday.
"Now, to increase our sales in the U.S. we want hydroelectricity to be recognized as a clean and renewable source of energy," he added.
In the first days of his presidency, Obama pledged to increase energy efficiency and promote renewable energy sources.
Mr. Charest has made it clear one of his government's priorities is to increase …
... more [truncated due to possible copyright]Premier Jean Charest has asked Prime Minister Stephen Harper to make a case for hydroelectricity when he meets with U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday.
Mr. Charest talked with Mr. Harper on the phone Saturday ahead of Obama's visit to Ottawa and pressed him to raise the issue.
"We have been working very hard for the past five years to develop the American market," Mr. Charest said Monday.
"Now, to increase our sales in the U.S. we want hydroelectricity to be recognized as a clean and renewable source of energy," he added.
In the first days of his presidency, Obama pledged to increase energy efficiency and promote renewable energy sources.
Mr. Charest has made it clear one of his government's priorities is to increase electricity export sales to the U.S., which generate more profit than Hydro-Quebec's sales in the province.
To lobby for that, Quebec International Relations Minister Pierre Arcand is going on a four-day mission to New York and Washington this week.