Completed
90%
90 % of the briefs submitted during the BAPE public hearings (by citizens, organizations and businesses) were against the GNL Québec project.
Congratulations to all those who contributed to this huge success, the result of a five-year mobilization. It's over for the GNL Québec natural gas project, which was formally rejected first by Quebec in 2021 and then by Canada in February 2022.
The environmentally devastating project was trying to build a gas pipeline and a natural gas liquefaction plant on the Saguenay Fjord.
This win was the result of a vast mobilization of citizens and climate activists. Équiterre, its partners and a strong citizen ground force demonstrated, through various activities, that the GNL Québec project was unacceptable on all levels. This landmark win also sent a clear message to the industry that there is no place for fossil fuel projects in Quebec.
14 demonstrations held against the project
22 mobilization actions
2,533 briefs submitted during the BAPE hearings - a record number of submissions
More than 122,000 signatures on the petition against GNL Québec - one of the largest environmental petitions in recent Quebec history
The Legault government officially announces that it has rejected the project because it does not meet the conditions for social acceptability and for addressing the climate crisis.
It's a turning point in the fight against the project.
Barely a third of Quebecers are in favour of GNL Québec's natural gas project.
Railway blockade in Nitassinan by the Collectif des premiers peuples défenseurs des terres ancestrales.
More than 9 out of 10 oppose the project.
By the coalition, in the lead up to the Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE) consultations.
The petition will eventually garners over 122,000 signatures.
This coalition include national and regional environmental organizations and citizen groups.
Initial announcement and early stages of the project.
