{"id":16265,"date":"2024-12-10T09:18:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T14:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cqde.org\/news\/public-register-for-environmental-information-seven-years-overdue-cqde-sues-the-gouvernement-du-quebec\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T09:18:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T14:18:03","slug":"public-register-for-environmental-information-seven-years-overdue-cqde-sues-the-gouvernement-du-quebec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cqde.org\/en\/news\/public-register-for-environmental-information-seven-years-overdue-cqde-sues-the-gouvernement-du-quebec\/","title":{"rendered":"Public register for environmental information, seven years overdue:  CQDE sues the Gouvernement du Qu\u00e9bec"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Montr\u00e9al, December 10, 2024 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; The Centre qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois du droit de l&#8217;environnement (CQDE) is suing the Gouvernement du Qu\u00e9bec for its failure to put the public register for environmental information online within an acceptable timeframe, considering that the register has been required since the 2017 reform of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environment Quality Act<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The organization denounces a continuing lack of political will that compromises community participation and environmental protection in Qu\u00e9bec.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>An indispensable tool for democracy and the environment\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The public register for environmental information, established by a vote of the National Assembly in 2017, was intended to provide quick and easy access to essential data on the environmental impacts of projects. This tool would, most of all, enable the general public, communities, organizations, the media, and municipalities to better understand and monitor environmental issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The absence of this register is a democratic failure. Quebecers have the right to know so they can act,&#8221; explains Genevi\u00e8ve Paul, Executive Director of the CQDE. &#8220;How can we protect our territory if we don&#8217;t know what pressures are weighing on it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Northvolt case, even without information from a BAPE inquiry, the register would have provided instant access to environmental data about the project, whereas the public and the media were instead forced to make incessant requests for access to information, and even resort to legal recourse, in order to shed full light on the project and its handling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;With a public register, everyone would have been able to see from the outset the conditions under which the Northvolt project was authorized, and in particular what was at stake in the company&#8217;s compensation plan,&#8221; points out Genevi\u00e8ve Paul. &#8220;Today, the administrative and judicial processes place an enormous burden on civil society, not to mention the fact that information is obtained late and with difficulty, in addition to the ministry\u2019s resources being swallowed up in these procedures. This unnecessarily weakens both community participation and public trust.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Years of government inaction<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite repeated reminders from the CQDE and numerous civil society players, the government has not prioritized the rollout of this register. A recent access to information request confirms that the register is not scheduled to go online within the next few years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;After more than seven years of waiting, we&#8217;re using our last resort. In the absence of political will, we&#8217;re relying on legal recourse to get the government to respect the law,&#8221; affirms Genevi\u00e8ve Paul.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On this World Human Rights Day, the CQDE reaffirms that rapid access to information is an integral part of the right to information, and an essential condition for a healthy democracy and effective protection of our environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-30 &#8211; <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montr\u00e9al, December 10, 2024 &#8211; The Centre qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois du droit de l&#8217;environnement (CQDE) is suing the Gouvernement du Qu\u00e9bec for its failure to put the public register for environmental information online within an acceptable timeframe, considering that the register has been required since the 2017 reform of the Environment Quality Act. 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