Powerline, Part I: Masters In Our Own Home

November 30, 2017 by Guest User in Powerline

In the middle of the last century, Québecois politicians kicked off a revolution that shaped the identity of the province we know today.

Part of that revolution was a dramatic economic move: seizing Quebec's hydro-power.

Powerline, Part II: The Project of the Century

November 23, 2017 by Hannah McCarthy in Powerline

Hydro-Quebec's first mega-project created thousands of jobs for French-speaking Canadians and brought electricity to more than a million people.

But as it did so, it also attempted to push aside the indigenous people who were using the land that was flooded.

Powerline, Part III: The Peace of the Braves

November 16, 2017 by Guest User in Powerline

Through the '80s and '90s the fight against Hydro-Quebec brought one First Nation rights and prosperity unrivaled in Canada.

Now, on a very different field, another First Nation is looking to adopt their playbook.

Powerline, Part IV: Down the Line

November 09, 2017 by Guest User in Powerline

When a disenfranchised indigenous community stands up to a corporation, what is righteous and what is wrong seems clear.

But when that fight takes place over decades, the lines start to blur.