Quebec a hotbed for uranium mining in Canada, says poll

Most people in Quebec don’t know anything about it. Yet, the province is Canada’s hotbed for uranium mining.

Recently, the debate over expanding Quebec’s uranium exploration has intensified. 

According to the Gazette, a poll of 1000 Quebecers in all regions of the province revealed 78 per cent believed an independent study into the economic, environmental and social impacts of uranium should be done before mining begins.

Quebec’s Environment Minister Yves-Francois Blanchet said last month that he wants to order a consultation on the matter and said not to do so would be irresponsible.

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STORY WRITTEN BY: JAMIE-LEE GORDON