That led the opposition to suggest someone at the province’s investment arm must have been sniffing helium when they accepted the pitch from the French company, called Flying Whales. Prentice, a transportation and supply chain management expert, also runs a research institute studying airship technology. Now we’re talking about cargo.”Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon of the current Coalition Avenir Québec government announced in November 2019 a $30-million investment in the French company, Flying Whales, as well as its Quebec subsidiary. Successive provincial governments have been trying to spark investment in Quebec’s north to take advantage of its massive natural resources. The Flying Whales project is “brilliant,” the premier told reporters Tuesday, adding it presented a modern way of transporting goods in the far north.

Source: thestar February 06, 2020 00:33 UTC