It later emerged, in reporting by La Presse, that top officials in the Forest Ministry had opposed protecting forests that were in areas coveted by the forestry industry. This gave ministry officials responsibility for both conservation efforts and the economic viability of the forestry industry. The list of 83 proposed sites, which included the Péribonka River, was excluded entirely. In May, he derided opponents of the logging project along the Péribonka River as a bunch of NIMBYs. And if that doesn't work, Tremblay says she's ready to chain herself to one of the trees in the Péribonka forest.

Source: CBC News August 02, 2021 07:52 UTC