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Hydro-Québec mulls waiving $250M in unpaid power bills in Indigenous communities

July 28, 2026

A report commissioned by Hydro-Québec is recommending the utility forgive more than $250 million in unpaid electricity bills owed by members of some First Nations and Inuit communities and instead allow the communities themselves to decide how those debts should be handled.

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