A few days after advocating a “shock treatment” to “cut deeply into bureaucracy,” Premier François Legault suggested that certain environmental measures could be put on hold.

In an interview with Radio-Canada’s Midi info on Friday, the premier said that Quebec had set itself “tough targets” for the environment and that it could not “be the only state in North America to make efforts.”

“I think we need to find a balance. (…) Can we take a break on certain measures to help Quebecers financially? These are things that Bernard Drainville will look into,” he told Alec Castonguay.

Earlier this week, during his cabinet reshuffle, Legault indicated that the new Minister of the Environment, Drainville, will have to ensure that environmental authorizations are issued more quickly.

“It’s gotten t

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