Fundamental Analysis - SYA, page-177

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The municipality of La Motte will be holding a public consultation tonight on the Sayona Quebec mining project. The Esker Citizen Protection Committee will organize a peaceful rally on the sidelines of this meeting.
A text by Thomas Deshaies

Representatives from neighboring municipalities, the mining industry and some ministries will speak. However, no representative of environmental groups was invited.

Since this is a big issue that will have a big effect on La Motte, we wanted to do an exercise in direct democracy, to make a citizen caucus with the citizens of La Motte, explained the Mayor of La Motte, Louis-Joseph Fecteau Lefebvre.

Citizens from other municipalities and journalists will be denied access to the room. This decision is not motivated by the desire to hide certain information, however ensures the mayor.

The will of the council is that it is really the citizens of La Motte, that there is no embarrassment to present, he said. We know that it can be a little intimidating to see that it is a big meeting and that there are journalists who take interviews with everyone.

The mayor indicates that other meetings, more inclusive, could possibly be considered.

A peaceful rally in support of concerned citizens

The Esker Citizen Protection Committee will organize a peaceful assembly outside the assembly. The group argues that the goal is to support the citizens of La Motte who are concerned about the project and would hesitate to introduce themselves.

Rodrigue Turgeon, co-spokesperson for the committee, also questions the legitimacy of this consultation. Why do we just say it's phony? To consult the population after taking a position is simply the opposite of a democracy, he exclaimed.

The mayor was not able to say if elected municipal officials could change their position based on the opinions expressed by the citizens tonight. I will have to discuss it with the council, he replied, when asked about it.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday evening, 7 pm, at the La Motte Community Center. Citizens will be required to bring a copy of their 2018 tax bill and a valid ID to participate in the discussions. Committee members will meet at 6:30 pm in front of the community center.

Cheers!