Chief Billy Diamond says Crees and the PQ government finally see eye-to-eye on hydro-electric projects, reports The Montreal Gazette.
The article, taken from the Canadian Press wire service, says Diamond was “conciliatory” at a meeting of politicians from Quebec and northeastern U.S. states. Diamond said relations have improved between Crees and the PQ since the government shelved the Great Whale River Project last winter, the article reported.
Parizeau apparently has reassured the Chief of Waskaganish that Quebec and Crees will be partners in the development of the north. “He (Parizeau) said he understood our anxieties,” Diamond was quoted saying. “Only time will permit us to judge the government’s real intentions towards us.” Chief Diamond is the head Cree negotiator with the Quebec government.
