Nationalization of electricity in Quebec includes two series of events that led to the creation of Hydro-Québec in 1944 and the nationalization of private electricity companies in Quebec in two steps. In 1944 the first nationalization allowed the province of Quebec to take control of

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which had exercised a monopoly on the sale of electricity and gas in the Montreal area. The second started in 1962 by the government of

Jean Lesage Jean Lesage (; 10 June 1912 – 12 December 1980) was a Canadian lawyer and politician from Quebec. He served as the 19th premier of Quebec from 22 June 1960 to 16 June 1966. Alongside Georges-Émile Lapalme, René Lévesque and others, he is ...

was linked to the reforms of the

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which it was one of the main components of. The two nationalizations of electricity allowed Hydro-Quebec to become one of the main producers of electricity in North America, to develop ambitious hydro-electric projects in the North of Quebec and to give Quebec's consumers low and consistent electrical rates.

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{{Reflist Energy in Quebec Hydro-Québec Politics of Quebec History of Quebec Nationalization

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