Former judge recommends Hydro-Québec waive unpaid bills in Indigenous communities

In 2024, Hydro-Québec mandated former Quebec Superior Court justice François Rolland to study bill collection practices in certain Indigenous communities.

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.

Former judge recommends Hydro-Québec waive unpaid bills in Indigenous communities  Toronto Star