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

Hydro-Québec is being urged to waive unpaid electricity bills of members of Indigenous communities in Quebec.

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.

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

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