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Robert Bourassa cartoon (November 26, 1987)

Cartoon of Robert Bourasse digging a hole and throwing the residue at a Hydro-Québec employee.

Source: Fonds Raoul Hunter – BAnQ Québec (03Q, P716, S1, P87-11-26).

Under Robert Bourassa’s government, the dispute between the Portneuf and Lotbinière citizens’ group and Hydro-Québec was settled, and the under-river tunnel project was adopted.

A true technological feat at the time, the four-kilometre tunnel under the river linking Grondines and Lotbinière has become a source of pride for the Crown corporation. Buried at a depth of 15 metres under the riverbed, the cables carrying the electricity were developed expressly for underground transmission with the help of the Japanese company Hitachi.