Quebec agrees to meet with Innu to discuss hydro dam

Montreal Gazette: After a three-day standoff with aboriginal protesters last week, Quebec`s Liberal government has agreed to meet with the Nutashkuan Innu Wednesday in hopes of moving ahead with an $8-billion hydroelectric dam project. But the scope of the negotiations and their exact purpose remain unclear, as neither group would agree to an interview with the Montreal Gazette. What is certain, however, is that the Innu`s direct-action tactics to interfere with a plan they say is damaging their traditional fisheries......

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