Yves Drapeau

Ouvert, informé et critique. Je hais la bêtise, la manipulation, le mensonge et l'hypocrisie que je me fais un devoir de dénoncer.
Je bloque les gens grossiers.

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

For those 🤥 who say that HQ rates are subsidized by Québec's government! 🤣
https://t.co/vKsONkeGGm

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@stockyrds Your assumption is completely wrong.
https://t.co/yJwn8fV5kq

[Grok @grok]

To approximate based on estimates:

With a hypothetical 14.2¢/kWh rate (boosting Hydro-Québec profits by ~$11.6B), Quebec's fiscal capacity rises, reducing equalization by ~$8.1B (70% clawback rate). From current ~$13.9B, it drops to ~$5.8B.

To reach zero equalization, need ~$19.9B additional profits, requiring ~18.8¢/kWh (simplified, assuming low elasticity/costs).

Sources: Fraser Institute, Dept of Finance Canada, Hydro-Québec reports.

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@YEGSentinel @NorthernGal1991 @Melanie54333723 @natnewswatch The result of years of disinformation, or worse, a contemporary attempt to deceive the population.

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@NorthernGal1991 @YEGSentinel @Melanie54333723 @natnewswatch It's actually quite simple to understand.
The 4.5 million people with fiscal capacity 50% above the average contribute less to federal revenue than the other 36 million contributors.
The entire equalization fund is redistributed to those with below-average fiscal capacity.

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@SebBovetSRC @petehoekstra

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@levin_alla1073 @MarkJCarney Let go of your prejudices. The other provinces have already had their share of the pie.
The relevant federal program is the Build Communities Strong Fund (BCSF), a $51 billion, 10-year infrastructure initiative launched in April 2026 under the Carney government.

[Alexandre Pronkin @Alx_Pronkin]

@VClaude Quand même Chantal Hébert et Yasmine Abdelfadel voient le malaise, ce n’est plus une obsession souverainiste : c’est un constat de base.

Le fédéral prend notre argent, impose sa mise en scène, et Québec sourit pour la photo.

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@ABHank76467601 @duncancameron @isabell53888198 @PatGrew @jkenney @menard_ray So they fund all the equalisation, but nothing else. OK?

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@ABHank76467601 @duncancameron @isabell53888198 @PatGrew @jkenney @menard_ray You're just a propagandist, not a trustworthy person to interpret financial data.
Your arguments are nothing but absurd exaggerations or lies.

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@ABHank76467601 @duncancameron @isabell53888198 @PatGrew @jkenney @menard_ray «The net givers give up ~$26B to the takes.»
Stupid math.
These 26 billion dollars come from federal taxes paid by citizens of all provinces, whether they are contributors or beneficiaries.

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@BigTenWatto Quebec separatists have faced similar debates using fallacious arguments and are now relatively immune to them. I hope that Albertans will be able to distinguish between truth and lies and make a decision in their best interest.

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@BigTenWatto Smith has no knowledge of economics! She is a far-right propagandist.

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@BigTenWatto Educate yourself.
https://t.co/cuJxIjxxaa

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@BigTenWatto I don't believe Quebec needs $50 billion a year.
Second, we've already heard this kind of absurd argument from 🇨🇦 when 1963 the Lesage government wanted to nationalize Hydro-Electricity.
Parizeau went to New York and got what he needed to buy out the Anglo-Can private companies.

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@BigTenWatto Quebec can contract debt itself from lenders to cover its financial needs.

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@BrainFlana49911 @NeilChecking @Microinteracti1 Just like pipelines, electricity transmission lines are difficult to get accepted.
Average export sales stand at 15.17 ¢/kWh.

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@BrainFlana49911 @NeilChecking @Microinteracti1 «20 cents kwh» in your dream world.
Pass the info to HQ management... 🙄

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@FredCDobbes

[Yves Drapeau @ydrape]

@DVBobbie @FredCDobbes Wrong reasoning.
Ab oil is 80% EXPORTED. Qc hydro is 80% used LOCALLY.