Editing James Bay Project (section)

=== Rupert River diversion ===
In 2002, the Quebec government and the Grand Council of the Crees signed a landmark agreement, "[[La Paix des Braves]]" (literally "The Peace of the Braves"), ensuring the completion of the last phase of the original James Bay Project: construction of the Eastmain-1 generating station, with a capacity of 480&nbsp;MW, and the [[Eastmain Reservoir]] with a surface area of about {{cvt|600|sqkm}}.

A subsequent agreement in April 2004 put an end to all litigation between the two parties and opened the way to a joint environmental assessment of the projected diversion of the [[Rupert River]], to the south of the Eastmain River. The project entails the diversion of about 50% of the total water flow of the Rupert River (and 70% of the flow at the diversion point) towards the Eastmain Reservoir and into the La Grande Complex, and the construction of two additional generating stations: Eastmain-1A and Sarcelle, with a combined capacity of 888&nbsp;MW. The Rupert diversion would generate a total of 8.5&nbsp;TWh of electricity at the new and existing power stations.

Former Grand Chief of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) Matthew Mukash<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.radio-canada.ca/actualite/v2/dimanchemag/niveau2_5256.shtml| work= Dimanche Magazine| via= radio-canada.ca| title= Les Cris devant de nouveaux choix énergétiques | trans-title= The Cree are in Front of New Energy Choices | language= fr-ca| publisher= CBC| date= 30 October 2005| access-date= April 28, 2018}}</ref> (elected in late 2005 and served until 2009) opposed the Rupert River diversion and favoured the construction of wind turbines.