Quebec’s Electric School Buses: Too Fragile for Quebec Roads, Too Complicated for Quebec Drivers

Quebec proudly poured $177 million of taxpayers’ money into Lion Electric - the Saint-Jérôme “green champion” that was supposed to lead the province into a glorious electric future. By December 2024, the company had collapsed, caught fire (

April 2, 2026 · 4 min · SIIIOCULI

Quebec Gave One Company a Monopoly on School Buses. The Buses Caught Fire. The Company Went Bankrupt. Quebec Lost $177 Million.

In 2021 Quebec announced a mandate. All new school buses purchased in the province must be zero-emission. The subsidy program attached to this mandate required that buses be assembled in Canada. One Quebec-based company was positioned to be

March 26, 2026 · 4 min · SIIIOCULI

Quebec Is Spending Billions on Education. Someone Should Tell the School Buses.

Quebec’s 2026 budget allocates an additional $639 million to education over five years. The Quebec Infrastructure Plan commits $23.5 billion over ten years to build and maintain schools. In summer 2025 the government added $540 million to t

March 26, 2026 · 5 min · SIIIOCULI
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