CanREA welcomes Jean Habel to the Policy team
Ottawa, Ontario, November 1, 2021—CanREA is pleased to announce a new Director for Quebec and Atlantic Canada, Jean Habel.
“Jean brings a wealth of experience in policy and government affairs and is well positioned to serve as CanREA’s key representative and spokesperson in Quebec and Atlantic Canada,” said Robert Hornung, President and CEO.
Habel will hit the ground running as the head of the association’s Quebec and Nova Scotia Caucuses, where he will work to grow CanREA’s presence in these provinces and advocate for the advancement of the wind energy, solar energy and energy-storage industries.
He comes to CanREA from the Association québécoise des pharmaciens propriétaires (AQPP), a membership-based organization representing all owner pharmacists in Quebec where he has been working as Senior Advisor, Public & Government Affairs since 2019.
Prior to this, Habel was the MNA for Sainte-Rose (in Laval) from 2014 to 2018, serving as the Vice-chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Energy and Natural Resources, and as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, among other roles. He is also Co-founder of the circle of young parliamentarians of Quebec.
He was motivated to join CanREA by a strong interest and belief in our mission. “I am looking forward to advocating for the wind energy, solar energy and energy storage industries because renewable electricity and energy storage are clean, low-cost and reliable. These industries will play a prominent role in reducing Canada’s greenhouse-gas emissions.”
Habel is based in the Montreal area and is bilingual.
For more information, consult the Team page, here.
Quotes
“Jean brings a wealth of experience in policy and government affairs and is well positioned to serve as CanREA’s key representative and spokesperson in Quebec and Atlantic Canada.”
—Robert Hornung, President and CEO, Canadian Renewable Energy Association
“I am looking forward to advocating for the wind energy, solar energy and energy storage industries because renewable electricity and energy storage are clean, low-cost and reliable. These industries will play a prominent role in reducing Canada’s greenhouse-gas emissions.”
—Jean Habel, Director for Quebec and Atlantic Canada, Canadian Renewable Energy Association.
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