These could be cut or reallocated to other areas. The health of the dams is good. It's now at the minimum level. We can't go lower than that. Sylvain Lesage, another union official, said inspectors are important to detecting problems early before they get serious.
Inspection is a little like insurance.
If you cut the number of inspections by half, you double the risk. It's sure it's not a big risk, but it's still two times as big. Under the policy, it's a better investment to station inspectors in more populated areas because that's where there is higher potential liability in the event of dam problems. Lesage said the calculation of potential liability includes an estimate of how much each human life is worth in dollars. Hydro spokesman Jean-Claude Lefebvre denied Lesage's claims.