Flood compensation plans must adapt with climate change, Quebec premier says

Governments need to adapt compensation programs as climate change increases the frequency of serious flooding, Quebec Premier François Legault said Monday.
While visiting the Pointe-Gatineau neighbourhood, Legault pointed to a cycle in which flood victims were compensated for damage to their properties only to have the same properties flood again a few years later. As part of a Quebec government disaster relief program announced April 15, cumulative flood compensation will be capped at $1