Committee report and pre-budget jostling reflect ongoing discord over nuclear energy’s role in Canada’s clean energy transition
‘Funding these projects doesn’t make any sense when we have cleaner, safer, and lower cost options,’ says clean air advocate Jack Gibbons of Canada’s support for nuclear energy as part of its path toward net-zero emissions.
Don’t sleep on the Churchill Falls talks
What happens here influences everything from inter-provincial relations, to the federal treasury, to the 2030 climate reductions emission plan, and beyond.
Canada’s mining and critical minerals goals hinge on the North
The future of Canada’s mining industry lies increasingly in remote and northern regions, but the infrastructure deficit in these parts of the country brings significant challenges.
Project Arrow and the switch to electric vehicles: a Q&A with Flavio Volpe
The head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association weighs in on the switch to zero-emission vehicles.
Poilievre’s First Nations consultations demonstrate ‘maturity,’ reconciliation no longer partisan issue, say strategists
If genuine, the Conservative leader’s ‘change of tune’ on reconciliation could be a game-changer for the party’s troubled relationship with Indigenous Peoples, say strategists.
Call it what you will, the government owes Canadians a plan to ensure the energy transition is fair
No version of the legislation’s name will make up for a plan that doesn’t speak directly to the anxieties of affected parties.
Renewable energy sector ‘going like gangbusters,’ say experts, but feds must handle just transition legislation with sensitivity
Polling data says most oil and gas workers will consider jobs in the net-zero economy if provided with necessary support to make the shift.
Trudeau looks to gather momentum in clean tech race after potentially game-changing signs from U.S.
The issue is whether Ottawa has the money and the ability to move quickly enough to stay competitive with the U.S., which is pumping nearly US$400-billion into everything from battery-making to critical minerals, electric vehicle production, and clean electricity, including hydrogen.
Alberta is, indeed, a ‘distinct society’
The province’s reputation for individualism is more than a cliché. Facing the challenges of eking out a living ranching and farming, people had to rely on themselves.
Shouldn’t a new and experimental reactor deserve a federal impact assessment?
These risks are all new to Canada. No sodium-cooled reactor has ever been built here.
