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Canada should pursue generating more electricity with renewable sources, but there are many factors to consider

Canadians should have a better understanding of the challenges that may lie ahead as we transition to a lower-carbon and expanded electricity grid.

Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, pictured. The Government of Canada, which recently launched the Generation Energy Council, released its report on what Canada’s low-carbon energy future would look like over the course of a generation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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