By Abdul Matin Sarfraz / Canada’s National Observer / Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Canada’s first major “nation-building” investment is going toward a small modular reactor project that depends heavily on US suppliers for key technology and components. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday that the federal government will invest $2 billionin Ontario’s Darlington New Nuclear Project — a plan that has stirred controversy since the eruption of a trade war with the US. During a joint announcement with Ontario Premier Doug Ford in Bowmanville, Carney described the project as a generational investment aimed at extending Canada’s leadership in clean energy while ensuring long-term prosperity for Ontario workers and communities. “This investment will strengthen Ontario’s power grid and represents the kind of nation-building projects that defines Canada’s new economic…
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