By Anushka Yadav, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Pointer \u201cThere is no credible plan for Canada to become an energy superpower if we choose not to build upon one of the strongest energy advantages we have.\u201d While unveiling a new national strategy for nuclear power on June 22, Energy minister Tim Hodgson made it clear that under the Mark Carney government, Canada was entering a \u201cnew civilian nuclear renaissance\u201d with the country\u2019s electrical grid capacity expected to double by 2050, \u201cdriven by digitalization, electrification and artificial intelligence\u201d. \u201cIf our goal is to double our grid and build a low-carbon economy in less than 25 years, there is no credible plan to do that without nuclear energy and the clean, reliable baseload power it provides.\u201d For decades, nuclear energy has remained… <\/p>\n
By Anushka Yadav, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Pointer \u201cThere is no credible plan for Canada to become an energy superpower if we choose not to build upon one of the strongest energy advantages we have.\u201d While unveiling a new national strategy for nuclear power on June 22, Energy minister Tim Hodgson made it clear that under the Mark Carney government, Canada was entering a \u201cnew civilian nuclear renaissance\u201d with the country\u2019s electrical grid capacity expected to double by 2050, \u201cdriven by digitalization, electrification and artificial intelligence\u201d. \u201cIf our goal is to double our grid and build a low-carbon economy in less than 25 years, there is no credible plan to do that without nuclear energy and the clean, reliable baseload power it provides.\u201d For decades, nuclear energy has remained... <\/p>\n