As supporters celebrate the Liberals’ ‘return to nuclear,’ critics decry ‘dangerous’ distraction

Speaking alongside MPs from the Green Party, the Bloc Québécois and the NDP, Liberal MP Jenica Atwin told reporters on April 25 that she is concerned about proposals to build small modular nuclear reactors near the Bay of Fundy.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen here welcoming German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Parliament Hill on April 24, said at a joint event the next day that Canada is going to need 'much more nuclear' as part of its changing energy mix.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

April 27, 2023

In a week where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a strong endorsement of nuclear energy and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault appeared to yield to advice from international bodies on nuclear’s role in meeting global climate targets, anti-nuclear civil society g...

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