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19 hours ago, herbie said:
Electricity isn't viable is a nonsense statement. As you can produce it from almost anything, and it does not produce CO2 it and hydrogen are favoured.
Tell you what the govt is doing: handing back carbon tax rebates to score political points rather than directing that money back to incentives, research and infrastructure. Experts say the tax has reduced CO2 by at least 1%. Could've reduced it way more with incentives extended to buy a simple hybrid vehicle. To expanded transit - there is no more Greyhound option. Exploration credits for lithium and hydrogen deposits. Still shitting on LNG when simple conversions are less than BEV incentives and could instantly reduce emissions on any existing vehicle.
I'm interested in results and only support a carbon tax as it does a little rather than nothing at all, which is the only alternative being offered.According to this article the carbon tax has zero effect on climate change, and the government sources have skewed results that are attributed to covid, and the doubling of fossil fuel cost per barrel...So maybe your backing the wrong horse, nothing this current government has implemented so far has produced any real results...
But i do agree the 22 bil in carbon taxes collected could have been used in better ways to invest in new tech. And since it will be a decade or more before we find a replacement for fossil fuels, and implement it across the country, getting our LNG to market could help with reducing global emissions, and help boost our economy.
Terence Corcoran: After the carbon tax, axe Ottawa's tree plan (msn.com)
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23 hours ago, eyeball said:
One thing they're certainly not doing is making it easier for alternative energy sources to compete by subsidizing fossil fuels.
Imagine if the all the billions of dollars worth of subsidies to fossil fuels were diverted instead to alternative energy production.
Imigine if the 22 bil raised by the carbon tax was put to use by supporting all the green projects...But we blew that one.
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57 minutes ago, ExFlyer said:
Yes.
I spent a lot of years in the Military and public service and April was my christmas. LOL
Not every public servant gets a raise on Apr 1, I remember in the military their was no raises for several years in a row, and when it did come it was a very low raise, that went for public servants as well, depending on the contract they sign normally a 3 to 5 year where it is divided each year...some public servant's unions have gone years with no contracts, with no raises...
I think elected MP with a very comfortable wage would be embarrassed to receive a 4 % raise when a good chunk of Canadians are struggling to buy the basics...But then again Canadians won't stand up and say enough is enough....because they are to lazy....
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21 hours ago, CdnFox said:
We get the gov'ts we vote for. And the gov'ts we get are largely a product of what ontario likes to see, and they like to see corruption and prefer soundbytes to substance and will defend the actions of their favorite to the death.
Just look around here - how many "gosh i'm not a liberal" liberals spend all their time desperately defending the liberals or trying to claim that somehow in some fashion they can't actually articulate Harper was worse.
So we get bad gov'ts. When people refuse to vote for bad gov'ts any more then the political parties will work to give us good gov'ts. But as long as we vote for crap ,crap is what we'll get.
True enough, but we have been lax in the standards in which we hold our politicians, in fact most Canadians seem to just except whatever they put in place thinking there is nothing they can do to influence another outcome....we the people are complacent. Not to mention who we are willing to accept as politicians... we base most of our vote on what they are willing to promise us when they get elected, which 99.99 % of it is bullshit, or does not survive a reality check......how many voters look at previous work practices, track records etc...So yes i guess your right we get what we get...becasue we are to lazy to do any of the work.
To be honest thats their team, and they will do what is needed to defend it...Liberals do not have the same morals or values as other Canadians.
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15 hours ago, Michael Hardner said:
1. These are unanticipated events.
2. I'm glad you said ANY of the parties.
3. Both sides restrict parental rights.
1. Sorry Michael but this type of topic have been going on for years now, and still no one has sat down to discuss it...I am wondering how the Olympics are going to handle this topic.
2. One could hardly blame one side or another, but it does seem to be cemented in how they approach any topic. the Issue should be how do we break this cycle and bring all parties to the table for discussion or debate.
3. I don't think they are comparable, I'm only "assuming" your talking about abortion on the right side of the fence, and then "it is a matter of life and death" about notifying Childs parents about pronouns...
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What does it matter what they get paid, they could have raised it to double or triple that and most Canadians would have just shrugged their shoulders...oh well...
Our politicians are above the law, and they are all out of touch with the voters...i would be all for paying some that kind of money if they had some leadership abilities...which for some reason here in Canada is almost as rare as blue moon, or the leafs winning the cup... It kind of cements the idea that this country is all about individuals, give me, give me...those days of what can i do for my nation is long gone...
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5 hours ago, Michael Hardner said:
Speaking of clear cutting, how about putting drag queens, trans politics, and sex education into one group of issues and demanding that they all be "rolled back"
If you want to have no influence, make wide general statements that could never be translated into policy.
On the other hand, I can concur that the politics of this has arrived at a point where some details shouldn't be just accepted as proposed. And then I can ask that people start to drill down and figure out why we're doing certain things, and ask for compromises all around.
I think that's probably a good way to start a real conversation on these topics.
I think each one should be looked at, and more common sense put into these policies, currently these policies are highly influenced by LGBTQ community, where there is no compromise.
Why is it just now we are looking at these policies and details, why were we not involved at the very start of this endeavor...
I find a couple faults in your proposal, first one is the largest, when have any of the parties involved sat down and discussed anything like adults...this does not happen in todays world...today we stand across from each other and scream at the top of our lungs trying to drown each other out...good luck with all of that...
Second there is no compromise, to be had...remember the parental rights issue...Parents do not have any rights, according to those involved in the education system and LGBTQ community according to them this issue is "it is a matter of life and death" or so they said.......How does one compromise with that line of thought...lines were drawn in the sand, and there is a no retreat order set in place.
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On 4/28/2023 at 10:43 PM, paxamericana said:
Iran seizing the oil tanker is one of the many symptom of a disinterested american power vacuum. Who rely on those transshipment of goods and material. Everyone but the american. You all should be greatful you got to grow up in a world ran by the best world police force actually. That period of hyper growth is coming to an end.
Good luck securing market access and not to mention needed raw material to sustain modern life let alone growth.
That's how geopolitic work. There is no rainbow and sunshine. Its about leverage and chest thumping.
The 20th century economic model was based on population growth aka demographic dividend. That is no longer supported by modern trends.
This picture speaks volumes, please note that our leader is not even in the picture, one more example of how irrelevant Canada really is on the global stage...this was not always the case.
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17 hours ago, Gaétan said:
Poilievre would like to send more weapons to Israel to accelerate the genocide of palestinians as Trudeau, they are both unfit to govern the country.
Israel does not need our weapons, to crush a bunch of terrorist...atleast not Canada's any way...Canada buys more weapons from Israel than we do from them...how are you heros doing anyways are they winning...I heard a rumor they are running out of virgins...
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1 hour ago, ExFlyer said:
A landlord does not get his house or apartment building built any cheaper than you or I. His mortgage on the house is the same as you and I. Someone has to pay for that and, it will be the renters.
I am not so sure that more and more people are getting into the rental building market. If that was the case, there would be more being built and the politicians et al would be praising that. Being a landlord is not an easy thing.
He does if they qualify for any government grants or loans, somehow i don't think they are worried about not making a payment to the bank.......Here in NB a lot of people are getting tax breaks for renting out basements etc, and for the most part the renters are paying the full mortgage amount in rent... hence why more and more people are doing it having granie suits put in the basements...rent pays the mortgage payment, owners put the same down on the mortgage doubling up the payment it is a win win...
Here in Gagetown there must be atleast 4 major apartment buildings being built by 2 different companies...each with about 40 units each, for a small town that is a lot of construction, not counting the low income apartments which there is 2 of them being built with 20 apartments' each. Politicians don't even know were Gagetown is except when there is a military photo op...
Nobody said being a land lord is easy, just that they are making a good dollar for their service...and rent would have to slide a huge amount for them not to cover their expenses...besides most of the rental units here are own by maybe 4 different people or companies...the rich get richer...as they say.
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2 hours ago, herbie said:
Knowing what the last guy paid will help enrage you. Give the 3 month notice. Paint the apartment, charge the next one $500 a month more. Claim mortgages have gone up when you haven't renewed it. Give tenants more than legal rent increases, 3 mo notice for reno's described above if they squawk. Charge new tenants $500 more.
List it on AirBNB as you'll get 5X the returns.No, lets all deny this happens, and scream even louder that it isn't common. Landlords are landlords to make housing for you. not to make money, right?
As for the last point, it is somewhat ridiculous to consider your cable bill and hydro but not rental payments compiling a credit score. The only point provinces like BC don't already have in place.
As per usual the only real gripe boils down to be Trudeau proposing it as his idea rather than someone else.
Your right this does happen, but is it common as you say perhaps a source could be provided..., but before we all start dancing around the fire and celebrating that justin saved us..., lets take a look for a second, yes renters will now have access to legal representation...We all had that right forever, for legal representation so nothing new there...My question about this is this, are the government paying legal fees for this endeavor ? becasue most rental complexes are owned by people with deep pockets and slick lawyers... ... another factor is this, given the state of our courts getting this in front of a judge is going to take a while, most likely years.....nothing in the announcement that addresses this.
Perhaps it should strengthen rental control policies.
I agree paying your rent should count towards your credit score, considering some rent is as expensive as a mortgage...
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5 hours ago, ExFlyer said:
Not sure what that means.
Whatever it costs to purchase and finance and pay taxes and expenses need to be recovered by the landlord. If you give more rights to renters then there will be no incentive to become or stay a landlord. There should also be a landlord bill of rights as well.
Then again, we can become full tilt communist and the government owns everything and we own nothing and we pay the government for everything and the government decides what you can have and everyone has the same rights.
I agree IF this was the case, that being said investing into rental properties is still a very, very lucrative business opportunity, with people more than ever getting into the market, there is tons of room before it negatively impacts owners bottom dollar to where they are losing money...And now with government dollars and grants available to everyone it would be hard not to get into the market...even low income rental housing is making huge profits... Not sure exactly what justin new policies are, or how they will effect the owner, or renter, but i'm pretty sure it is like all the other liberal policies are not going to accomplish much, in solving the rental pricing issue or give voters a leg up...I'm hoping i'm wrong...but history shows other wise.
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8 hours ago, eyeball said:
No he hasn't. I'm betting whatever you posted many moons ago was garbage, probably an opinion from Conrad Black or something.
What evidence is there that PP believes human caused climate change requires action any more than you do? If he doesn't believe it why bullshit Canada by pretending he does? Isn't that what you've always hate most about our politicians and governments, they always bullshit everyone?
Don't know what to tell you...i posted it here he talked about nuclear energy, natural gas, pipe lines, getting our energy to market, under ground storage, and using tech to lower emissions.. just some of the high lites.
He does not have to believe in it, the fact that you believe in it is why he has a climate plan....You think justin believes in climate change, it is probably why his plan is so effective... speaking of effective, Canadians don't give a rats ass about climate change, when it comes to paying for it....why do they pretend, why not just say it it...
Look if you want to make your vote count for anything then you have 2 choices, Liberals, who have more than proven they could not govern a simple picnic, or conservative a unknown for now...or throw it away vote green or NDP....
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11 minutes ago, eyeball said:
It's not my party.
The need for action on climate change still remains.
Where exactly? Apparently even the G&M can't find it.
Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives still don’t have a viable climate plan.
All we know for sure is that he opposes anything else that's been proposed. I don't think he believes a word of it myself and he's too chicken-shit to admit it.
One of them is...pick one
Yes it does, but Canadians are not willing to pay for it...they have already said so....does not matter if it is real or not Canadians have already spoken...
PP has already put his climate change plan out there, i posted it here many moons ago...
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4 hours ago, herbie said:
Oooh our tough-ass resident keyboard warrior should sign up wit the IDF. Maybe he could singlehandedly defeat the area that's half the size of Toronto in a day instead of dragging shit out like it was another Stalingrad. Should have been over in weeks but Netanyahu dragged things out so long reducing the place to rubble even his main ally has had enoogh. Feed the f*cking civilians and kill Hamas already!
You're claim that antisemitism is rampant in Canada is absurd. Alarmist bullshit.
So i guess the CBC is producing false news now, many media outlets have covered the same story, there were sources given did you even read them....guess not...even your party leader has clearly said Canada is racist country...what more do you need...I guess you can be racist but not anti Semitic maybe you can explain that one to all the readers...
Feed the people, have you not been paying attention to the conflict....Hamas will only take that food for themselves...The people will get very little of that aid...
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3 minutes ago, Army Guy said:
I don't think basic math is bullshit, unless you can't do basic math that is.... So after you figured out the basic math are the conservatives lying....how many percentages has the carbon price gone up per tonne...
Want to talk about bullshit...NDP or Liberals are not interested in climate change either...or we would after 8 years seen our climate change goals met, or even come close...and yet our current price on carbon as failed to meet any targets, in fact experts say our carbon out put has increased....So don't lecture on my party is more interested than your party when your party has done nothing to meet our signed to agreements...then again Canada does not have a good reputation on keeping any of it's signed inter national agreements...
Bullshit, 90% of economist are full of shit, why is not 90 % of the nations following this plan..." they are not" ...
https://ourworldindata.org/carbon-pricing
https://carbonpricingdashboard.worldbank.org/
Ordinary Canadians need to educate themselves on the topic, if they did do you really think so many would be pleased with the current liberal plan, or the continued failures to meet not only our inter national goals but also the ones we made as a nation...
Do you know what the conservative climate change plan is, not many do, but they will continue to hold on to the myth there is none, and yet it has been released 2 years ago....all you have to do is goggle it...
from your own source....90 % did not agree....only 25 % agreed....so you math is not getting better...it's getting worse...
QuoteYou may note that the signatories are mostly US-based economists -RePec lists that there are 12727 US economists. This means that this open letter was signed by 25% of US economists, and it’s possible that not all the remaining 75% were invited to sign.
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3 hours ago, eyeball said:
Oh bullshit. It was about exaggerating the costs to inflame public opinion for political gain. It shows that Conservatives are full of crap and completely unconcernd about climate change.
Meanwhile, 90% of economists around the planet still agree carbon taxes are the best way to turn concern into action.
Conservatives also underscore they have no time for expert opinions, only their own matter. That's what ordinary Canadian's need to pay attention to.
I don't think basic math is bullshit, unless you can't do basic math that is.... So after you figured out the basic math are the conservatives lying....how many percentages has the carbon price gone up per tonne...
Want to talk about bullshit...NDP or Liberals are not interested in climate change either...or we would after 8 years seen our climate change goals met, or even come close...and yet our current price on carbon as failed to meet any targets, in fact experts say our carbon out put has increased....So don't lecture on my party is more interested than your party when your party has done nothing to meet our signed to agreements...then again Canada does not have a good reputation on keeping any of it's signed inter national agreements...
Bullshit, 90% of economist are full of shit, why is not 90 % of the nations following this plan..." they are not" ...
https://ourworldindata.org/carbon-pricing
https://carbonpricingdashboard.worldbank.org/
Ordinary Canadians need to educate themselves on the topic, if they did do you really think so many would be pleased with the current liberal plan, or the continued failures to meet not only our inter national goals but also the ones we made as a nation...
Do you know what the conservative climate change plan is, not many do, but they will continue to hold on to the myth there is none, and yet it has been released 2 years ago....all you have to do is goggle it...
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13 minutes ago, Queenmandy85 said:
When you listen to news broadcasts about the vote of non-confidendence , they say the Government "survived" the vote.
61% of Members of Parliament voted to express confidence in the government. Not only is that a solid vote of confidence, but it is also a solid vote in support of the policy of increasing the price on carbon. (a nickel) In Saskatoon last week, the price of gas jumped 5 cents to reach 25 cents cheaper than it was a year ago. If Premier Moe is so concerned about affordability, how about axing the provincial gas taxes.
I don't think it was about taking down the liberals in a non confidence vote, everyone already knew that the NDP is not ready to call an election, financially their coffers are not up to the task, neither is the liberals...And the Bloc is well not concerned about carbon taxes as they have their own plan, and they are not interested in the rest of the country at all.
This was about defining to the entire country who was willing to freeze the carbon tax as it stands right now...and the Conservatives did just that....It shows that the other parties are not interested in giving tax payers a break , instead only interested in collecting more....says a lot to ordinary Canadians, come voting time....
now watch what happens in question period as conservatives hammer this point to the rest of Canada...when things get tougher, all the other parties were in favor of raising prices on carbon which in turn will effect every product we consume....
According to polls more than 40% of Canadians want to shelve the tax completely...and on the conservative side that climbs to a whooping 75%....who own 41 % of the vote at this time...And as the new taxes come in these numbers will continue to grow, and our climate minister is already talking about raising it again very shortly....
https://angusreid.org/trudeau-poilievre-best-prime-minister-singh-canada-politics-polling/#gsc.tab=0
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2 hours ago, herbie said:
Countering the argument that Canada is not antisemetic by invoking the argument that systematic racism exists so therefore it must be is as out in left field as one can go, as is the statement that Jews must be a favoured race otherwise.
As is the usual right wing racist whine that implying that rightwing racists exist is decrimination against hetero WASPs. An argument used only by racists too stupid to realize they are the problem and unashamed to voice it.
Getting into etymology is a pretty desperate way to substantiate a case when used by people that love to throw words like "communism, left, nazi, fascist" about without even knowing their actual meaning.
WTF, not sure what to make of this statement.....if our country is overrun by systematic racism, why would it not include hatred of jews....NDP leader spelled in big bold letters for guys like you.....Is the nation racist, NO QUESTION....it does not get any clearer than that....
Or does the liberal term automatically include some races and not others, perhaps you can give us some examples of races that are acceptable, and ones that are not. This country has a history of being anti semitic, i can provide some examples if you like, but you already knew that...
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On 3/15/2024 at 10:49 PM, eyeball said:
Did the government of the day ever ask Canadians if they wanted to scrap the Avro Arrow and I mean as directly as I just asked?
Asking Canadians what they want (LOL) is just not part of the program.
Wait for it....
Yes, expenses were getting out of hand, and the people complained which lead to cancelation of the program....
Todays liberals did just that, the asked anyone that wanted to voice an opinion on our military, part of the review that still has not released it's results...
If Canadians were concerned with the status of our military they would have stepped up and said so, their silence is deafening, distracted by carbon taxes and beer taxes...and if the leafs are going past the second round this year...
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On 3/15/2024 at 8:47 PM, herbie said:
Oh yes, and the people that make guns have no responsibility for their use either.
It is a tool much like your car, truck, lawn mower, etc, etc...using anything is a choice, don't use it responsibly and it has consequences..
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Guesses at who is the next CDS. Scott taylor takes a stab at it, Are we ready for a female CDS, i guess we might find out. could not do any worse than the last couple...Not sure how the rank and file will react, or our government officials,
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On 3/22/2024 at 1:35 PM, CdnFox said:
Most people here get in trouble when the guy runs away and they chase him and shoot him
Our courts have recognized "Castle doctorine" (a man's home is his castle and any invader may be assumed to be murderous". People just don't know our laws.
So - here's the thing.
I lawfully own guns. I have several stored in a legal fashion in such a way that i can access them within seconds. If a person were to attempt to force entry into my home the way i've got things set up i can very easily retreat to an area it will take them at least 30 seconds to get into (if then) and long before then i'll be holding a fully loaded longgun ideal for repelling that kind of attack and i guarantee when they burst into that room it will not go well for them - and i will spend no time in jail for defending myself.
I might get arrested and released the next day but even that is rare.
Now - it depends on the province. Ontario tends to like 'punishment by process' - where they'll arrest and charge someone and put them thru hell before eventually dropping the charges at the last second.
In bc there have been a healthy number of home defense shootings with no charges.
You need to know the law. And you need to think REALISTICALLY about how you'll react and set yourself up for success. And harden your doors and such. But it is entirely lawful to defend yourself with a firearm in your home in Canada.
Using your firearms in self defense can go bad many ways, here in NB i've posted many times about a guy using an unloaded shotgun broken in half to scare off some kids stealing his ATV, He the gun owner was arrested and had his weapons taken away.
In other provinces person breaking into home was shot, RCMP arrested the homeowner charged with manslaughter, sent to jail, no parole, waited almost a full year for his court date, while in jail, yes he was found not guilty, but it cost him his job, his home, and finally his wife...
Plenty of other laws that could see you land in jail, for not fully knowing your rights or the law...I do own plenty of firearms, and trust me if my family was seriously threatened in any way, be lots of pink mist on the walls ...
But for self defense i like to start with a good old hockey stick or aluminum baseball bat..
"Evening officer, i was practicing my road hockey skills"....where did that body over there come from....He charged the goalie, officer had to tune him up...Ya looks like a suicide , he says...have a good night officer..
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On 3/23/2024 at 6:20 PM, herbie said:
"Canada" is not anti-semetic. It is not policy of the govt, nor is it a practice of the overwhelming majority of it's citizens. The majority of us do not give a shit where you go to church, what day you go to church or what name you call an imaginary man in the sky.
And any attempt to blame or relate it to 'the left' is complete bullshit.Bigots come in all shades and political stripes as we can well see within this forum, as demonstrated by all those that incessantly berate any attempt to reverse discrimination as discrimination against them personally.
Your statement is hard to swallow, considering the remarks from the left side of the political spectrum has said to our national media....and while the country is considered racist by our national leaders, your confidently stating we are not anti semitic.
Which promoted me to ask are we really just racist against everyone else, and we like the jews....?,which one is it.... OR maybe our leaders are just full of Bull Sh*t
The PM has stated on national media the following statements...
Quote"Systemic racism is an issue right across the country, in all our institutions, including in all our police forces, including in the RCMP. That's what systemic racism is," said Trudeau when asked about Lucki's comments by reporters during a news conference in Ottawa this morning.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-systemic-racism-lucki-trudeau-1.5607622
Then there is NDP leader responding to the question do you think Canada is racist..."NO QUESTION" was his reply
QuoteIs Canada racist? Jagmeet Singh says 'no question'
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jagmeet-singh-racist-canada-1.5316318
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Total fossil emissions in the world is only 0.1% to 0.2% of total greenhouse gases
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Actually NB will have started construction as soon as approvals are made, in several parts of the province, up to 12 SMR for the bulldune area for the new hydrogen producing plant, plus several for the provinces power grid, they expect to be operational by 2032 which is less than 8 years from now. other provinces are also going the same route, Ont, and Sask i believe...
They are also looking at storing electricity from solar and other sources, via batteries of some sort...but they are competing with the SMRs for funding.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/climate-committee-small-modular-reactors-nuclear-1.6748152
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/smr-nuclear-power-provinces-canada-1.6399928