A decarbonized world is going to need a lot of electricity, but where should we get it from? And what role should nuclear power play in Canada? John Gorman, Denise Balkissoon, Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare and Durham Nuclear Awareness get into the pros and cons of nuclear power. Linda Solomon Wood chats with climate campaigner Catherine Abreu on what it will take to transform the power grid. And solar-power champion Melina Laboucan Massimo on the strength of Indigenous-led renewables.

GUESTS:

• Louis Bertrand, Durham Nuclear Awareness.
• John Gorman, President and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Association
• Denise Balkissoon, The Narwhal’s Ontario bureau chief 
• Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare
• Catherine Abreu, founder of Destination Zero and a member Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body
• Melina Laboucan Massimo, founder of Sacred Earth Solar

CREDITS:

Final audio mix by Aftertouch Audio. Fact check by Luke Ottenhof. Artwork by Ata Ojani. Communications from Suzanne Dhaliwal. Music provided by Blue.Sessions and Podington Bear. Additional sound from Merriam-Webster, Vlatko Blažek, ValentinSosnitskiy, Speedenza, digableplanet, tmokonen, SubwaySandwitch420.

Related articles from CNO:

• https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/05/12/news/canada-energy-future-nuclear-not-everyones-buying-it
• https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/05/25/news/opposition-grows-small-nuclear-reactors-over-alarming-risks
• https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/07/22/news/canadian-nuclear-safety-commission-lung-cancer-study-uranium-workers
• https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/07/02/opinion/no-path-to-net-zero-without-nuclear-power

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