Thank you, Chair.
My questions are going to be for X-energy.
The United States is investing in nuclear energy as a clean source of energy. While our American neighbours understand the importance of technology over taxes, here in Canada the Liberals plan to triple, triple, triple a carbon tax on working Canadians.
The United States Department of Energy has announced millions of dollars in funding towards nuclear energy through their Advanced Research Projects Agency. They stated in a recent press release, “Nuclear power is one of the most reliable sources of energy in America, and the largest domestic source of clean energy—providing approximately 50% of the nation’s carbon-free electricity, and about a fifth of U.S. electricity overall.”
In 2018, Canada's environment minister tweeted that “it's time to close #Pickering Nuclear plant and go for #renewables.
What do you say to Canada's environment minister, who refuses to publicly support the development of clean, renewable nuclear energy?