(Victoria) Justin Trudeau does not rule out nuclear power as a cleaner source of energy, particularly for recharging electric vehicles.
Posted at 6:17 p.m.
The 2022 budget, unveiled last Thursday, includes an envelope of 400 million over five years to expand the infrastructure for charging electric vehicles in the country.
And to power those charging stations, Trudeau said Monday that Canada needs to embark on more electrification initiatives, including the possibility of increasing the use of nuclear power.
The Prime Minister did not elaborate on the possible expansion of nuclear energy in Canada, contenting himself with saying: “Nuclear is on the table, absolutely”.
“It is very clear, first of all, that we have to reduce our emissions, we have to reduce our dependence on oil and gas,” Trudeau said at an outdoor press conference at Royal University. Roads, in Colwood, a suburb of Victoria.
“If we didn’t already know, the conflict in Ukraine right now, with the illegal Russian invasion, highlights how much we need to be able to find cleaner sources of energy for our communities, for our country. »
Three senior federal ministers were also in British Columbia and the Yukon on Monday for “post-budget meetings.”
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan was due to travel to Kelowna, British Columbia, for an announcement on the clean economy. His colleague from Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, was due to go to Whitehorse to announce a clean energy partnership with the Yukon and the Indigenous-run Tlingit Homeland Energy Limited Partnership.
Federal Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray was due to travel to Richmond, British Columbia, for an infrastructure announcement.
Trudeau’s tour also included meetings with Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps and the City of Victoria Youth Advisory Council.