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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan to use nuclear power and natural gas to cement Canada’s status as a global clean energy superpower should have started a decade ago under Justin Trudeau.

GOLDSTEIN: Carney’s green energy plan built on nuclear power and natural gas Back to video

The question now is whether Canada can make that plan a reality at “speeds not seen in generations,” given the 10-year delay in starting it.

Based on the lack of action up to now on a policy that should have been obvious from the beginning, the jury is out.

Coal-fired electricity is the world’s No. 1 source of greenhouse gas emissions.

Nuclear power and natural gas can be used to replace it, ensuring both a safe and reliable source of electricity while dramatically reducing industrial greenhouse gas emissions, because nuclear power is emissions-free while natural gas burns at........

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