Read excerpts from FP Comment columns from September. Fourth instalment in a series

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• The resurgent popularity of nuclear power gives hope that facts and not fear-mongering will underpin public policy on environmental and energy-related issues. — Philip Cross, Sept. 2

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• Many government jobs require bilingualism, and AI is remarkably proficient with languages… To the extent that it can help unilingual workers perform many of their tasks bilingually, it should greatly increase the talent supply for many government positions in Canada, thus putting downward pressure on labour costs. — Matthew Lau, Sept. 3

• Despite all the money spent, Canadians commute in private vehicles more than before the pandemic. Private vehicles now account for 80.9 per cent of all commutes, versus 79.4 per cent in 2016. The increase obviously isn’t large. But governments were looking for a big decline and they have not got it. — Philip Cross, Sept. 5

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• My guess is that the transition to EVs could take a couple of decades, doable if markets are allowed to flourish as sales move from luxury Teslas to cheaper Bolts and made-in-China BYDs. The point is that a market-driven competitive regime would be the most logical and least expensive route toward an expanding EV market to achieve the net-zero environment objectives that are put forward as the main reason for conversion to EVs. —