Activist Communique: Know your party's stance on nuclear energy

[JohnyCanuck]

NDP, Bloc and Greens oppose taxpayer subsidies for new Ontario nukes.

Ignatieff doesn't endorse federal subsidies for Darlington.

The NDP, the Bloc Quebecois, and the Green Party of Canada are all opposed to making Canadian taxpayers subsidize the construction of new nuclear reactors in Ontario according to a survey released by the Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA).

For its part, the Liberal Party responded that "When Mr. Harper decided to privatize AECL he placed restrictions on AECL that prohibit it from seeking out new commercial contracts so that the corporation can generate new business to survive without resorting to taxpayer dollars... We will lift the commercial contract restrictions on AECL so that it can generate new business and stay afloat without the help of taxpayers' money."

The Conservative Party did not respond to the OCAA's questionnaire.

According to NDP Leader Jack Layton, "New Democrats advocate ending public subsidies for nuclear energy industry. New Democrats believe in halting nuclear expansion and upgrading the safety and security of current nuclear energy and waste management facilities... While there may be a need for government support for nuclear research New Democrats does not see the need for government subsidies of a mature industry just as we oppose subsidies for the tar sand ."


http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/krystalline-kraus/2011/04/activist-communiqu%C3%A9-know-your-parties-stance-nuclear-energy