My background involves a…

My background involves a number of NGO's addressing climate, energy and financial changes. Over this time I have become absolutely convinced that Nuclear Generation of electricity is a dead end for both Ontario and the wider world.

Not only is Nuclear generation incredibly dangerous (otherwise why will insurance companies not insure) but no long term solutions are available to deal with the waste. And this waste will continue to be dangerous to life for thousands of years. We don't even have the technology to mark Waste Sites as dangerous that will continue to be understandable thousands of years from now.

The use of nuclear generation, it seems to me, is the height of hubris.  Not only that but is has proved to be stunningly expensive not only on the face of it, but more so when hidden costs and damages to the environment are included.

I ask that the government take a dispassionate look past the commercial and union lobbyists and do what is in the long term benefit to all in Ontario. Renewable generation is rapidly becoming cost effective. Base load generation can be met with a long term contract with Quebec for hydro power.

For years, Ontario thrived under effective publicly owned and run hydro power. It is still possible. Thank you.

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