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    Proposal text

    Be it resolved that the Green Party of Canada long conflicted between the horror of nuclear weapons and the need to support reliable and clean nuclear power,

    •\twill adopt a view of nuclear power that is consistent with the best scientific knowledge and practices, and

    •\twill advocate for the continued exploration of nuclear power technologies, and alternative fuels such as thorium.


    Type of Proposal

    Public policy that the party would represent


    Objective / Benefit

    The GPC has a longstanding public position of preferring renewable power generation instead of nuclear power generation. Yet not one policy currently addresses the beneficial effects of nuclear power. All policy references to nuclear are to the prevention and control of nuclear weapons.

    The objective of this policy is to establish a new policy that addresses the benefits of the use of nuclear power generation in a changing environment that urgently needs reliable power generation.

    • Whereas the policies of the Green Party of Canada are to be based on scientific principles, and
    • Whereas we now know how to build nuclear power plants that are far safer than our current operational designs, and
    • Whereas nuclear power generation can be demonstrated,
    • to be the least polluting of all electricity generation technologies, in terms of CO2 production per MW of capacity,
    • to have the smallest footprint in terms of station size, acres per MW of installed capacity,
    • to have the lowest volume of waste production in terms of tons per MW,
    • to require the least input of scarce resources in terms of tons per MW,
    • to have the best safety record of all generation facilities in terms of loss of human life per MW of installed capacity, and
    • Whereas we do know what to do with spent nuclear fuel to ensure safety.

    This policy will complement and expand the policies of the Green Party of Canada, making them more appropriate in an intellectually honest way.


    If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?

    This is new policy. All existing policy addresses various aspects of the undesirability of nuclear weapons. It does not in any way reduce the relevance of those policies.


    List any supporting evidence for your proposal

    1.\tJack Devanney, The Two Lies that killed nuclear:

    https://jackdevanney.substack.com/p/the-two-lies-that-killed-nuclear

    2.\tJack Devanney, Why Nuclear Power Has Been a Flop:

    https://gordianknotbook.com

    3.\tCleo Abram, The Big Lie About Nuclear Waste:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzQ3gFRj0Bc

    4.\tBurning Nuclear waste:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u44skO-nMo

    5.\tIEA on Nuclear Power:

    https://www.iea.org/energy-system/electricity/nuclear-power

    6.\tOur World in Data, Death Toll from Chernobyl and Fukushima:

    https://ourworldindata.org/what-was-the-death-toll-from-chernobyl-and-fukushima

    7.\tCanadian Nuclear Safety Commission, LNT:

    https://nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/resources/health/linear-non-threshold-model/index.cfm

    8.\tOriginal text of this proposal: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/j5bvh4dagagllrhus59h9/GPC-Nuclear.docx?rlkey=8ozj24vcajsvofrtgtpy9pt85&st=uvmsga8g&dl=0

    Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the group or groups?

    There are many in the party and outside, who consider Nuclear Power to be so dangerous as to be categorically denied as a solution to our future power needs. This policy reverses that perception of Nuclear Power. It is likely to alienate such people in their support of the party.

    There is also likely to be an adverse reaction from the Global Greens, which would need to be carefully managed, though it is to be hoped that this motion will start a greens-wide reassessment of their positions on nuclear power.


    Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?

    Yes


    Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.

    English

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    Texte de la proposition

    Qu'il soit résolu que le Parti Vert du Canada, depuis longtemps en conflit entre l'horreur des armes nucléaires et la nécessité de soutenir une énergie nucléaire fiable et propre,

    - adoptera une vision de l'énergie nucléaire qui est cohérente avec les meilleures connaissances et pratiques scientifiques, et

    - plaidera pour la poursuite de l'exploration des technologies de l'énergie nucléaire et des combustibles alternatifs tels que le thorium.


    Type de proposition

    Politique publique que le parti représenterait


    Objectif / Bénéfice

    Le GPC a une position publique de longue date qui consiste à préférer la production d'énergie renouvelable à la production d'énergie nucléaire. Pourtant, aucune politique n'aborde actuellement les effets bénéfiques de l'énergie nucléaire. Toutes les références politiques au nucléaire concernent la prévention et le contrôle des armes nucléaires.

    L'objectif de cette politique est d'établir une nouvelle politique qui aborde les avantages de l'utilisation de la production d'énergie nucléaire dans un environnement changeant qui a besoin de toute urgence d'une production d'énergie fiable.

    • ConsidĂ©rant que les politiques du Parti Vert du Canada doivent ĂŞtre basĂ©es sur des principes scientifiques, et
    • Attendu que nous savons maintenant comment construire des centrales nuclĂ©aires qui sont beaucoup plus sĂ»res que nos conceptions opĂ©rationnelles actuelles, et
    • Attendu qu'il peut ĂŞtre dĂ©montrĂ© que la production d'Ă©nergie nuclĂ©aire
    • qu'elle est la moins polluante de toutes les technologies de production d'Ă©lectricitĂ©, en termes de production de CO2 par MW de capacitĂ©,
    • d'avoir l'empreinte la plus faible en termes de taille de centrale, d'acres par MW de capacitĂ© installĂ©e,
    • d'avoir le plus faible volume de production de dĂ©chets en termes de tonnes par MW,
    • nĂ©cessiter le moins de ressources rares en termes de tonnes par MW,
    • d'avoir le meilleur bilan de sĂ©curitĂ© de toutes les installations de production en termes de pertes de vies humaines par MW de capacitĂ© installĂ©e.
    • Attendu que nous savons ce qu'il faut faire du combustible nuclĂ©aire usĂ© pour en garantir la sĂ©curitĂ©.

    Cette politique complétera et élargira les politiques du Parti Vert du Canada, en les rendant plus appropriées d'une manière intellectuellement honnête.


    Si votre proposition remplace une ou plusieurs politiques existantes, laquelle remplace-t-elle ?

    Il s'agit d'une nouvelle politique. Toutes les politiques existantes traitent de divers aspects du caractère indésirable des armes nucléaires. Cette proposition ne réduit en rien la pertinence de ces politiques.


    Énumérez toutes les preuves à l'appui de votre proposition

    1. Jack Devanney, The Two Lies that killed nuclear (Les deux mensonges qui ont tué le nucléaire) :

    https://jackdevanney.substack.com/p/the-two-lies-that-killed-nuclear

    2) Jack Devanney, Why Nuclear Power Has Been a Flop (Pourquoi l'énergie nucléaire a été un échec) :

    https://gordianknotbook.com

    3) Cleo Abram, The Big Lie About Nuclear Waste (Le grand mensonge sur les déchets nucléaires) :

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzQ3gFRj0Bc

    4. brûler les déchets nucléaires :

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u44skO-nMo

    5. l'AIE sur l'énergie nucléaire :

    https://www.iea.org/energy-system/electricity/nuclear-power

    6) Our World in Data, Death Toll from Chernobyl and Fukushima (Notre monde en données, le nombre de morts de Tchernobyl et de Fukushima) :

    https://ourworldindata.org/what-was-the-death-toll-from-chernobyl-and-fukushima

    7) Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire, LNT :

    https://nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/resources/health/linear-non-threshold-model/index.cfm

    8. texte original de la proposition : https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/j5bvh4dagagllrhus59h9/GPC-Nuclear.docx?rlkey=8ozj24vcajsvofrtgtpy9pt85&st=uvmsga8g&dl=0

    Cette proposition affecte-t-elle un groupe particulier et quels efforts ont été déployés pour consulter ce ou ces groupes ?

    Nombreux sont ceux, au sein du parti et en dehors, qui considèrent que l'énergie nucléaire est si dangereuse qu'elle doit être catégoriquement rejetée en tant que solution à nos besoins futurs en matière d'énergie. Cette politique renverse cette perception de l'énergie nucléaire. Elle risque d'aliéner ces personnes dans leur soutien au parti.

    Il est également probable qu'il y ait une réaction négative de la part des Verts mondiaux, qui devra être gérée avec soin, bien qu'il faille espérer que cette motion déclenche une réévaluation de leurs positions sur l'énergie nucléaire à l'échelle des Verts.


    Compétence : Cette proposition relève-t-elle de la compétence fédérale ?

    Oui


    Veuillez indiquer la langue dans laquelle la proposition est soumise.

    Anglais

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    Proposal text

    Be it resolved that the Green Party of Canada long conflicted between the horror of nuclear weapons and the need to support reliable and clean nuclear power,

    • will adopt a view of nuclear power that is consistent with the best scientific knowledge and practices, and

    • will advocate for the continued development of nuclear power technologies, extraction technologies, nuclear waste disposal, and alternative nuclear fuels.

    Type of Proposal

    Public policy that the party would represent


    Objective / Benefit

    The GPC has a longstanding public position of preferring renewable power generation instead of nuclear power generation. Yet not one policy currently addresses the beneficial effects of nuclear power. All policy references to nuclear are to the prevention and control of nuclear weapons.

    The objective of this policy is to establish a new policy that addresses the benefits of the use of nuclear power generation in a changing environment that urgently needs reliable power generation.

    • Whereas the policies of the Green Party of Canada are to be based on scientific principles, and
    • Whereas we now know how to build nuclear power plants that are far safer than our current operational designs, and
    • Whereas nuclear power generation can be demonstrated,
    • to be the least polluting of all electricity generation technologies, in terms of CO2 production per MW of capacity,
    • to have the smallest footprint in terms of station size, acres per MW of installed capacity,
    • to have the lowest volume of waste production in terms of tons per MW,
    • to require the least input of scarce resources in terms of tons per MW,
    • to have the best safety record of all generation facilities in terms of loss of human life per MW of installed capacity, and
    • Whereas we do know what to do with spent nuclear fuel to ensure safety.

    This policy will complement and expand the policies of the Green Party of Canada, making them more appropriate in an intellectually honest way.


    If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?

    This is new policy. All existing policy addresses various aspects of the undesirability of nuclear weapons. It does not in any way reduce the relevance of those policies.


    List any supporting evidence for your proposal

    1.\tJack Devanney, The Two Lies that killed nuclear:

    https://jackdevanney.substack.com/p/the-two-lies-that-killed-nuclear

    2.\tJack Devanney, Why Nuclear Power Has Been a Flop:

    https://gordianknotbook.com

    3.\tCleo Abram, The Big Lie About Nuclear Waste:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzQ3gFRj0Bc

    4.\tBurning Nuclear waste:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u44skO-nMo

    5.\tIEA on Nuclear Power:

    https://www.iea.org/energy-system/electricity/nuclear-power

    6.\tOur World in Data, Death Toll from Chernobyl and Fukushima:

    https://ourworldindata.org/what-was-the-death-toll-from-chernobyl-and-fukushima

    7.\tCanadian Nuclear Safety Commission, LNT:

    https://nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/resources/health/linear-non-threshold-model/index.cfm

    8.\tOriginal text of this proposal: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/j5bvh4dagagllrhus59h9/GPC-Nuclear.docx?rlkey=8ozj24vcajsvofrtgtpy9pt85&st=uvmsga8g&dl=0

    Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the group or groups?

    There are many in the party and outside, who consider Nuclear Power to be so dangerous as to be categorically denied as a solution to our future power needs. This policy reverses that perception of Nuclear Power. It is likely to alienate such people in their support of the party.

    There is also likely to be an adverse reaction from the Global Greens, which would need to be carefully managed, though it is to be hoped that this motion will start a greens-wide reassessment of their positions on nuclear power.


    Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?

    Yes


    Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.

    English

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