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Canada wants to build up to 10 new nuclear plants. Will our pension funds pay for them?

July 4, 2026

Canada's ambitious new nuclear strategy has called for private investment to help expand the industry. Given that nuclear power plants are notoriously expensive to build, the government will have to heavily de-risk the ventures to attract large investors, like pension funds.



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