Energy Security and Canadian Foreign Policy

They 1 Not to mention nearly 30 bilateral nuclear co-operation agreements; trade commissioners to support Canadian exports in CANDU and other nuclear products and services; delegations to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in Energy Security and Canadian Foreign Policy: A Role for Nuclear Energy Page 1 by John Barrett January 2021 Energy Securi [...] Their gripe was more with the costs to the crown of running the labs and the CANDU brand; they wanted industry to shoulder more of the financial burden and commercial responsibilities. [...] As for the United States, both the Executive Branch and Congress now speak of the need to maintain Western (and U. S.) leadership in civil nuclear technology and counter the prevalence of government-backed, highly subsidized reactor exports from Russia and China.8 The U. S. government clearly recognizes the strategic nature of this competition and its geopolitical nature. [...] In a recent webinar sponsored by the U. S. Nuclear Industry Council, the head of the Export- Import (EXIM) Bank and senior representatives from the State Department and the Department of Energy described how the U. S. was integrating civil nuclear commercial interests with national security policy. [...] As Canada’s ambassador to the IAEA, I suggested the government announce a contribution of $2 million to the IAEA to support the program – as part of the government’s new policy.