6:00 - 7:30 PM Atlantic

Virtual 

Canada is proposing a wide range of actions to address the climate crisis, including supporting the expansion of nuclear infrastructure in the form of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). In New Brunswick, the SMRs propose to extract plutonium from used nuclear fuel, raising weapons proliferation concerns in addition to the well-known environmental impacts of nuclear power. 

Ms. May will address the question: Does an expansion of nuclear power fit in a responsible climate action plan? What are the alternatives to address the urgency of the climate crisis?

All are welcome to register for the virtual event. 
 

Ms. May is the Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for the British Columbia electoral district of Saanich-Gulf Islands. Since being elected to Parliament in 2011, her fellow MPs have recognized her as Parliamentarian of the Year 2012, Hardest Working MP 2013, Best Orator 2014, and Most Knowledgeable MP 2020. As senior policy advisor to federal Environment Minister Tom McMillan in the 1980s, Ms. May helped organize the first international science-policy conference on global warming (Toronto, 1988) and she has attended many UN climate change and biodiversity convention negotiating sessions. 

Ms. May has been widely recognized for her environmental advocacy, including being named to the Order of Canada and the UN Global 500 Laureate, and having received several honourary degrees, including from Mount St. Vincent University, Mt. Allison University,  and University of New Brunswick. 

For more information contact: Dr. Janice Harvey,  jeharvey@stu.ca.