Thread: Dan Campbell was one of the workers who operated Nanticoke, North America's largest coal facility. He wasn't sure what to think about climate change & whether his workplace was contributing to childhood asthma or shortening the lives of Ontarians from air pollution 1/ 
He had worked hard to become very good at his job, enjoyed the challenge of his work and took pride in keeping the lights on across the province. 2/
Luckily when the Ontario government decided to shut down the #coal fleet, Dan, a highly skilled worker, had the opportunity to find work of similar caliber and pay operating a #nuclear reactor @Bruce_Power . 3/
He is proud to have contributed to eliminating smog days in Ontario and to have participated in North America's greatest greenhouse gas reduction as well as producing life saving #medicalisotopes. 4/
Nuclear energy, because of its made in Canada supply chain, concentration of high skilled #union labour and long term integration with the economies of thriving local communities offered Dan a #justtransition. 5/
#CANDU #nuclear’s 96% made in Canada supply chain from the uranium mines, fuel fabrication, heavy industry, operations and maintenance to spent fuel handling offers a vast array of high skills job opportunities to Canadian workers. 6/
This Canadian supply chain coupled with the high wages available in the sector leads to an unparalleled economic multiplier effect meaning that every dollar invested in #CANDU #nuclear generates $1.40 in GDP. 7/
If our government can set a cohesive evidence based industrial policy building off of CANDU and the Ontario coal phaseout we can have a credible #justtransition for Canadian fossil fuel workers which will drive decisive climate action with prosperity across the whole country. 8/
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