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Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne said you can’t be in Saskatchewan without thinking about nuclear.
The minister took part in an armchair discussion on Thursday with SUMA president Randy Goulden.
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While the talk was about the recently passed federal budget, Champagne brought up nuclear a few times over the hour.
He said Canada will be the first country in the world to have a small modular reactor operating in Darlington, and that’s because with companies like Saskatchewan’s Cameco, the country has the full suite of products to offer that go into nuclear power.
“So Canada will be at the forefront, I think, of the nuclear renaissance in many ways and be a partner there,” he explained to the crowd of local leaders.
When asked afterwards how the federal government will help uranium projects in Saskatchewan’s north go ahead, Champagne said the major projects office speaks to that.
“We need speed and scale,” he said.
He said the point of the office is to streamline a number of projects.
Champagne also talked about tax credits in the recent budget that he said the mining industry has given the thumbs up.
“I would even suggest that Canada is probably the most attractive mining jurisdiction in the G7, when you look at the tax credit, when you look at the way we intend to streamline permitting, the way we’re going to make sure that you can bring your products to market,” said the minister.
Canada needs to build on the position Saskatchewan has achieved in the world when it comes to uranium and Cameco, said Champagne. He praised the work Saskatchewan and Premier Scott Moe of opening trade offices in other countries, and said he’s had a number of conversations with Moe about how they can promote Saskatchewan uranium.
Champagne said, when speaking to the King and Queen of Sweden recently, told them Canada could be a great partner with them on nuclear energy.
“In a world where stability, predictability and the rule of law is in high demand and somewhat short supply, Canada is seen as a very stable, predictable, reliable partner,” the minister explained.
