AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoSpace Chemistry: ALMA COMPASS results show newborn stars have a “chemical starter kit” of complex organics like methanol, hinting at how planet-building ingredients may form in space. Nuclear Skills in Quebec: Polytechnique Montréal’s 50-year-old “Slowpoke” research reactor is being positioned as a spark to revive nuclear science expertise in a province where it’s been fading. Salish Sea Shipping: A new analysis projects Salish Sea ocean traffic rising by about 2,000 transits a year, with tanker growth tied to Canada’s expanding fossil-fuel exports. Lithium Fire Risk: Fire departments warn lithium battery fires are hard to extinguish, citing surges in Toronto and recent incidents involving e-bikes and large storage batteries. Data Centres Backlash: An Angus Reid survey finds majorities in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Atlantic Canada want governments to limit large data centres, citing pressure on electricity and water. Energy Policy Tension: Quebec’s only working reactor story lands alongside broader debates over Canada’s energy build-out and its environmental trade-offs.
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