Rachel Gilmore and Ole Hendrickson join us for a special episode of The Environment In Canada Podcast on de-regulation, nuclear energy, gas, data centres, and other threats to water as well as the growing oligarchical influence of the billionaire group 'Build Canada' (one of it’s founders doesn’t even believe poor people should have the right to vote).

Our government's focus on nuclear - for example - is also a great way to benefit the consortium of U.S. companies (tied to the U.S. military) that currently run Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (or CNL).

Take action against gas plants for data centres (including U.S.-corporate data centres) in Canada here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/gas_plants_data_centres_financing/

Watch the video version of the episode here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/rachel-gilmore-ole-hendrickson/

This episode originally aired as a live broadcast on CKUT Radio (90.3 FM) in Montreal organized by Unrigged.ca and The Harbinger Media Network and the Suoni Per Il Popolo Music Festival.

Find Ole Hendrickson on Rabble.ca and Rachel Gilmore on Bluesky and Youtube:

• Regulation saves money and lives by Ole Hendrickson: https://rabble.ca/columnists/regulation-saves-money-and-lives/
• Rachel Gilmore on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AtRachelGilmore
• Rachel Gilmore on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rachelgilmore.bsky.social

For more information on today's topic issues check out these fact sheets and resources (with sources):

• The Threat of Oligarchy to Canada: https://secure.sierraclub.ca/civicrm/mailing/view?id=3971&reset=1
• The Oligarchical Influence of Build Canada on the Federal Government: https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/06/24/Carney-Under-Sway-Broligarchs/
• Nuclear Energy Strategy for Canada a Dead End. Wind, Solar, & Batteries Far Better Investment: https://www.sierraclub.ca/nuclear-energy-strategy-for-canada/
• Canada Can Go Renewable: https://www.sierraclub.ca/canada-can-go-100-renewable/
• Renewable Energy Does NOT Need Baseload Power & More Facts on Wind, Solar, Batteries, Grids: https://www.sierraclub.ca/renewable-energy-does-not-need-baseload-power-more-facts-on-wind-solar-batteries-grids/
• LNG (and Gas and Oil Expansion in General) is Not in Canada’s National Interest: https://www.sierraclub.ca/lng-national-interest-canada/
• Splashing Forward, The Rights of Water: https://www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/splashing-forward-rights-water/
• The Rights of Nature – It’s Weird Not to Acknowledge Them: https://www.sierraclub.ca/nature-rights-law-canada/

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