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The most important development of 2019 that got the least amount of attention from the Canadian news media? The “man bites dog” story of Canadian conservative leaders coming up with the best, boldest and most visionary plan to combat climate change this country has ever seen.

The plan is pushed by a group of Canada’s most hard-headed and powerful conservative leaders, Premiers Scott Moe of Saskatchewan, Doug Ford of Ontario and Blaine Higgs of New Brunswick.

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Their goal is to help wipe out carbon emissions without wiping out the Canadian economy.

Moe, Ford and Higgs made public Canada’s Green Nuclear deal on Dec. 1, announcing their three provinces had signed an agreement to work together to create the next wave of safe, reliable Canadian nuclear power plants, known as small modular reactors (SMRs).

“Today we are joining as premiers and provinces to look at the coming decade and beyond, to advance the development of zero emission small modular nuclear reactor technology,” Moe said. “Implementing small modular reactors will provide meaningful action in reducing our carbon emissions in electricity production while providing affordable, base-load power to our communities and industries.”