I keep going back to these folks...
https://deepcorp.ca/
Alberta has a ton of HPHT oil and gas fields and a huge amount of expertise in drilling them.
This could - help to move away from carbon intensive power generation
and - employ an bunch of folks in a currently underemployed sector.
A number of drilling companies have quite a bit of slack equipment, until the next price spike - this would be the time to get going on it.
This is technology that exists now - micro nuclear is certainly coming but not for a bit
And yes the carbon tax is just a typical Liberal tax grab dressed up by a bunch of virtue signalling buffoons until there is an alternative to carbon based fuels