Natural Resources committee  Hydro-Quebec and the other operators were consulted from the moment a Senate committee took an interest in the issue, that is in 2001. The Department of Natural Resources consulted us through the Canadian Nuclear Association and contacted the operators directly on numerous occasions.

Natural Resources committee  The example you gave illustrates the flexibility you were seeking quite well.

Natural Resources committee  We're thinking especially of the small operators, that is to say those who only own one reactor. New Brunswick and Quebec are in that situation. The operators, which are Crown corporations operating under the protection of the province, can use the financial security offered by it.