Pat Martin at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On May 27th, 2014. See this statement in context.

May 27th, 2014 / 9:25 a.m.

NDP

Pat Martin NDP Winnipeg Centre, MB

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I want to continue on the theme of the amount of resources allocated for environmental clean. I see at least three different categories: the nuclear, the Faro Mine and the Giant Mine, and Lac Mégantic.

Starting with the mines, I think Giant Mine operated profitably for 70 or 80 years, and Faro Mine for 40 or 50 years. Why are we left with the liability to clean these up? What efforts are made to go after the former owners? Have they taken any steps to preclude us from being left holding the liability for current operating mines?

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